Above, the Godzilla statue in Hibiya. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Japan appears to be headed for another record year in foreign tourism ac...

Here's a service I could've used last February when I was stuck in a Keisei Line train car midway between Narita International ...

Godzilla is opening in Japan in three days and the movie's distributor, Toho Co., Ltd. (also Godzilla's parent company), is tr...

Above, the photo image that will be on the plaque. Created by Steven Kirk. Celebrating the 100th birthdays of Adventures of Superman ...

Above, a view of the Statue of Liberty and Rainbow Bridge from Odaiba's Aqua City. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Most of what is posted ...

Japan saw 10 million foreign visitors come into the country for the first time during 2013. This was after the 2011 Great East Earthqua...

Above, the Tokyo Skytree. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Japan is "legendary" for being expensive. Some of that is true, but a lot ...

Above, Yuu Asakura with the print edition of The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan . Photo by Armand Vaquer. Receiving good news ...

Above, the Godzilla BD Combo Pack. Legendary Pictures/Warner Bros. will be releasing Godzilla on DVD and Blu-ray on September 16. ...

Above, the San Gabriel Mountains with the Mojave Desert in the distance. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Many people are afraid of flying. Som...

Above, Godzilla smashes a wing of the National Diet Building in 1954. Toho photo. We are now four days away from when Legendary Pictur...

Several of yesterday's blog posts on Japan travel were picked up by the good folks at The Japan Daily . They include: To...

Above, inside busy Tokyo Station. Photo by Armand Vaquer. There was a little change in airfare prices between Los Angeles Internationa...

Above, a snow-dusted Godzilla slide in February. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Blogging about Godzilla (and other kaiju) locations and putti...

Above, Yuu Asakura with The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan . Photo by Armand Vaquer. Asia Info , a travel website of reviews,...

Above, James Garner in The Rockford Files. Actor James Garner, famous for his roles as Bret Maverick in the 1950s Maverick series and...

Above, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin on the moon. NASA photo. Forty-five years ago today, man first landed on the moon. It was on ...

Above, a view of seating inside a shinkansen. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Australia's The Courier-Mail website has an article that sh...

The fine folks at The Japan Daily picked up two blog posts of mine from yesterday. They are: To read The Japan Daily , go here ....

Above, George Reeves as Superman. Roadside America "Your Online Guide to Offbeat Tourist Attractions" has a page devoted to...

Above, the main entrance to Tokyo's Shiba Park Hotel. Photo by Armand Vaquer. An indicator that the Japanese tourism industry roar...

Finally, I broke down and ordered a NEC Godzilla 2014 12-inch action figure yesterday. I like the 24-inch figure better, but since ro...

Above, illustration of G Expo to be held in Shibuya Hikarie. A Godzilla exhibition is being held in Shibuya starting tomorrow, G Exp...

If you happen to be in Japan and manage to grab a copy of the Japanese newspaper Yukan Fuji , it includes this special pull-out Godzilla po...

President Obama has really upset people around the world for his disengagement from reality with his tepid reaction to the shoot-down o...

Above, a scene of wreckage and bodies strewn about. Reuters photo. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, a Boeing 777, was shot down by a BUK...

If you thought that the airlines are hurting, just hanging on by a thread, think again. Travelpulse.com has an article that shows the...

It is quite an honor to be asked to contribute to a special issue of a magazine that celebrates the Japanese theatrical opening of Godzil...