Month: September 2003
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Taishouken
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As I moblogged the other day, I finally had a chance to have a bowl of ramen at the new Taishouken shop, and well, I was very, very disapointed. The noodles were tasty (they make them on the premises), but the soup was average (I must mention here that it was a fish based soup,…
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Oh! Mikey DVDs
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I’ve mentioned the hilarious OH! MIKEY series a few times, and now I’ve been informed that you can order all of the DVDs (as well as some other OH! MIKEY goods) at the J-List online store. The DVDs are all region 2, meaning unless you have a region-free DVD player (which is a must if…
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Another Award
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Canadians have taken to ZATOICHI also (from Japan Today): Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano’s “Zatoichi,” the story of a mythical blind swordsman, grabbed one of the top awards at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday. The Japanese film won the People’s Choice award at the Sept 4-13 event, one of the world’s most prestigious film…
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My Sassy Girl
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Last night I switched over to Korea for my nightly movie viewing and watched the comedy MY SASSY GIRL. This film was a big hit in Korea, and has also become quite popular as an export as its being released in quite a few countries (above is the cover for the Japanese edition). I ended…
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Organized Crime
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From today’s DAILY YOMIURI: The body of a man who had written a book on Chinese organized crime groups in Shinjuku, Tokyo, was found floating Friday morning near a pier in Koto Ward, Tokyo, off Tokyo Bay. Police identified the man as Satoru Someya, a 38-year-old freelance journalist from Toshima Ward, Tokyo. Someya’s body was…