Attending any Leicester City home game taking place whenever I go back to the UK is very much a given but there was some other football on my radar this time as I had plans to take in a few other matches from much further down the football pyramid beginning with a local derby in my hometown.
Over the last few years, Harborough Town FC have risen through the leagues and are now in the seventh tier with an ever-growing fanbase. That was certainly helped by the epic Continue reading
As memories of WWII gradually fade, its relics offer us a glimpse of what it was like back then and it is hoped that such remnants of the war will be preserved for future generations. There are a few examples dotted in and around Tokyo such as a damaged building in the western provinces of the capital and Saitama’s remains of the Japanese Army’s military facility and cliff tombs. On top of that, half a dozen bunkers are located within easy reach of central Tokyo and I recently visited them.
During the war, such bunkers were built as storage facilities and to protect fighter planes from enemy attacks. Incredibly they are still scattered throughout a city in Continue reading
Amidst all the hype surrounding last year’s Oasis lucrative comeback tour I must’ve seen something on YouTube which reminded me of the shooting location for one of their most famous sleeves which just happened to be located within reasonably close proximity to my hometown base on my recent trip back to the UK.
The four singles from debut album ‘Definitely Maybe‘ (1994) were followed by standalone song ‘Whatever‘ and the first release from ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’ in April 1995 was ‘Some Might Say‘ which became the band’s first UK number one. CD singles may sound like an ancient medium for the younger generation of music fans but back in the day they were Continue reading
It’s overly common for international media to focus on the quirkier side of things when it comes to shining a spotlight on Japan. Renting the likes of boyfriends, girlfriends, friends, pets, families and so on is one such example that’s been covered a fair amount over recent years by American chat show hosts and YouTubers, and it has even been the subject of a few other movies too. This one, directed by Hikari, is a Japanese and American co-production that focuses on helping people connect to what’s missing in their lives.
Brendan Fraser’s Philip Vanderploeg is a struggling American actor in Tokyo whose most famous work is a popular toothpaste commercial from seven years ago. In search of a solid acting job, he is one day given Continue reading
Whilst I’ve been a rugby fan since the mid-80s it has predominantly been for the international game with only a smattering of club matches thrown in from time to time. Despite this I have always claimed that I am a Leicester Tigers fan but my support for them is very different to that of the city’s football team.
Following the Tigers for me has pretty much been one of just checking their results, seeing highlights on the news (back in the day) or YouTube (in more modern times) with the occasional live game here and there, particularly cup finals. Back around 2010 though I did Continue reading
Tokyo ComicCon recently celebrated its 10th anniversary having begun in 2016 at Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba Prefecture. However, that was technically not the first one as there was a launchpad event 12 months prior to that just ahead of the release of ‘The Force Awakens‘ (2015).
The San Diego Comic-Con began in 1970 and inspired many other similar conventions and 45 years later Tokyo decided to get in on the act with this launchpad event which was organized by Continue reading
As soon as the idea of returning to the UK for the festive season became apparent, I was looking closely at the fixture list to see which games Leicester City had and how many I’d realistically be able to attend assuming I could get tickets. Thankfully, with the club now in the second tier of English football it made it much easier than during my previous visits to Britain where I was only able to attend home ties in the FA Cup 3rd Round where demand for tickets was less than usual. This time I was quite surprised to be in town for three home matches but would that initial delight actually turn out to be as satisfying as I’d hoped it would?
#1. Leicester City vs. Watford, Friday 26th December 2025 (KO 15:00)
Not long after acquiring a ticket for this one I realised that there was absolutely no Continue reading
Having not been out of Japan at all for six years it was finally time to head back to my homeland for a couple of weeks over the festive season. It was a tough decision to make in many ways as it did mean I would be apart from my wife and dog for longer than ever before. Time doesn’t offer refunds though, so it was the right time to go and spend some time with my parents.
The 23rd December was one hell of an epic and quite brutal day as I left the Tokyo Fox Global Operations Centre in Tokyo just after 4:30 am and arrived at my parent’s house Continue reading
On the back of watching a whopping 21 different sports in 2023, last year’s total was a more modest 12 and I was fairly happy with that. I don’t have any real interest in bettering that 2023 total and would have been content with reaching double digits. Yet again my main focus was on my three favourite sports (football, rugby and tennis) as well as any sports event taking place at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Fridays when I’m off work. Ranking them all in order of preference is an impossible task so I have instead opted to just list them in alphabetical order.
So 2026 has only just begun and already Tokyo Fox is looking back!! There used to be exactly ten new posts on here each and every month for over a decade but in the last couple of years it’s been reduced a bit for a variety of reasons. As there were 24 posts less than usual it has been decided to just show the ten from 2025 which got the most hits … excluding compilation posts! Of course, those entries from earlier in the year had more time to accumulate hits so don’t read too much into it all as it’s basically just another filler post to kick start the new year! Let’s start this top 10 compilation post at number 11!!
11. Celebrate the chaos & clutter at Continue reading
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