03-12-2010
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Looks like I'm only getting round to doing these once a month ToT. Will try to do the next one again within a week before this series gets renamed "A Month in Tokyo" ^^; Today we look at everything that happened up to my arrival back in Tokyo after a week in Singapore for the most awesome Anime Festival Asia.First photo - when one wants to change their mobile carrier, a fine needs to be paid to the current carrier. That's how they treat you after many years of loyalty. Folks who are thinking of switching to the iPhone carrier Softbank need not pay the fine as they will cover the cost for you. Does your mobile carrier threaten you with hefty fines to prevent you from switching?Japanese Government post.Culture Japan continues. About to munch on some katsu bento for lunch.Shiori Mikami-chan.Shirako... There is a poll embedded in this article.Culture Japan often means eating in the office. Editing a 30 min show takes aaaaages!BNN office - the publishers of "100 Masters of Bishojo Painting" [絵師100人]. They were also looking for some freelance Japanese to French translators. Managed to find them somebody after tweeting the position. Often post job opportunities with Japanese companies on my Twitter so you may want to follow if you are interested.How many of you use the Taxi to get out n about when in Japan? We only use the Taxi when arriving back in Japan from Gotanda station. There is a poll embedded in this article.105 yen.in this post. Culture Japan editing day.ES_PRO Steadycam to help keep the camera steady. A sample of it in action below. However we found that we didn't really need it for the type of shots we wanted and have hardly used it. Picked it up from Amazon for 35,820 yen but will sell it to anybody who is willing to pick up from Meguro for 19,000 yen.figma King Kazma and figma Dead Master. If you are looking for any of these then you may want to have a peeketh at one of the following trusted online retailers. http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/ http://www.amiami.jp/shop/?set=english http://hlj.com http://archonia.com http://hobbystock.jp http://kidnemo.fm http://jlist.comfigma Mirai is going to have a load of accessories to play with. looking like this.Culture Japan production = very little sleep + days on end of filming = often half dead in the crew's van.Some very cute Taiko no Tatsujin goodies at McDees. Did they localize this arcade game worldwide? Some Taiko action below. 700 yen and gyoza fried dumplings are 300 yen for the plate.Space Battleship Yamato next week! Roppongi Hills. If you are meeting folks in Japan at Roppongi then just mention "The big spider" and most should know where it is.has a cinema and is filled with snazzy shops n restaurants.Love driving on the highways through Tokyo - most of them are elevated like the one you see here and you get to see a lot of the city as you drive. Listen to some Ridge racer while you drive and the experience is even better. Doll.fm which Saber talks about in this post.Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore's Ghost gets a Japanese remake. This time round however, she (Matsushima Nanako) bites the dust. Our trusty steed serves us well.Cozy Corner.Lumix GH2 is what we've been using to film Culture Japan of late. You can see some of it in action in the Shibuya Tour post.Vividblaze and I have been working on the cover of my first attempt at producing music - "Mirai Mechanism" is Mirai-chan's theme song. Which jacket cover do you prefer?Culture Japan and the Itasha special.Amusement Girls post.Cool Japan and Japanese Industries" seminar with some other gaijin folks who are doing their part to disseminate Japanese culture around the world.Sunrise came along to do the business card thingy after the talk.Tokyo Kawaii Magazine is an iPhone magazine application that features Japanese Pop Culture. I also currently write for the magazine every month.Tokyo Airport Train post to see the various means that one can take to and from Narita airport.Wandering around Narita airport before the flight. All these are made from paper. Used to do a bit of Origami when I was younger. Then had an incredible week at the Anime Festival Asia 2010. All AFAX posts listed below. -Culture Japan AFAX Special -Singapore Dollfie -AFAX Day 2 -Weiss Schwarz -Channel NewsAsia -Anime Seiyuu -Singapore Itasha -AFAX Day 1 -Takaaki Kidani -AFAX Stage -View more... Tokyo Arrival 2 post.
