Tag Archive for 'Japan'

Melon Jerry… erm, Jelly

It’s a fact that Japanese people speaking English often confuse the letter L with the letter R and sometimes the other way around too.  Some people would call that Engrish.  But not often do I get to see it in writing.

These Melon Jelly Chocolates were available in a gift shop in Narita International Airport in [...]

Scariest thing in the world

What’s the absolute scariest thing you can possibly imagine? If you have an irrational fear of jellyfish, like me, then this article showing pictures of giant jellyfish is extremely disturbing. They’re bigger than a person and weigh around 400 pounds. The pictures were taken off the coast of Japan which is too [...]

Why can’t I get awesome Japanese video games?

The question of “Why can’t I get awesome Japanese video games?” was asked in the comments by Shannon and I feel compelled to give my thoughts on the subject. I paraphrased the question, so I hope I got the gist of it correct.
Living in St. Louis (or the surrounding areas) for pretty much all [...]