In the Umeda district of Osaka, in the shadow of the Hep Five shopping centre, you'll find Gyoza Stadium. It is, as the name suggests, full of gyoza. However, unlike most stadiums, this one has no one in it. If you like gyoza and you find yourself in...

As you can imagine, I often receive emails asking me about Japanese toiletry concerns - from people who are into that kind of thing. In response, I spent some time researching nearby public toilets with my camera - although I'm really not into that...

In Japan's larger cities, the rush hour might well involve a bloke in white gloves shoving you onto a carriage till you're so far in that your face squashes up against the window while someone's briefcase rides up your backside as you try to make sure...

The recession continues to bite in Japan - take a little stroll around any 'hood and you'll likely see a fair few empty premises. However, it's good to see that Liza is planning to stick around for a while... You can always count on Liza.

Apparently, like Eminem, Christianity is not big in Japan. This is not altogether surprising as they already have their hands full with two other religions, Shintoism and Buddhism. Having said that, there are roughly a million Christians in total...