Tadaimatte

A few months ago, I was driving through Vaughan, north of Toronto, on my way to IKEA, when I passed something that took me completely by ...

We're just getting things set up to move into our new apartment (in what I consider to be "midtown," but to seems native To...

I have been waiting to make this post. I am an enormous fan of the Japanese furnishing known as a kotatsu.  I own two - one big, one sm...

Cover of the Retro Game Master/Game Centre CX DVD collection I am so, so excited for the English-subtitled DVD release of Game Center ...

It's pretty much spot-on the right time to book for the Christmas season...but flights to Tokyo are still $1300 round-trip from Toronto...

I know I've already tweeted about this today, but I'm so pleased to actually see Amazon Canada  promoting a rice cooker sale! I b...

Which way!? In Japan, I often spent a lot of time wandering big department stores like LOFT and Tokyu Hands, just looking at all the ...

The first time I walked into a Uniqlo store, I knew it was over. I've never been a brand shopper - in fact, my clothing shopping ...

I cannot believe this is a real thing! Perfectly cooked! If you remember my post from a few weeks ago about my undying love for t...

Mail call! The world has gotten smaller, but it certainly hasn't gotten any easier for Canadians trying to buy Japanese books. Sin...

Takoyaki  and other delights in the foodcourt of the Hanshin Umeda building As someone who called Osaka home and considers themselv...

You might remember that in my post about my crazed lust for royal milk tea , I mentioned that I was able to take advantage of a great coupo...

Yosakoi  performance in Kyobashi Rainy here again, today. The rainy season in Japan is about to start now that it's June, ...

Homemade somen ! Hungry? Before I moved to Toronto, I used to come to the city to visit friends and I'd almost always take the opp...