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Gaijin Tonic: The Movie?
After the amazing, star-making success of my previous forays into the Japanese movie business (appearing for a half a second, out of focus, ....
15 Jul 9:32 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
ANA’s New In-Flight Draft-Beer Service
The airline ANA are doing their best to make flying less tedious- as of July 20th, draft beer will be available on some of their domestic f....
13 Jul 12:22 am  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tokyo Booze Bulletin
The latest act of one-upmanship between the Asahi and Kirin super-breweries comes from Asahi, who have decided to compete in the convenience....
12 Jul 3:54 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Funny Japanese T-shirts at T-Shitsu
After several years of wearing the same mouldering clothes (which no doubt went out of fashion in the late nineties) I’m pleased to have f....
24 Jun 1:05 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Rocknococoro
Rocknococoro is a fine place to rock yer coconuts. A fun little DJ bar in Shibuya, it’s frequented by the kind of enthusiastic teenyboppe....
31 May 11:11 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Fuji Rock 2010
The Fuji Rock festival, Japan’s less muddy answer to Glastonbury, is coming soon (July 30th-August 1st) to the remote, sun-dried pistes of....
31 May 11:03 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Beat Cafe
Beat Cafe is one of the best-known bars in Shibuya, thanks to it’s handy location at the end of the busy Center-Gai shopping street. It....
31 May 11:03 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Free Party in Tokyo
Here’s another groovy all-night party I’ll be attempting to DJ at if I’m sober enough and still awake! The all-night, all-mix FREE DJ....
6 May 11:42 am  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Post-Golden Week Discount Boozing Update
Golden Week has come to an end, and bleary-eyed, sunburned Japanese workers are trudging back to work (mercifully only for two days until th....
6 May 10:58 am  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
New Stuff
I was asked to write a post about terrible TV adverts in the UK for my friend’s blog. There are some real stinkers on there! It made me g....
18 Apr 2:55 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Strong Off
I’ve just tried Asahi’s brand new “beer”, the oddly-named “Strong Off”, which sounds like a sexual act performed by an arm-wres....
25 Mar 11:02 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Parties!
Thanks to everyone who came to the “Wild Mood Swings” shindig I put together, (not least all my ace mates who did a top-notch job of DJi....
25 Mar 12:29 am  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
St Patrick’s Day in Matsue
What is supposedly Japan’s second largest annual St Patrick’s Day celebration (after the one in Omotesando, Tokyo) took place last week ....
24 Mar 11:16 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Jackson Five Bar
The other day I stumbled upon a Jackson Five-themed bar in Nakano, Tokyo. Groovy! Perhaps the bar was named to commemorate the famous quint....
15 Mar 8:26 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Bourbon House
Here’s a recommendation from Andrew Hill. It’s a bar called “The Bourbon House” in Nishi-Kawaguchi. Sounds ace! Cheers, Andrew. Th....
15 Mar 7:26 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Latest Kirin Ads
Here are a couple of new Japanese TV commercials for Kirin’s alcoholic drinks, courtesy of Japan Probe. The first is for Kirin’s Highbal....
9 Mar 7:34 am  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Wanted: Bizarre Bars of Japan
I haven’t posted many bar reviews lately because I haven’t discovered anywhere ridiculous or surreal enough (although there’s a bar in....
24 Feb 11:52 am  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Valentine’s Nonsense
Valentine’s Day, like everything else, has been warped by Japan’s cultural filters like a reflection in a funhouse mirror. Here’s what....
13 Feb 3:39 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Wild Mood Swings Vol 1 (Big Free Party in Tokyo)
Hey, I’m DJing at a wild, all-night shindig in Tokyo in a few weeks, so I thought I’d plug it here. It’s at Sangenjaya Hell’s Bar on....
11 Feb 4:24 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
White on Rice
I’ve had a chance to see a preview of the new film, “White on Rice”, which will be shown at the Osaka Asian Film Festival in March. T....
2 Feb 10:08 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The New Craze – Chocolate Booze!
A trip to my local convenience store today revealed not one but two new chocolate-based alcoholic drinks, so I felt duty-bound to try them b....
25 Jan 10:47 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese tuna commercial from 78 (Star Wars rip-off!)
I wonder if George Lucas knew about this 1978 Japanese ad for “sea chicken” (tuna fish). I somehow doubt it! ....
19 Jan 1:38 am  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Randy Octopus!
A frisky octopus attacks a houswife in this Japanese TV commecial from 1980. I think it’s for some kind of anti-fungal ointment. Warning! ....
19 Jan 1:30 am  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan January Booze Updates
While most folks on the planet spend January staggering around, broke and bleary eyed, nursing month-long hangovers and waiting until that d....
14 Jan 1:32 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan’s Best/Worst Tattoo?
Last night I met a Japanese guy with “More Beer” tattooed across his beer-belly. He was proudly displaying it in a live-house for all to....
27 Dec 2:41 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
How to Advertise a Bargain Sale
It’s time for all the shops to re-open for their post-Christmas sales. Ouside a clothes shop in Shibuya, I spotted the sign below, with a ....
27 Dec 2:40 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Harpy’s – Tut
Here’s a video I shot for my friends’ fine band, The Harpy’s, edited by my mate, Miles. The song’s called “Tut”. (Before you ask....
27 Dec 2:22 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Chin Chin Song
Here’s a treat for Japanese readers- a clip from” Colpo Grosso”, a sleazy Italian game show from the 80s, in which some naughty ladies....
27 Dec 2:14 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Scatman’s Japan
Whenever I have a rummage through the CD sections of Tokyo’s recycle shops, it’s always there, without fail: “Scatman’s World” by....
23 Nov 6:36 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
To Japan With Love
I wrote a couple of pages for this nice new travel guide to Japan (my bit’s about drinking and bars, naturally.) Be sure to snap it up if ....
19 Nov 3:13 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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