by Greg | May 1, 2020 | Japan
My stay in Japan was strange, indeed. When I first arrived in Japan in 1995, I was immediately presented with media opportunities, simply for being a “gaijin” (foreigner). I was in print magazines, table mats at family restaurants, even a sporting...
by Greg | Dec 21, 2015 | Japan
When I first moved to Japan, I joined an art class. I only stayed for 1 class before it became unbearable for me. At the time, I was only 22 years old. There were about 10 other people in the class. They were elderly Japanese women. The art teacher was an elderly...
by Greg | Jul 12, 2015 | Japan
Cults often target the weak. And I was at a very vulnerable point in my life. I practically ran away to Japan in 1995 (where I stayed for 10 years) to escape a turbulent past that I had not yet come to terms with. Little did I know, I was walking directly into more...
by Greg | May 28, 2015 | Japan
When I tell stories about my time in Japan, this one often comes to mind. I’ve told the story so many times, that I figured it’s about time to blog it. During my last year in Japan, I was working at a gaijin bar called “Canopy” – a bar...
