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GLAY Returns

Recently, Maiko’s (and my) favorite band came back out to the U.S. to perform at the Fillmore in downtown San Fran. We did the whole bit, woke up early, packed a lunch and got down to the venue around 12 (eight hours BEFORE they opened the doors).  Can I just say that there are few things [...]

I Wish I Had a Better Reason…

You know, there are times in the day when taking a little break for yourself is a good thing.  Then they invented online games and now I feel like a coke addict asking for change on a street corner in downtown L.A.  I’m sure most of you have heard about at least one of the [...]

Fresh Organic Tomatoes from My Friend’s Little Farm

… that turned into special spaghetti sauce that Ikaika’s mom taught me, tomato with basil potatoes and onions, salad, and many other things. Thank you, Chihiro, so much for the beautiful tomatoes!  They were delicious! ちひろちゃんが作ったトマトで色々作ってみました。 ２枚目は、Ikaikaママ直伝のスパゲッティソース。 ３枚目は、トマト・バジル・ジャガイモ・玉ねぎのオーブン焼き☆ ちひろちゃん、おいしいトマトを本当ありがと〜♬

GLAY is coming back!

Yay, GLAY is coming back to the States after a year!  I’m soooo happy!  They were having hall tour when I was back home this summer, but I couldn’t get any ticket (and I mean in every single way including fan’s ticket exchanging site on internet).  I was feeling so down since it is their [...]

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Connected: The Next Step in Coupons

  The Japanese cell phone is a beautiful thing.  You can watch TV on it, you can access the internet, and you can get coupons on it.  Yeah, that:s right, just today I found out that some local stores in Japan send texts to subscribed customers who then receive a discount on certain products if they [...]

And You Thought Video Games Took Patience Before… How About Now?

I met this guy through a friend at work a couple weeks back and we had a “nerd out” moment.  Turns out he does these amazing bead arrangements of scenes from video games. He does them pretty quickly despite their huge size (which is a relief to his girlfriend).  Crazy right?  He says that while making [...]

Lunch with Koichi… Blog God

Can I just take a minute and brag?  As the title of this article says, I got to catch lunch with Koichi.  If you don’t know, he’s probably one of the leading authorities of online education and wonky Japanese language/culture blogs.  Check out his site and be amazed.  I found him on youtube a long [...]