Category Archives: Japan Life

‘Tokyo FoxCast’ Podcast Available To Download For Free On iTunes

Posted on March 10, 2014 by tokyofox

It’s got to be said that I never had any intention to make a podcast of my interview with BBC Radio Leicester’s Ian Stringer. The original idea had been to just use the Voice Memo app on my smart phone … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Fox On BBC Radio!!

Posted on February 22, 2014 by tokyofox

BBC Radio Leicester’s football commentator Ian Stringer has been in Tokyo this last week ready to take part in tomorrows Tokyo Marathon and last Wednesday morning Tokyo Fox made an appearance on the station’s breakfast show presented by Jonathan Lampon. … Continue reading →

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8 (Not So) Gr-Eight Observations Of Japan From Yesteryear To Celebrate Our 8th Birthday

Posted on February 20, 2014 by tokyofox

The phenomenon that is social media hadn’t really taken off in the early months of 2006 when I, along with the help of friend Gideon, set up this website. Tokyo Fox went online on February 20th with no real aim … Continue reading →

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Turkish Delights In Tokyo

Posted on December 20, 2013 by tokyofox

At this time of year many people’s thoughts are on turkey but, ever wanting to be different, we here at the Tokyo Fox Global Operations Centre have turned our attention to the country of Turkey. When I went to Istanbul in 2011 … Continue reading →

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“Momiji” Comes To Tokyo On Her Holidays

Posted on December 9, 2013 by tokyofox

Autumn time is famed for its beautifully coloured leaves (and for these fine specimens too!) with the red ones known as momiji a.k.a. Japanese red maple tree but a far prettier sight was on hand for us this Fall as my … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – 47 Rōnin (2013)

Posted on December 6, 2013 by tokyofox

As the end credits finally roll on this 121 minute tale of honour, loyalty and sacrifice a caption says, as it usually does in all movies, that “all characters appearing in this work are fictitious” and so on which is … Continue reading →

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The 47 Rōnin At Sengakuji Temple

Posted on November 29, 2013 by tokyofox

With a big Hollywood actor now starring in the forthcoming ‘47 Rōnin‘ movie the story of these 47 loyal samurai will be taken to an all-new and much bigger audience. Unbelievably, its one of those rare films which gets its … Continue reading →

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Back To Where It All Began In Japan

Posted on November 20, 2013 by tokyofox

Today marks ten years since I first arrived in Japan although I’ve not actually been here the whole time as I had a stint away in-between jobs in 2004 and 2005. All I can recall of my first couple of days … Continue reading →

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TF Top 5……Rules That Japanese Break

Posted on October 26, 2013 by tokyofox

Japanese people are famed throughout the world for conforming to society and following rules to the letter of the law unlike in the west where such things result in many of us seeing how far we can bend or get … Continue reading →

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“Hell On Wheels” – My Metropolis Magazine Article

Posted on October 17, 2013 by tokyofox

Of the many cycling themed tours of Tokyo I’ve done over the years I’d have to say that perhaps the most satisfying was last October’s ‘Cycling Tokyo’s Most Haunted Sights…In One Day’ trip. It wasn’t so much for the actual … Continue reading →

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