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The Mire
The hardest part of any transition is when the initial enthusiasm and hope fades but the potential benefits haven’t...
The hardest part of any transition is when the initial enthusiasm and hope fades but the potential benefits haven’t...
Remembering a busy afternoon shopping in Tokyo and being introduced to the phenomenon of Jazz Kissa.
Late summer walks in the park became a parable of sorts for the culture shock so many expats experience...
It’s Monday. Not just the start of the week but the start of something much bigger.
Next month I’ll be moving to London. Here’s why.
Time for some news.
Looking though some old passports reminded me this is an important anniversary. On this day a long time...
Five years ago I arrived in Tokyo. In those years I've changed, far more than I could ever...
We all seem to be obsessed with decluttering our lives and the clean minimalist look is very much in...
Four years ago today, I flew into Narita airport, to begin a new life in Japan. After a short,...
It was a surprise to see a Tokyo number, a missed call, appear on my phone. After checking who...
Today my wife starts a new job. It’s a big change for her. A new industry. A vast role...
Yesterday was a modest day. After the last couple of weeks, which were full of interruptions, plans gone awry...
Yesterday I took my first Japanese Calligraphy lesson. There I was, the only non-Japanese in a class of five,...
Shopping malls are a relatively new phenomenon in India. When I lived in Delhi, from 2003-2006, each mall’s opening...
I visited the recently renovated Tokyo Photographic Art Museum for an exhibition by Hiroshi Sugimoto