Kirjahaku

Stories of Life in Japan for "off the beaten path" foreigners of various extractions, their interactions with Japanese people, and Japanese interactions with them. Over the last few decades, majestic and historical Japan has seen a steady rise of visitors and of those a considerable portion seek work. One of the main popular employment options came in the form of Language Instruction, the dominant of such being English, drawing instructors from nearly every corner of the globe to travel abroad and teach. Some find alternate means to grind and find a better way of life, while others fail miserably. BLURRED IMAGES Japan is a collection of abbreviated tales not for the faint of heart and not likely to be the colorful testimonials found on tourist brochures...

RUBBISH DUMMY: A story of a young British couple who relocate to Japan for English teaching jobs, but break up soon upon arrival. They both decide to remain in the country and see their experience abroad through--one with hopes of reconciliation, while the other seeks to immerse headlong into Japanese society producing cataclysmic results... As bizarre relationships develop in their personal lives, combined with the complications of culture shock, their predicaments take a turn for the worst and shockingly perilous... Based on / Inspired by True Story