Miyamoto Musashi was one of, if not the, greatest swordsmen in the history of Japan. (He was also an accomplished painter.) In the latter part of Miyamoto Musashi's life, he lived in Kumamoto and served the Hosokawa clan. There are plenty of reminders...

Back in late August the news is began buzzing with reports of H1N1 outbreaks and an increase warnings from officials. Even thought there were plenty of cases over the summer, the flu didn't get the coverage I thought it should have. After all, people...

After moving I ended up with a mountain of cardboard boxes in the middle of my living room. The problem was that my new apartment is smaller than my old one and I had to get rid of the things I didn't need anymore. I didn't know what to do since...

When I first heard that the new government was looking into making the expressways here free, I was kind of excited. My wife's family is in northern Japan (even more northern than Sendai) and getting there costs anywhere from 1,000 yen on weekends to...

I've been in Sendai for more than two years now and in that time I had only been to Yamadera once until last weekend. I finally made the move after checking the weather. I thought the risk of some rain in the afternoon was worth the risk. There was...