
It’s dark outside, and I’ve found myself bent over a toilet seat with a hand on my bum and a foot in my face. Grunting…

I was trying to explain to him why the only phrase I knew in French besides, “Oui, oui,” was “Will you please take off your…

Take two steps in Japan and straight-away, you’ll realise that its population boasts some of the nicest people on Earth. They hand out free tissues,…

An eager young cop kits up, does his hair, knocks back a not-so-fresh brewed café latte from 7/11 and trots off to Tokyo Station, where…

Our roommate, J, told me this was the coldest winter Tokyo had experienced in 48 years. He told this to Gemma, too. Information from Jonny…

Are you a wannabe travel writer or an aspiring journalist with itchy feet? Do you want to spend a month in the Land of the…

Bathing is a primal pleasure that Western culture has greatly overlooked. Eating right and exercising right have all come to the forefront of our daily…

“Could you excuse me just a second,” I say calmly. But I think the look on my face has given something away. “Everything okay?” he…

A sea of flaccid penises seemed to stare at me as I undressed before the parade of predominantly middle-aged men. It’s not often someone gains…

While there are no official records of the undying (yet), more people live beyond 100 years of age in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture than anywhere else…

Recently, I had a friend tell me their theory that for many Australians, “Japan is the new Bali”. Given that the two countries are culturally…

Situated somewhere between tragedy and peace, lush greenery and an ever-growing influx of tourists, Hiroshima’s harrowing past seems to be kept hidden. At first glance,…