Serving up TPP: A whimsical look at how the Trans-Pacific Partnership might impact the price of pizza in Japan
Any which way you slice it the price of pizza in Tokyo is high by international standards. One reason...
Category: Education
Japan’s dietary supplement industry inches towards organic reform
Ostensibly to protect people from snake oil salesmen peddling worthless cures, Japan limits its citizens access to routine information...
TEDxTokyo co-founder Patrick Newell explains, “What’s TED?”
As the Bob Dylan song goes − “You know something is happening, but you don’t know what it is….”...
MISSION: POSSIBLE
Learning activist and TEDxTokyo co-founder Patrick Newell is a man with a mission. He believes that many societies,...
Language startup rises to cloud nine
Widespread availability of Internet broadband and software innovation are transforming the once stodgy business of language education. Leading the...
The “Lowe-down” on English language education
No one knows the Asian educational publishing market better than John Lowe. He was recruited by Thomson Publishing (now...
Expanding your bubble
Did you know that your bubble needs expanding? “What, my bubble?” you might ask. “What on earth is my...
Mastering kotoba, plain and simple
There are dozens of flashcard programs on the market to improve your Japanese vocabulary. Many seemingly need a degree...