I’m going to admit, somewhat embarrassedly, that for the better part of a decade of living in Japan, I’ve been clueless about what makes sushi-bar sushi better than kaiten sushi.
That changed for me on Friday night, though.
As I’ve mentioned before, the little town of Umegaoka in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo is well-known for a sushi restaurant called [...]

If you’re like me, you’re a spirit free enough to take it slow, even in a public restroom stall.
Often, I see the Babytrapper in Tokyo public toilets, but until recently, I never paid attention to the instructions for use.

1. 目を離さない - Don’t take your eyes off the baby.
Wat?! What else is the Babytrapper for than [...]

A lot of ex-pats keep blogs chronicling the daily or weekly events of their lives abroad. And most have the Hey everyone, this is my neighborhood! post.
Last year, I wrote a post about how my neighborhood (was living in Shibuya then) was a pretty good representation of how ugly some Tokyo neighborhoods really are, despite [...]

Two years ago when I first learned that a new Tokyo tower was going to be built, images seen on TV and in other media of the original Tokyo Tower under construction popped into my head. I immediately became excited and decided then that I would photograph the new Tokyo Tower when it reached its [...]

Left-wing radicals made a daring assault on Shinjuku i LAND Tower today. They claimed they wanted to liberate Japan from its slavery to consumerism. The men had entered through some tenth floor windows shouting their political stance, but were soon placated by salesgirls at a DoCoMo shop inside the building, who offered them free keitai [...]

In a Stockholm suburb lives Oskar, a 12-year old boy tortured by bullies and left socially dysfunctional by the divorce of his parents and the absence of a permanent father figure. He dreams of doing his tormentors in nightly and often carries a knife with him to his neighborhood playground, stabbing a tree and telling [...]

Came across this video this morning.
Apparently, it’s the work of a Japanese student done for his final thesis. There are both English and Japanese versions available, but I’ve only included the English one here.

Japan-The Strange Country (English ver.) from Kenichi on Vimeo.

What do you think?
Taken from Kenichi’s Vimeo page.
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“Wait, wait… come on now,… am I a rock star or what? I mean, Damn! Look at me!”

“I don’t really think of myself as a rockstar, you know… I’m just me. I play bass in my band, and I care about nature and the environment, you know. I’ll probably get a job in civil [...]

Last night, I foolishly got suckered into a heated debate with a Japanese friend on the issue of extending voting rights to foreigners with permanent residency. Opponents of a new bill granting foreigners voting rights tend to strongly claim that Zainichi Koreans living in Japan would take advantage of the system by continuing to refuse [...]

I always knew Doraemon was a whore for cash. Just you watch, he’s gonna get caught up in chasing fat stacks and forget poor little Nobita-kun, leaving him to his loser destiny, likely blowing guys in some Roppongi basement bar just to scrape by.

I Facebooked this photo and a friend of mine asked, “What does [...]

You ever been to the Shimokita?
Lots of Japan noobs come to the Shimokita because they hear it’s a good place to buy vintage Levis or that it’s full of cheap drinking establishments that have cool, laid-back atmospheres. However, many a young gaijin punk-ass biyatch have come to the Shimokita looking for the next sweet Tokyo [...]