 Laugh, cry, use acronyms like SMH, WTF, LOL, and FML all while reading these JET experiences. Welcome to the Monkey House  So it’s official, if you change the rules of kings cup/box head and add candy and tokens to the mix …it becomes a pretty badass English game! And here I was…
It’s that time again (as you have surely figured out by now from all the other articles in this month’s issue) to say goodbye to those who have called Japan home for the past few years. Find out what’s in store for some JETs leaving and make sure to make a list of the memories…
5 albums you should listen to this month Find your new summer hits before the sweltering season arrives and lucky for you 4 of the 5 albums have been out since last month, making them very easy to get your hands on. Before The World Was Big by Girlpool, 2 June 2015 Wichita…
Mark your calendar and fill it up with these incredible opportunities to travel Hyogo and its neighboring prefectures. July 14, Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri in Wakayama A festival where 12 enormous fire torches are lit at the base of Nachi Waterfall. The torches welcome the god Kumano back to the Grand Shrine located there. Held…
Sayonara fellow JETs, this is my final message as editor for the Hyogo Times. I’m leaving on that “JET†plane (that’s just punny) and know exactly when I’ll be home again. After a two year absence from the States, it’s hard to hide my excitement, but obviously there is an underlining sadness to leaving…
Get lost this month in a number of imaginary worlds. Whether it’s the Marvel or Disney Universe, a post-apocalyptic Australia, a fantastical Shibuya or the hilarious town of Pawnee you’ll find something to enjoy. Avengers: Age of Ultron directed by Joss Whedon, release: 4 July 2015 In a world where our lives…
Not for the Galaxy, but still Useful: Hitchhiking in Japan During my latest travels in Fukuoka and Nagasaki, I met a fellow traveler from Australia at the hostel we were staying at. A few minutes into our conversation I realized the two of us had arrived at our destination by very different means. After…
From the start of June it’s 58 days, 1392 hours, 83520 minutes, or 5011200 seconds until my contract officially ends with JET and, though I might paint myself as someone anxiously counting down the days by knowing that, the truth is I’m nervously watching those numbers, worried that I’m running out of time. If…
It’s been hard to miss the growing attention given to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) over the past few months, but like so many things out there in the news related world, we may come to recognize the name without really having a clear idea of what it is or its purpose. Below are…