Category Archives: Star Wars

Tokyo Daytripper: Tokyo Disneyland

  Disneyland is one of those places which has long mystified me regarding its popularity, especially in Japan where it is widely loved and regarded. Even your coolest looking hip-hop-type guys can often be seen over here sporting a Disney accessory … Continue reading

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Dining Out: Oki The Vegetable God’s Sushi Restaurant In Osaka

  When catching up on the hours and hours of Star Wars Celebration footage on YouTube last year I was a little surprised to see a Japanese guy feature in the coverage from Anaheim in the USA. He was on one of the fan … Continue reading

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Riding On The Star Wars Rapi:it Train

  On September 4th last year it was #ForceFriday and the journey towards ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens‘ (2015) began. From that date onwards, all manner of marketing promotions and tie-ins relating to the saga were introduced in the run … Continue reading

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Meeting Two Sith At The Tokyo ComicCon Launchpad Event

  As fun as the cosplay side of things was at this event, that wasn’t the main reason Tokyo Fox was in attendance. My priority was to meet the two sith who organiser (and Apple co-founder) Steve Wozniak brought along to make the announcement … Continue reading

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Cosplaying At The Tokyo ComicCon Launchpad Event

  The San Diego Comic-Con has been going since 1970 and has inspired many other similar events and Tokyo appears to be getting in on the act with this convention which was organized by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak who was in town … Continue reading

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TF Top 10……Japanese Star Wars Snacks

The much anticipated 7th Star Wars film is finally here and it really is hard to escape the merchandising frenzy which has long been associated with the saga. Over the years it seems that just about every conceivable product has had … Continue reading

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Singapore 2015 Pt I: The Force Is Strong At Changi Airport

The journey towards ‘The Force Awakens‘ began with #ForceFriday on September 4th and ever since then ‘Star Wars‘ commercial and marketing tie-ins with all kinds of products and places have been popping up around the world. One such example included … Continue reading

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Review: Films Inspired By Japan – Star Wars (1977)

  For the average Star Wars fan this may come as a bit of a surprise but many Star Wars fanboys (and girls) and Japanophiles are aware of how much Star Wars was influenced by Japanese cinema and particularly the … Continue reading

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#ForceFriday – The Journey Towards The New Star Wars Movie Has Begun

It’s still a few months until ‘The Force Awakens‘ a.k.a. ‘Star Wars Episode VII‘ gets its worldwide release but for a while now September 4th has been billed as #ForceFriday; the journey towards the long awaited sequel to ‘Return Of … Continue reading

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Star Wars ‘Visions’ Exhibition In Roppongi

The much anticipated Star Wars movie hits the big screen at the end of the year and despite my earlier reservations a couple of years ago I am now not so surprisingly on board with the story continuing. The second … Continue reading

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