A 22-year-old airman based at Misawa Air Base in Aomori was arrested for molesting a 19-year-old female in Hachinohe. Apparently, he came up to her from behind, seized her and groped her breasts and buttocks. Sure, lots of people will say, “Hey, salarymen and old farts do this all the time; What’s the big deal?” Well, […]

When in Tokyo, one often feels the presence of the hordes of people closing in, constricting and often times, crushing. Well, it’s Japan and that comes with the territory, right?
Not always.
Big city life without the crowds can be had in Japan, and not too far from Tokyo, for that matter. Many foreigners who’ve lived in […]