Dear TJL fans, We are re-publishing our account of last year's Comiket, which has proven to be one of our most popular articles. Hope some of you can make it to this year's show. In the midst of the sweltering summer, the TJL team decided to brave heat, humidity, and...
Summer in Tokyo: The summer Solstice The Summer Solstice falls on 21 June. This day is called Geshi in Japanese. This is the day of the year that has the longest period of daylight and the shortest night. However, due to typical rainy season cloud cover, it is very...
Going back to my Tokyo Japan Life I just arrived back in Tokyo after my annual vacation. My favorite city greeted me with a magnitude 5.0 quake minutes after landing. Some of the other newly arrived passengers immediately started searching for the next flight back;...
I know our legions of fans want to know how the TJL team is handling the recent events. Here is my recount of the last few days... I was at work on Friday afternoon, in our secret underground lair, when the big quake hit. The first shakes weren't too bad, but once...