I first fell in love with Japan when I was twelve years old, nearly three decades ago. I can remember it very distinctly. Back then I was a...

The alarm clock makes a horrible shrieking noise. I turn it off and gaze blearily at the grey light filtering through the curtains. It is no...

My daughters and I have instigated a new game. Or, more correctly, they have instigated a new game, and I have to suffer through it. It is c...

Our local cinema, on a Sunday morning. They run a special offer every weekend, whereby fairly recent children's films, which are no long...

It is about one o'clock in the morning, and all four of us are awake - and although all in bed, only my wife is where she should be. Thi...