Month: January 2003

It’s strange, but I think I’m actually glad to be back at work. With 3 weeks of holidays, plus a first week of work that still gave me 3 days off, I think I was starting to get restless. This week I find myself looking forward to heading out to the schools to teach, and…

I’ve just spent an hour or two reading about Justin Hall. Clicking on his name brings you to a website that describes in great detail all of the experiences he’s had in Japan. He’s a freelance writer who’s even published a little guide on Tokyo (which I’ll probably pick up if I ever see it…

From the Japan Times (click on the link for the full article): Host superstars Issa Tsurumi and Yuya Mikami (above, left and right) of Kabukicho’s Club Gold use their charm, stamina and common sense to earn small fortunes every month. Also read about a reporter’s night out at these clubs, as well as an article…

Regarding the free London/Tokyo zine (EXPOSURE) I mentioned the other day, they have a website with many of their articles online.

The infamous DENPA SHONEN TV show has just broadcast its last show. A very popular show for 10 years, bits of it have been profiled around the world. When non-Japanese journalists have wanted to show examples of Japan’s wacky TV shows, DENPA SHONEN was usually a good pick. Known for its crazy stunts (a man…

This is the cover to a new Tommy February6 single that will be coming out in early February entitled “Je t’aime je t’aime”. This makes me very happy, as I love Tommy-chan, and I had heard that the album she released last year was just a one-off project (she’s in the band The Brilliant Green).…

Went to Naka-Meguro today to meet up with Jason and do a bit of walking around. We had lunch at the Organic Cafe, where I could partake in the sizeable (a rare thing for a trendy spot I find) and tasty Triple-Decker Sandwhich. We then walked around a bit, checking out Cow Books, which exhibits…

The OPi8 site has just relaunched with a brand new design, and it looks really nice. Everything is not done yet, as there are still error messages here and there, so I’ll still wait a bit until I restart doing my Tokyo Boy blog, which hopefully will be soon.