A colossal squid has been filmed for the first time. Although they can grow up to seven metres, this one is just a baby at 30cm. Before...

Japan is going to import rice from Korea to try to help reduce the cost of rice. This will be the first time in 25 years. The rice is a...

We are getting new textbooks in Tsubame. So, the tags on the JHS texts have to changed. This is a big job and will take me some time. I...

Eat crows? No, thanks! A television programme is in hot water after editing an interview. They edited a conversation so that it looked...

A monster under the bed... It happens a lot. Kids are scared and think there is a monster under the bed. So they ask their mum or dad to...

Iwao Hakamada An 89 year-old man has been released from deathrow after 46 years. He was wrongly convicted of murder in 1966. He will...

Aonishiki ( Danlyo Yavhusishyn) in action! Aonishiki, a Ukranian sumo wrestler, will fight in the top sumo division this month. On the...

Dear readers, I am very sorry that there has been no updates recently. I travelled to the UK to visit family and was very busy. I am...

An old school is offering Japanese school experiences to overseas tourists in Chiba. The “students” will spend a day at Kimino  junior...

The demons dance but a driven out by the priests! Setsubun (February 2nd) was celebrated at the beginning of this month. Setsubun kind...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been spotted and there is the chance that it will hit the Earth. If it hits us it would cause “localised...

The number of non-Japanese people living in Japan reached 2.7% by the end of 2024. That's 3.41 million people. This is a great...

The Mount Lyell shrew has been filmed for the first time! The shrew is an extremely small and cute animal native to the USA. But there...

Ichiro Suzuki has been inducted into the Hall of Fame. He is the first Japanese player. Ichiro arrived in America in 2001 and played for...

People ride the Tube with no pants. The event is organised on Facebook. People ride on the train but in just their underpants (with no...

Belgium has three official languages: Dutch, French and German. Most people speak Dutch as their first language (59%), French is second...

Christmastime is here! It is the time for us to do strange things because that is part of our culture! A tree inside a house? Why not?!...

Japan has dropped 5 places in the Education First (EF) country ranking for English ability. EF is a Swiss international education...

Leonard Ewbank borrowed a book from St Bees School on 25th September 1911. He forgot to return it then went to study at Oxford. In 1915...

I don't know much about J-pop. I know a few singers who are a little bit famous overseas. Kyari Pamyu Pamyu and Baby Metal are the most...