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'Caving' in Japan, China and News Corp; The truth is out there. Allegedly
So, it appears Japan has "caved" to China by releasing the "fishing boat" captain and China has "won" the diplomatic "doo-dahh" over who get....
24 Sep 11:25 pm  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
10 things every journo must know to survive
Dearest journos,Please don't take this the wrong way, but the game's nearly up and you've gotta move on. Now, granted, if you....
20 Sep 10:52 pm  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Mainichi Shimbun: Study abroad and shaft the Yanks
Buddha save us. The Mainichi is weighing here in on the pressing issue of not many Japanese studying at universities abroad. This is not be....
15 Sep 12:00 pm  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kan the Man wrestles crown from Shadow Shogun Ozawa or something
Oh, just a quick note if you are popping by from Shisaku looking for some guidance on how the BIG ELECTION went. The nice guy won, the nasty....
14 Sep 11:35 pm  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ozawa v. Kan: The final inane speculation
It's too late to rig up another sumo-meter, and frankly, who gives a shit? But, there is a terribly important election of great import. No, ....
14 Sep 12:50 pm  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Yomiuri Ministry of Truth on the move
Our Man understands the Gomiuri Shimbun, the world's most popular paper, if you believe their figures (and why not, The Virgin Mary oft....
13 Sep 1:04 am  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
I want what he had
... or maybe not.Secret handshake to @TokyoRich....
10 Sep 5:28 pm  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Couple more bot journos on the dole
If anybody has been following Our Man's little bot-creation on Twitter, The Our Man in Abiko Daily, well he yanked the plug on it just now. ....
8 Sep 8:19 pm  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Can I get a non-battery powered witness?
My fellow Abikonians,Can Our Man put in an order now, while he is still more often than not in control of his bodily functions, that when th....
7 Sep 1:31 am  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Can I get a non-battery-powered witness?
My fellow Abikonians,Can Our Man put in an order now, while he is still more often than not in control of his bodily functions, that when th....
7 Sep 1:31 am  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
iPhone, iCame, iSoldOut
The Yes We Kan may be nearing its sell-by date, so thank goodness for Apple then and smartypants cyber-subs, there's a bunch of punny possib....
4 Sep 1:20 am  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A picture, a thousand words and Ichiro Ozawa
By the way, loved the crop on the mug shot that went with the Ozawa decides to put himself before party and country story in today's Japan T....
1 Sep 8:22 pm  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Blinded by the light
Our Man found himself driving down Route 16 last night, blinded by the neon light.These were the very same lights that a few years ago fille....
31 Aug 1:25 am  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Return of the Warrior Lobster Princess of Onjuku. Topless.
> Remember the Topless Warrior Lobster Princess of Onjuku? Of course you do. Well, Our Man is deep undercover in the coastal citadel once....
29 Aug 12:20 am  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Final solution for reporters
Our Man sure knows what a pain those pesky reporters can be, always filing their copy late, burying the news deep in the story and making up....
28 Aug 12:28 pm  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ozawa for PM!
You wait 50 years for something interesting to happen in Japanese politics, and bugger me if two things happen in as many days. Our Man is o....
26 Aug 8:09 pm  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Nothing to add
Our Man has nothing to say, but this chap does.....
24 Aug 7:19 pm  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
What's your plan B when the crazies take over?
This succinct (that means short) piece on the state of flux in the Japanese Prime Ministerial Office is excellent, but top banana goes to th....
21 Aug 5:29 pm  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Backing Our Man into a culture shock cul de sac
It's been a week since Our Man got back from his de-briefing in Blighty, and he can now fill you all in on his reverse culture shock after b....
20 Aug 6:49 pm  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Liberated from bookshelves in Blighty
Whether Our Man will ever get a chance to read any of them is another matter, still, he likes the pretty colours.....
17 Aug 10:03 pm  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Boost for T-shirt sales at Yasukuni shrine
Had a lovely Twitter conversation with @neojaponisme about seeing a Japanese cool young thing wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the Confede....
16 Aug 11:24 pm  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Trying hard to stay awake
Our Man is still alive, and is back where he belongs, in Abiko after his 18-day debriefing in Blighty. While he's waiting for the rolls of f....
14 Aug 10:28 pm  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Scotland, Libya and comfortable misunderstandings
Just a quickie while the kids are in the shower. Our Man is deep undercover in Falkirk (about halfway between Edinburgh and Glasgow, but th....
10 Aug 5:19 am  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Donuts, @jakeadelstein and everything: It's all connected
Our Man is being de-briefed as we speak in Blighty, but he just thought he would break radio silence to say: everything is connected.There w....
29 Jul 6:34 pm  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Google: Press # key if you are human
There was Our Man, innocently trying to set up two more email addresses at Google in his homemade virtual secret society (talking about myst....
26 Jul 12:00 am  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese media consumption. No naked ladies here, no siree
Here's a fascinating little poll over at a former OMIA Blog of the Week winner into what media the Japanese use. Now, Our Man doesn't believ....
25 Jul 1:55 am  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Moby Dick approach to information overload
A few random thoughts for you all before Our Man's bedtime:1. It's bloody hot here in downtown Abiko. It was 35 degrees and Allah knows what....
23 Jul 1:21 am  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Stigma1, Squiggle1, Chosen1? Whatever. This is your lifetime achievement award
And lo, tis time for another Blog of the Week. Now, he hasn't actually blogged this week, but consider this a belated lifetime achievement a....
22 Jul 1:29 am  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Lucky crystal balls and what's the score with Twitter?
What, four whole days and no blog post? Well, Our Man has been busy with lucky weight loss charms and near deaf experiences (Our Woman in Ab....
18 Jul 12:22 am  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
When your tired of @DrSamuelJohnson …
Our Man enjoyed it at firste, but the @DrSamuelJohnson twitterfeed is getting most tiresome and in-jokey and theretofore shall forthwithe be....
14 Jul 1:08 am  from  Our Man in Abiko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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