Long before the Lonely Planet was calling it the best destination in Asia I visited Hokkaido, so when I was asked if I would return, I of course said “yes” for the good of my loyal readers…

According to Forbes, via Webmaster World, Baidu is going to enter the Japanese search market. Now this doesn’t come as a surprise to me, nor should it come as a surprise to people who read my blog…

Sounds a little bit lurid to me, like it is some kind of reference to female anatomy. I’ve never heard it used like that but maybe I can start a trend…

One interesting bit of jargon I’ve learned while in China is what it means to be a banana or an egg. A banana is yellow on the outside but white on the inside and is a term used by mainland Chinese to describe Chinese who grew up overseas. An egg is white on the outside but yellow on the inside and is a term used by mainland Chinese to describe Westerners that are very much interested in Asia/China…