Category Archives: Japan Life

Moving Out 2008

Posted on November 11, 2008 by tokyofox

After three and a half years of ‘solitary confinement’ in my wooden fire-hazard shoe-box room in Ikebukuro I finally moved out a couple of weeks back. The place was indeed tiny (245cm x 175cm with a built in closet area) but … Continue reading →

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Mind Your Manners

Posted on October 7, 2008 by tokyofox

The posters pictured below have been appearing in the Tokyo Metro stations since about April and depict things which are deemed inappropriate for on the trains. The Japanese may be famed for their politeness and on the whole they are … Continue reading →

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An “Eeeexxxxcellent” Time With My Visitor From Osaka

Posted on August 5, 2008 by tokyofox

Was very happy to meet up a couple of times recently with my mate Keisuke who was over from Osaka on business. We first met in Perth seven years ago and despite slight communication problems we somehow got on very well and drove across Australia … Continue reading →

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Star Wars Celebration: 30 Years In Japan

Posted on July 28, 2008 by tokyofox

This Star Wars Celebration Japan event marking 30 years since the original film was released in Japan (it came out here one year later than in the western world) took place on the weekend of July 19-21 and of course … Continue reading →

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‘Ello, Ello Ello What’s All This Going On ‘Ere Then?!!

Posted on July 15, 2008 by tokyofox

The start of July saw a huge increase in police officers in the stations in and around Tokyo which I think was because of the G8 Summit meeting way up north (on a different island in fact!) in Hokkaido between … Continue reading →

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I Choo Choo Choose To Be A Trainspotter!

Posted on June 20, 2008 by tokyofox

Tokyo’s 13th train line opened last weekend linking Ikebukuro to Shibuya and for me this should be good news as it runs through my area of Zoshigaya which is one stop away from Ikebukuro. It may have taken me three years to finally ride … Continue reading →

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Lets Get Quizical II

Posted on May 9, 2008 by tokyofox

Three weeks ago it was the second Shibuya Pub Quiz for my school where a handful of students, teachers (all sporting wigs and Japan headbands) and the school manager gathered for an evening of British pub culture………or something like that. … Continue reading →

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African Festival Yokohama

Posted on April 11, 2008 by tokyofox

There always seems to be a load of festivals in Tokyo metropolis every year with each one focusing on a different country. I went to a fair few last year and last Friday I went to Yokohama for the African Festival. … Continue reading →

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Turning Japanese – Songs About Japan

Posted on March 14, 2008 by tokyofox

In NME the other week, British new wave band Klaxons talked about Japan being a head-trip and one of the maddest and most different places on earth which got me thinking (admittedly not for the first time) about international artists who feel … Continue reading →

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More To Drops Than Meets The Eye!

Posted on March 12, 2008 by tokyofox

It’s a fairly known fact that the Japanese work ridiculously long hours each and every day which may explain why they always seem to be sleeping in public whether it be on the trains or in their cars parked by … Continue reading →

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