Loco in Yokohama

School let out so I headed to the internet café to do some writing. I was about to hop on the express but it was a pretty tiring day today so decided I didn’t feel like standing all the way to Jiyugaoka and opted to cop a squat on the local. I sat there organizing [...]

Here’s an interview I did with the legendary Our Man In Abiko (author, publisher and blogger, check him out!) on Hi! My Name is Loco and I am a Racist and on the trials and tribulations of Self-publishing! Enjoy   RACISM, JAPAN AND SELF-PUBLISHING: 10 Q&As WITH @LOCOHAMA Our Man is delighted to host a Q&A [...]

I forgot to buy lunch today so wound up getting a bento lunch box through the service the school uses. Big mistake. the rice tasted like cold porridge just lumped together. The fish tasted like it had preserved in salt for like a week. And the rest of it…チヨウマズイ。The following conversation took place with one [...]

The following conversation took place between myself and a student at a cafe in Yokohama. Student: I still haven’t heard back for that (big) Chinese company I interviewed with two weeks ago…I don’t think I passed the interview. Me: Sorry to hear that. Student: It’s OK. I spoke with my brother in law. He lives [...]

Ummm…how should I put this? If you’ve come here with the expectation that this headline is even within the realm of possibility, your ignorance is downright scary. Put down the remote or the manga, step away from the bong, pull yourself together and READ. A. BOOK. OR. NEWSPAPER. Ideally one with no pictures. If you’ve [...]

WTF! LOL! There are some real idiots in the world, with too much time on their hands. That is all!

The following is an interview I did with Ashley over at Surviving in Japan almost exactly a year ago. It’s one of my favorites so I thought I’d share it with you guys. Enjoy!   Today I’m thrilled to introduce to you Baye McNeil, also known as “Loco,” of the popular blog, Loco in Yokohama. [...]

The following conversation took place today between a japanese friend and I. We were discussing why when I was a kid I thought that Abraham Lincoln was a black man (which is a whole story unto itself I’m in the process of writing) Me: …so, no one ever said he was white and in my [...]

The following conversation took place in a café in Yokohama between myself and a private student. We were discussing editing and translating “Hi! My Name is Loco…” for a Japanese audience. Student: Japanese like to read about Gaijin thoughts and opinions of Japan and Japanese. It’s very interesting to us. Me: I see. Well, I’m sure [...]

I walked past our generally pristine school garden today just as the gardener was dredging it. The stuff he was pulling out of it almost turned my stomach. What was astonishing, and admirable in a way, was the utter workaday expression on his face as he did so. Of course he’d been working at the [...]