Kevin Burns

About Kevin Burns

Kevin Burns is a writer and entrepreneur living in Japan. When not editing his guide: http://www.travel-central-japan.com He can be found teaching at his English school http://www.eikaiwa1.com or managing the family store: http://www.import-food-japan.com Where he constantly wonders who cut the cheese? Editors are free to use this article but may not make any changes and all links must be active.

Applause for the Jerk Drain!

The Hidden Benefit of Canada's continuing brain drainThese days, Canadians often lament the brain drain. There is a silver lining however.What about the jerk drain?
Date Posted: January 23, 2006

I Saw a Dead Child Today

Today as I was driving, I saw a dead child lying next to a road in Odawara, Japan. It was on the local news. I had never seen a dead body before.I'm sure that in Iraq many people have seen one, but I never had until today.
Date Posted: January 20, 2006

Culture Shock & English Teachers in Japan

Moving halfway around the world, to a culture as foreign and difficult to penetrate as Japan's is difficult for anyone. If you become an English teacher here, you will probably have to deal with a Japanese boss and staff with different cultural...
Date Posted: January 14, 2006

In Defence of English Teaching

I have one of the greatest jobs in the world. I get paid to do what I love doing. I teach English in Japan. I have always enjoyed meeting and conversing with interesting people, only now I get paid for it.Yet, teaching at English conversation...
Date Posted: November 23, 2005

The Forums About Teaching English in Japan Need to Take a Reality Check

"After reading what they had to say in the forums there, I almost decided to go to Korea, it is so negative. When I did ask, well what schools are good to work for?-no one answered."--A.P., USA--commenting recently on a very popular forum...
Date Posted: November 23, 2005

Why Are Americans Treated Differently in Japan?

Raw Deal! Why Are Americans Treated Differently by JapaneseImmigration and the Media?"U.S. citizens planning to work in Japan should never enter Japanusing a tourist visa or the visa waiver, even if they have beenadvised to do so.
Date Posted: November 23, 2005

Land of the Rising Gas

Few people stop to think much about it when they fart. Unless ithappens on a crowded elevator,then everyone thinks about it.You may not have pondered the fact that there are over 400different kinds of gas in one human fart, and Japanese of course...
Date Posted: November 22, 2005
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