Happy #SongLyricsSunday! It has been a busy weekend again. Today was six hours of teacher development over Zoom. (Japan has school all year long, so if I want teacher development,…
Happy #SongLyricsSunday! Today's prompt is to find a song with "moon", "sun", "planets", "stars", or other celestial bodies in the title. This was such a hard prompt for me because…
(This is a guest post written by Nicole.) Your favorite artist can tell a lot about your personality. It can show people your personal style, what kind of parties you…
Today's Daily Feature is "Rollin'" by Japanese pop-rock artist Noi Yuhi. The tune reminiscences back to that feel-good vibe of the 80s' Japanese rock scene. Its soft rock mood is…
It's a special #SongLyricsSunday today! It's my birthday! Happy birthday to me! Today's #SAS prompt is to "compare two songs and discuss an association between them. You may want to…
The prompt for this week's #SongLyricsSunday is "Maria/Marie/Mary". What a perfect prompt to write about the legendary Japanese rock band THE ALFEE and their 1983 song "Marie Anne" (メリーアン). If…
Welcome to another Battle of the Bands! It was suppose to be out earlier this week but I have been really busy at work. Also, I have been really tired…
It is time for a new Battle of the Bands. Since it is April, I wanted to dedicate this particular battle to spring. This season is very important in Japan…
Christmas is today! What are your plans for this Christmas? Here in Japan, life goes on as normal. I have to work on Christmas Day with a doctor's appointment right…
It's finally September 30! That means one thing: what are the results for the Battle of the Songs: What is Your Go-To Autumn Song? Remember, we had two contenders: Simon…
