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
It sure has been a busy 2025 with multiple activities and events each and every month. The majority of them have been sports matches but there were various other things like travel, concerts, events and more personal family stuff, the like of which did not feature on Tokyo Fox until now. Why I’ve never done this before I really don’t know! Well, probably because it’s actually Continue reading
Anyone who knows me or has ever read any of the previous ‘Countdown to Christmas in Tokyo’ blogs probably thinks I go all in on Christmas almost as soon as Halloween is out of the way but that’s not quite true. Sure, I do like to put the tree up in early November but this year it took a bit longer than expected before it was finally ready on Continue reading
This lame and lazy half-assed compilation post idea was ushered in at the end of 2018 with an eye on permanently replacing the ‘TF Top 10……Filming Location Trips For (year)’ series which has run out of steam although the occasional locale-related article appears on here. It should be noted that the focus is on the more artistic photos so there are no pictures of family, sports action or selfies. Just to be clear, some of these pictures were indeed taken in 2024 but did not appear on the Tokyo Fox site until this year. They say a picture paints a thousand words so rather than write a load of words about these photos, I’ll just let the pictures speak for themselves.
1. Tanushimaru Continue reading
Having seen my fairly regular sporting event posts on social media, a number of people often ask me how much I spend on it all. Admittedly, I’m fairly clueless in my responses but knew it was probably far less than many realise as I do usually do it as cheap as is possible. Anyway, I recently went through my sporting year in Japan and painstakingly worked out the total cost.
The majority of live sporting occasions for me in 2025 included my main three sports: football, rugby and tennis. I attended Continue reading
Just over a year after my first visit to Singapore and I was back following a night flight. Not only was I joined by my wife this time, but my mother-in-law was also in tow for a little family trip as she returned there for the first time since her honeymoon 40 years earlier!
As a big Star Wars fan, I really couldn’t believe my luck that our arrival in Singapore was at a time when a Continue reading
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