Looks like I'm only getting round to doing these once a month ToT. Will try to do the next one again within a week before this series gets renamed "A Month in Tokyo" ^^; Today we look at everything that happened up to my arrival back in Tokyo after a week in Singapore for the most awesome Anime Festival Asia.First photo - when one wants to change their mobile carrier, a fine needs to be paid to the current carrier. That's how they treat you after many years of loyalty. Folks who are thinking of switching to the iPhone carrier Softbank need not pay the fine as they will cover the cost for you. Does your mobile carrier threaten you with hefty fines to prevent you from switching?Japanese Government post.Culture Japan continues. About to munch on some katsu bento for lunch.Shiori Mikami-chan.Shirako... There is a poll embedded in this article.Culture Japan often means eating in the office. Editing a 30 min show takes aaaaages!BNN office - the publishers of "100 Masters of Bishojo Painting" [絵師100人]. They were also looking for some freelance Japanese to French translators. Managed to find them somebody after tweeting the position. Often post job opportunities with Japanese companies on my Twitter so you may want to follow if you are interested.How many of you use the Taxi to get out n about when in Japan? We only use the Taxi when arriving back in Japan from Gotanda station. There is a poll embedded in this article.105 yen.in this post. Culture Japan editing day.ES_PRO Steadycam to help keep the camera steady. A sample of it in action below. However we found that we didn't really need it for the type of shots we wanted and have hardly used it. Picked it up from Amazon for 35,820 yen but will sell it to anybody who is willing to pick up from Meguro for 19,000 yen.figma King Kazma and figma Dead Master. If you are looking for any of these then you may want to have a peeketh at one of the following trusted online retailers. http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/ http://www.amiami.jp/shop/?set=english http://hlj.com http://archonia.com http://hobbystock.jp http://kidnemo.fm http://jlist.comfigma Mirai is going to have a load of accessories to play with. looking like this.Culture Japan production = very little sleep + days on end of filming = often half dead in the crew's van.Some very cute Taiko no Tatsujin goodies at McDees. Did they localize this arcade game worldwide? Some Taiko action below. 700 yen and gyoza fried dumplings are 300 yen for the plate.Space Battleship Yamato next week! Roppongi Hills. If you are meeting folks in Japan at Roppongi then just mention "The big spider" and most should know where it is.has a cinema and is filled with snazzy shops n restaurants.Love driving on the highways through Tokyo - most of them are elevated like the one you see here and you get to see a lot of the city as you drive. Listen to some Ridge racer while you drive and the experience is even better. Doll.fm which Saber talks about in this post.Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore's Ghost gets a Japanese remake. This time round however, she (Matsushima Nanako) bites the dust. Our trusty steed serves us well.Cozy Corner.Lumix GH2 is what we've been using to film Culture Japan of late. You can see some of it in action in the Shibuya Tour post.Vividblaze and I have been working on the cover of my first attempt at producing music - "Mirai Mechanism" is Mirai-chan's theme song. Which jacket cover do you prefer?Culture Japan and the Itasha special.Amusement Girls post.Cool Japan and Japanese Industries" seminar with some other gaijin folks who are doing their part to disseminate Japanese culture around the world.Sunrise came along to do the business card thingy after the talk.Tokyo Kawaii Magazine is an iPhone magazine application that features Japanese Pop Culture. I also currently write for the magazine every month.Tokyo Airport Train post to see the various means that one can take to and from Narita airport.Wandering around Narita airport before the flight. All these are made from paper. Used to do a bit of Origami when I was younger. Then had an incredible week at the Anime Festival Asia 2010. All AFAX posts listed below. -Culture Japan AFAX Special -Singapore Dollfie -AFAX Day 2 -Weiss Schwarz -Channel NewsAsia -Anime Seiyuu -Singapore Itasha -AFAX Day 1 -Takaaki Kidani -AFAX Stage -View more... Tokyo Arrival 2 post.
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