Upon arriving in Japan, you quickly realize the country lives up to its image abroad: the landscape is beautiful, people are courteous, and there is…

You tell them it’s time to turn off the video games and do their homework, and there is a battle. You ask them to take…

Bedtime is always a problem with an infant. If a tired mother and father can actually get their little one to lie down, who knows…

Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo often releases T-shirts with anime, manga, and video games. In the past they’ve released shirts with beautiful prints of “Your Name”…

Babies are such weird, drooling, inarticulate munchkins with ridiculous demands. They eat and nap ad nauseam but incite chaos at odd hours of the night….

A conservative society, Japan has struggled with stigmas surrounding disabilities and developmental disorders. However, headline events in recent years are underlining the importance of acceptance…

You meet all kinds of people living as an ex-pat in Japan. Perhaps this is typical of minority communities, but there seems to be a…

Japan is a great country. If nothing else, it’s a safe and relatively easy place for an ex-pat to live. However, like anywhere, it certainly…

I used to work at an ESL school for young children. And while it was mostly a happy environment, I quickly grew accustomed to the…

Some children seem pre-wired, knowing precisely what buttons to push to get under your skin. You can trust me on this one. I was a…

Sometimes it’s incredible how quickly things happen. One moment your young child is playing gleefully, and the next, they are screaming. Even more worrisome, the…

The best part of traveling is easily the food. So many authentic dishes unavailable in your home country are on offer at reasonable prices. Personally,…

Animal videos are always entertaining. Simply taking a few minutes to watch pets being derps, i.e. r/AnimalsBeingDerps, always brightens my day. On the other hand,…

“Do you believe in ghosts?” While the question sounds like the rhetorical opening to an episode of “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” it always…

It’s a relatable problem: a young, bright-eyed, and energetic child becomes a disastrous dinner-time guest. Despite mothers and fathers slaving in the kitchen, there is…