My So-Far Tour of Asia

In the last two years I have been living in Japan, I have had opportunities to experience the cultures and climes of five countries in Asia. In receding chronological order, with the most recent first, this is a list summarizing my thoughts about each. 1)      Cambodia From my first lunch overlooking the Mekong River, with …

Movies: The Great Gatsby Review

The Great Gatsby debuted in America exactly one month before it was available in Japan. However, I’d been waiting so long to see it that I did not hesitate to catch the late showing at Toho Cinemas in Aeon mall on opening day. I’d read the book in high school, bought the soundtrack when it …

In Defense of Losing People

I read a sentence in an article the other day that has stuck with me. It said that if you (the reader) are under the age of 25, you don’t know what it’s like not to be able to find someone. In general, this statement was referencing the 1995 movie, Before Sunrise, and its 2004 …