No need to worry
Thanks to those who contacted, but we are all ok up in this area of Japan. The recent earthquakes were around 1,300km away in Kumamoto,...
A teacher's reward
The other night I had the pleasure of meeting up with a former student of mine from Australia not far from the centre of Tokyo. He is by...
I just can't eat it.
One of the most common questions I get asked by students or people I meet for the first time over here is "What is your favourite food?"....
The things I hear.
I have decided to start writing down the strange, out there, interesting comments I receive on a daily basis from people around me. Some...
The English language learning situation in Japanese high schools.
There are many armchair critics, including myself, of the way English is taught in the Japanese education system. They have heaped...
Online article - Solar Energy in Japan
I had another article published online for TAIKEN JAPAN today - http://taiken.co/single/harnessing-the-sun. This article I actually...
Laziness and forgetfulness
I apologize for not posting more often in this space. Although it is a worn out excuse, I have been pretty hectic lately with work, life...
Seminar: Education technology in the future
The Department of Flipped Learning Technologies (FLIT) at the prestigious University of Tokyo hosted the 学習テクノロジーの未来 (がくしゅう technology の...
A mixed message
At the supermarket today, I went over to the beer section to see if any new beers had popped up or were on sale. I was particularly...
Open School
Today is the first of five Open School events for our high school and junior high school. Yep, five. That is 3 high school and 2 junior...
