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Steven McIntire Allen family name versus personal name

One thing I wish I had done when I first came to Japan on the JET program in Ishinomaki, Miyagi in 1993, was have people address me by my family name if I address them by their family name. In the vast majority of situations, this is not a problem, but on occasion I have noticed that some Japanese address foreigners by their personal names either because the Japanese individual does not accord foreigners the same respect as Japanese, or because they are trying to belittle the foreigner. Living i… Continue

Posted by Steven McIntire Allen on June 29, 2008 at 1:04am — No Comments

P Alb Some collectable items from the showa era.

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Posted by P Alb on May 31, 2008 at 4:18pm — No Comments

P Alb What is this fashion trend called in Japan?


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Posted by P Alb on May 13, 2008 at 9:59pm — 4 Comments

P Alb On what "Island" can we find this building.


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Posted by P Alb on May 13, 2008 at 9:57pm — 2 Comments

P Alb If I want to go here, what Station do I need to go to?


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Posted by P Alb on May 13, 2008 at 9:45pm — 2 Comments

P Alb And what station/area might this be? And what is it famous for?


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Posted by P Alb on May 13, 2008 at 9:42pm — 2 Comments

P Alb In what year was the Marunouchi line built? Any train spotters out there?


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Posted by P Alb on May 13, 2008 at 9:39pm — 2 Comments

P Alb What part of Tokyo is this, and what is it famous for?


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Posted by P Alb on May 13, 2008 at 9:36pm — No Comments

P Alb Can you name this bridge? And where does it go?


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Posted by P Alb on May 13, 2008 at 9:31pm — No Comments

P Alb What is this fashion trend called in Japan?


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Posted by P Alb on May 13, 2008 at 9:30pm — No Comments

P Alb Erleuchtung garantiert (2000), Anybody seen this movie?

I saw this movie over the Weekend. It's not the highest quality movie, but interesting if you are into Zen. Here is a link. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0177749/ Continue

Posted by P Alb on May 13, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

P Alb What popular Hollywood movie showed these buildings reflected in a taxi window?


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Posted by P Alb on May 13, 2008 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Steven McIntire Allen Legal registered alias

A little known privilege of foreigners in Japan, at least little known among Westerners, is the right we have to register a legal alias (通称名/tsushomei). Many Japanese use an alias, for instance women use their former names in the workplace, and Japanese refer to this as a 通称名, but ONLY foreigners can actually LEGALLY register an alias. Koreans and Chinese frequently do this to accommodate their native language characters which are not included in the Japanese ideograph list approved by the Japa… Continue

Posted by Steven McIntire Allen on May 13, 2008 at 5:00am — 4 Comments

P Alb Lets see who can name this building?


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Posted by P Alb on May 12, 2008 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

P Alb Lets play a game...Who can name this station?


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Posted by P Alb on May 12, 2008 at 10:24pm — 2 Comments

P Alb A great photo of the 109 building in SHibuya.


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Posted by P Alb on May 12, 2008 at 10:20pm — No Comments

Brian Podcast on Some Japanese Horror and Anime films

You may have seen that we have another podcast, and in this podcast Peter and I talk about a few Japanese horror and anime films. If you’ve seen any of them, we’d love to hear your opinions. Here again are some of the Japanese writers and directors we mentioned: Koji Suzuki - writer for the Ring series

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Posted by Brian on May 3, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Brian Iidabashi podcast

It's a little late, but here are some notes and pictures from the Iidabashi podcast, where Peter and I talked about Iidabashi, an area in central Tokyo, on the Sobu line. Here's a view from the station, standing on the bridge, looking right:

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Posted by Brian on April 27, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Brian Interview with Taka on Convenience Stores in Japan

I've added an audio file of an interview with my friend Taka about convenience stores in Japan (we did this one in English). We talked about the different convenience stores you can find in Japan, and how Japanese convenience stores are different from convenience stores in the U.S. Taka also taught me some abbreviations (shouryaku) that are commonly used for some of the stores: Convenience store = "Combini" Family Mart = "Famima" 7-Eleven = "Sebun" Daily Yamazaki = "Daily" We also talked in J… Continue

Posted by Brian on April 26, 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments

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Posted by PRBAKARAN on April 26, 2008 at 12:05pm — No Comments

Brian Rakugo

We have a new section on the homepage (for now) where you can listen to rakugo. It's down on the bottom left. Farther. That's it. I thought I'd explain a little bit about rakugo for those who are new to the genre. Rakugo is a traditional form of Japanese live entertainment where one person (pretty much always a guy, I think) sits on a stage and tells jokes to the audience. At least, that's what I've seen on TV. At least I think he tells jokes. I'll be honest with you, the vocabulary in rakugo i… Continue

Posted by Brian on March 29, 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments

P Alb This design will have to do for now.

Until I design a custom logo and design for this site, I will use this cookie-cutter template. At least this has a "Tokyo" themed design. Stay tuned for the new design in a couple weeks. Continue

Posted by P Alb on March 17, 2008 at 12:35pm — No Comments

P Alb Nintendo DS Beats Sony PSP In Japan

By Ron Swerdfiger Recently, video game sales stats in Japan have been released that show unlike the week before, the Nintendo DS was able to out sell the Sony PSP. Nintendo may struggle in the competitive market in North American, but in Japan, Nintendo is still the king of the land. Media Create, a leading analyst firm in Japan, shows that in the week of January 16th-22nd, Nintendo held nine out of the top ten spots in software sales. Among these popular games in Japan are Animal Crossing 2,… Continue

Posted by P Alb on March 17, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

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