More than two years after making it’s debut the life-size Gundam is returning to Tokyo, well at least pieces of it are. It wowed crowds as they flocked it when it was revealed in Shiokaze Park in Odaiba and got a beam saber upgrade for it’s Shizuoka debut but now it will be displayed...

Just a few months ago, Japan was victim to a most horrific earthquake tsunami that culminated with a nuclear meltdown, affecting the lives of thousands to this day. It’s as a result of this that the recently launched Recovery Japan Foundation has secured the support of Japanese and Jamaican artistes...

I have been following the progress of Quakebook, a brilliant idea by fellow J-Blogger Our Man in Obiko who after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that affected north east Japan on March 11th 2011 spearheaded a call for contributions and material for a book that would be sold and proceeds donated...

Japan Coast 2 Coast is a charity event that caught my eye recently that I thought I’d blog about. Three friends plan to travel across Japan using bicycles from Hamatsu on Japan’s Pacific coast to Itoigawa coast on the Sea of Japan side. This is extremely interesting and something I wish I...

Japan through it’s Embassy in Kingston has donated millions of dollars to various government projects, outreach programs and charitable organization in Jamaica over the years and Jamaica and Japan enjoy very close diplomatic relations. The latest project to be undertaken by the Embassy of Japan...

Usain Bolt is still riding high on his multiple record breaking sprinting performance from the Beijing Olympics last year and although it’s the early days of the 2009 season his schedule is packed with more than just training. The lightening Bolt has given a boost to the fund-raising efforts of...

Yesterday I received a call and was told about a Japanese Exhibition and Charity Sale at  the last minute by a friend from the Japanese Embassy. I was intrigued by the chance of meeting many Japanese nationals residing in Jamaica as well as I am sure there would be many Japan enthusiasts like myself...

Toko Komura is from Kanagwa (Chigasaki) near Tokyo in Japan. Trained in tutoring the blind, she now teaches swimming and physical education at the Salvation Army School for the Blind in Kingston. A love affair with the sea and with children has made this the perfect career choice for her. “I love...