Back To The UK For The 1st Time In 6 Years For Some Family Festive Fun!

Posted on January 9, 2026 by tokyofox

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 →

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How Many Different Sports Did I Manage To Go & Watch Live In 2025?

Posted on January 5, 2026 by tokyofox

 

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.

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TF Top 10……Tokyo Fox Hits of 2025

Posted on January 1, 2026 by tokyofox

 

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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2025 In Pictures – Tokyo Fox’s Favourite Moments From Each Month

Posted on December 28, 2025 by tokyofox

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 →

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Countdown to Christmas 2025 in Tokyo

Posted on December 25, 2025 by tokyofox

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 →

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TF Top 25……Photos For 2025 (End Of Year Filler Post!)

Posted on December 20, 2025 by tokyofox

 

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 →

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The Cost of Attending 60+ Sporting Events In Japan This Year

Posted on December 16, 2025 by tokyofox

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 →

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TF Flashback: Family Time in Singapore & Indonesia with My Eldest Sister’s Family, Wife & Mother-In-Law!

Posted on December 12, 2025 by tokyofox

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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TF Top 10……James Bond Filming Locations from the Pierce Brosnan Era

Posted on December 8, 2025 by tokyofox

To mark the 30th anniversary of Pierce Brosnan’s first appearance as James Bond in ‘GoldenEye‘ (1995) it’s an appropriate time to look back on his tenure encompassing four films between 1995 and 2002 which seems crazy in the modern day where it takes similar time to make just one 007 movie!

Six actors have portrayed the double agent in the 25 official Eon-produced films thus far and it is probably the Brosnan-era quadrilogy which has been covered most thoroughly in the filming locations posts on Tokyo Fox. Here, in no particular order, are my favourite ten locales from his time as the man with a license to kill…

10. Two for the price of one @ Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Star Wars 2025 Events in Japan

Posted on December 4, 2025 by tokyofox

There may not have been any theatrical releases yet again in 2025 but on streaming there was season two of the critically acclaimed ‘Andor‘ and the conclusion of ‘Skeleton Crew‘ in terms of live-action content. As for animation, ‘Tales of the Underworld‘ and season three of ‘Visions‘ both aired. On the fandom side of things there was plenty of action this year in Japan with multiple pop-up shops, some exhibits, live sport tie-ins and one humungous event.  There’s been more than enough going on to merit a rankings list so let’s begin the top 10 at number 12 as we Continue reading →

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