For the first time in ages I’m actually going to be in the same place for nearly a whole month ( well, except for next weekend when I’ll be in Korea). So I’ve actually rented myself a posh new apartment! Wow, the first time I’ve had somewhere of my own to live in years!!! It’s…

Along with “Warm Biz” ( asking people to dress up warm to save fuel in winter) and “Cool Biz” ( which reportedly saved enough energy to power 240,000 homes for a month this Summer), the latest Japanese eco-buzz is pedal powered taxis! Priced at 300 yen they are less than half normal taxi. There are…

Over the weekend I was on TV in Akita for doing Genki English, then today I was on TV in Ehime talking about, of all things, kimono! The thing is I’m not actually in Ehime, I’m back in Fukuoka. Which is quite strange as I was here a few weeks ago and it really seemed…

I’m wanting to put a new theme on the site of “What would you like for Christmas?”. It’ll be free to download from the CD Owners Club, but I can’t decide between “What would you like …” and “What do you want ….”. Any preferences??? There’ll also be 8 toys or presents the kids can…

These last few days I’ve been made so, so welcome by the great group of teachers who organised all the events. Some people ( including myself!), may complain about the Japanese education system, but when you have dedicated people who put their minds to it, it is amazing what can be achieved. And this group…

Today was the main event, the workshop for the city’s teachers. After all a one off show is great for the kids ( they’re not likely to forget it in a hurry), but the teachers have to follow up to make it truly worthwhile. However before that there was yet another kids show today! This…