Tag Archives: Japan

“This underarm hair looks authentic, but actually it’s imitation”

Rocket News 24 has a story about a Japanese study guide called, Non-essential English Vocabulary: Words that will never come up in tests. Here is an excerpt from an interview with the author of this study guide, Mr. Nakayama, “I … Continue reading

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Tokyo Timelapse HDR Video

High dynamic range imaging is a method of rendering photographs where the light and dark areas are shown in the same detail. While sometimes the HDR effect is odd, HDR photos are nearly always beautiful. The following video of Tokyo … Continue reading

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What We Can Learn From The Places Where Abraham Lived

This is my friend Marcus Stead giving another message at the Glory of Zion Nara Church in Japan, with his wife Sharon translating. It is especially pleasing to hear from the audio that some of the people attending had trouble … Continue reading

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Kyoto Noodle House Serves One Big, Long Udon Noodle

A noodle house called Tawaraya in Kyoto, Japan serves udon soup with a noodle so long and thick that only one noodle is used per bowl. We usually do not report on noodle shops, but this photo makes us so … Continue reading

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