I’m approaching the end of our current month-long visit to Japan, so here are some more train sketches. For me it’s been a month...

Some more train sketches from my current sojourn in Tokyo. I’ve been here over two weeks now and it’s been a remarkably wet and cool July...

I’m back in Tokyo throughout this month, and, as is my habit, have been drawing people on trains again. As I’m staying in a central part...

Here’s a few more pocket sketchbook scribbles from my recent trip back to Tokyo. It’s always great to be in Japan, I never get tired of...

Today will be remembered by many as the 1st anniversary of David Bowie’s death, but it also represents a special anniversary for me, as...

I’ve just returned from five heady weeks in Tokyo, soaking up life back in the old metropolis, the place I lived for nearly half my life....

You may remember the map of the world I created for Mainichi Newspaper last year (the web interactive map is still online, see my...

As some may know, I’m back in Tokyo all through the summer, to organise an exhibition (more on that shortly), run a workshop for SCBWI...

I’ve been extremely quiet on the blog these last couple of months for which I offer wholehearted apologies. Since moving away from London...

Here’s a sad story of our times. A couple of years ago I was commissioned to work on a brand new logo to revamp the dated image of...

I’ve decided to try running a Japanese language blog for my clients and friends in Japan. I expect some of the material may repeat themes...

Why can’t you find as decent western tea pot in Japan (or suburban Yokohama to be more specific)? Could this be a rant coming on? Yes it...

It’s been a day I’ll not forget in a hurry. My youngest son from my first marriage has been over to stay with me from London, which has...

Seeing the smooth transition of Dekune’s large expressive painted gallery works to the powerful images in her picture books made me...

Well, travels over, back home in Japan. It’s our first trip into town to do some shopping. We get out the station, climb the stairs to...

It was a simple, but elegant service. The vicar(?) was a Brit, and gave a sermon in stumbling Japanese that no one could understand, but...

Now here’s somewhere that really is in the middle of nowhere. Last weekend was spent in Fujiya Hotel, Hakone National Park’s oldest...

Local elections are in progress as I write. For those who may not be familiar with this curious phenomenon in Japan, polling for votes...