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- Michiko to Hatchin
- April 12th, 2010Category: Arts & Entertainment
- If Fuji TV wanted to kick off their 50th year on air with a sizeable bang, they certainly picked the spot-on anime series to do so: Michiko to Hatchin (Michiko and Hatchin) sizzled when it first hit screens back in October 2008, and at the time it promised to be a sol ... » Continue Reading
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- Tokyo’s Postmodern Architectural Purge
- April 2nd, 2010Category: Arts & Entertainment
- One of my preferred sci-fi flicks from the early ‘50s is The Thing from Another World, with James Arness menacing a crew of American military trapped on an Arctic base. The direction, while credited to Christian Nyby, smacked more of Howard Hawks’ style — and while Ha ... » Continue Reading
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- ‘Star Trek’ in Japan
- March 17th, 2010Category: Arts & Entertainment
- It’s official: Midway through 2009, one in seven citizens of Japan had heard of Star Trek. I know this, because I finished personally quizzing 60-odd people round then for an article that popped up in the late lamented Geek Monthly to coincide with the late May releas ... » Continue Reading
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- Anime Avatars, Rocking Bunnies, & Cute Nerds!
- March 16th, 2010Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Hello Gaijinpot! I have been so busy lately but have a lot to talk about. I wanted to first talk about how I have had the great opportunity to be a sponsor on the Japanese Anime site TinierMe.com which has now made it's US debut recently. The site known in Japan as " ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese Retro Game Review: Akumajou Dracula
- March 12th, 2010Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Akumajou Dracula (originally translated as Vampire Killer) was released in 1986 by Konami, becoming the first in the series of action games known as Castlevania internationally. You play as Simon Belmont, a hero born into a long bloodline of heroic vampire hunters ... » Continue Reading
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- Tokyo Girls Collection
- March 12th, 2010Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Tokyo Girls Collection celebrated its 10th show earlier this month at the Yokohama Arena. Since TGC began its twice-a-year show in 2005, it has become a major fashion event that attracts over 23,000 girls – all in their 20s / early 30s, and more media people than ... » Continue Reading
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- Finding Flow, Part 2: The teacher
- March 11th, 2010Category: Arts & Entertainment
- While engaged in a Capoeira Roda recently, the opportunity to engage a lower rank student arose. Having trained beside him on numerous occasions, I knew what he was capable of, and what his relative strengths and weaknesses were. He was in his late teens/early twentie ... » Continue Reading
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- Anime Selects – Crazy Sexy Tokyo
- February 2nd, 2010Category: Arts & Entertainment, Video
- Being a Tokyo Reporter for ANIME SELECTS right in the heart of Tokyo, Japan was crazy & sexy! This documentary with Stephanie Yanez as the host was shot and aired on COMCAST ON DEMAND titled "CRAZY SEXY TOKYO"! More episodes include: dressing up as a GEISHA, takin ... » Continue Reading
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- More Comiket
- February 2nd, 2010Category: Arts & Entertainment, Video
- A week ago we ran a video that GaijinPot filmed during Comiket. The video has been one of the most popular so far (plenty more to come too) and led to fellow Vimeo user Vincent Follézou getting in touch with his own video from the event. He kindly let us publish it ... » Continue Reading
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- The best martial arts for action cinema: Part 1 Empty Hand Styles
- February 1st, 2010Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Not too long ago, I was approached by a student who wanted to know the best martial art to concentrate on for action. Although much like in the world of practical martial arts, there are those who would argue that one style that trumps all, most experienced martial a ... » Continue Reading
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- The Japanese Rite of Passage
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- Do you want to connect with AKB48 on Google+?
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- Snapshots With the GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition
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