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Another World Championship for Japan
Omedetou gozaimasu to Tokyo Little League for bringing another world championship home to Japan, beating the US Squad from Tennessee 12-2 (stopped after 5 innings due to the 10-run rule) in the championship game. I’ve seen quite a bit of the tournament over the last 10 days, and Japan was truly […] Read more
Shirokuma Cafe in Ikebukuro
You know this had to happen sooner or later – and it did, at Namco’s Namja Town. My favorite? “Sloth’s ‘I’m hoping to live here’ Lazy Bum Crepe”. Read more
Lost in Tokyo?
Any Lost in Americans also Tokyoites? If any of my readers out there happens to be in Tokyo, I could use your expertise and local knowledge – I’d appreciate it if you’d reach out to me about a little project I’m working on. Drop me a line at guardianenzo1@ a […] Read more
Thermae Romae Bath Guide
Thermae Romae – the last good series to appear on the NoitaminA block – has come out with an onsen guide: Rurubu Thermae Romae, a collaboration between the Japanese travel magazine Rurubu and Mari Yamazaki’s Thermae Romae bathhouse manga, went on sale in Japan on Saturday. The magazine, which features […] Read more
The Pillows – Live at Slim’s SF, 9/7/11 – Part 2
Here’s round 2 of video from Slim’s. Funny Bunny: Little Busters: Last Dinosaur: Hybrid Rainbow: Crazy Sunshine: Read more
The Pillows – Live at Slim’s SF, 9/7/11
After cruel circumstances and bad luck have denied me the chance for years (I was actually in Japan the last time they toured the States) I finally got to see The Pillows tonight at Slim’s in San Francisco. Pirozu is a truly amazing band – I can think of few […] Read more
Farewell, Radio Kaikan
This isn’t new information, but it’s new to me – Radio Kaikan Building is being demolished. Must’ve been the time machine crashing into the roof. Many of you may know this place from Steins;Gate, but I count myself fortunate enough to have wandered its halls a few times. Built in […] Read more
Omedetou Gozimasu, Nadeshiko – and Clarkie
What an incredibly emotional day in sports. First off, Darren Clarke winning the British Open. Clarkie is a truly beloved guy on both sides of the Atlantic. A 42 year-old ten years past his prime, who lost his wife to cancer five years ago and is raising two boys on […] Read more
Japan Anime Map
Here’s something very cool I wish had been around when I traveled to Japan: an animation map. Printed by the Japanese government, it’s a nicely designed double-sided color map showing anime hotspots and otaku culture in Tokyo on beyond on the front, and (even cooler) a list of anime settings […] Read more