In honor of Black History Month, I’ve decided to do a series this month on black writers who have influenced not only me but people of all races all over the world, both historically and currently. The list is long and distinguished, but I will limit my list to those that impacted me the most. Some may be familiar [...]
I’ve gone through several phases over the past eight years spent here in Japan… The first phase could be called my Black Anjin-San phase. I’d be that black guy inserting my two-yen into a Japan bashing session at a Gaijin bar, saying shit like: “Man, how can you say that about these wonderful people?” or “You [...]
I wish I had gone to China without having lived in Japan first. Living here almost ruined my trip to China. Almost. Have you ever spoken to a Japanese person about China or Chinese? Have they ever uttered a single positive thing about either, or something that didn’t have a big ass BUT attached to it? [...]
When I was about 10 years old, and a student at a private school (I’ve touched on the nature of the school I attended several times in past posts) we had a protocol for answering questions. The teacher would pose a question like, “What is the product of 5 and 5?” (Yeah, they would word [...]
This post is a re-blog of a post done by a writer/blogger I admire a great deal by the name of Orchid 64. Readers of Loco in Yokohama might recall that she recently did a guest post here and totally rocked the house! Here’s a link to the guest post Below you’ll find a thoughtful [...]
Here are the best of my shots this week. All were taken with my Iphone and processed using Instagram. Check them out, and let me know what you think! There’s a poll below, take a sec and vote for your fave! Is it getting more difficult to choose? [...]
PRESENTS Rain outside. Room is packed, party in full swing, the air heavy with perfume and sweat. Look over there, Saboten Girl ruling over her crew of cats like a real queen, her laughter high and hands gesturing like butterflies in the air, big golden earrings sparkling in the light. Corinne is here too, [...]
Here are the best of my Instagram pics from this week. Check them out, and let me know what you think! The biggest spider I’ve ever seen… and I think the bug population around my job is gonna take a serious hit!! Just a corridor I see every day. That day I could [...]
…and some US and UK. You know, for flavor. Here are a few bloggers I turn to when I need to reconnect with the world, need to see Japan in the context of its place in it, or just need to get out of my head for a while and be entertained by writing of intelligence, [...]
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