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Japanese spouse visa extension
So, as I mentioned on Facebook a couple of times over the past few weeks, I’ve been waiting on immigration to notify me that my visa exte....
23 Sep 5:58 pm  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Road to Recovery
It’s now almost two weeks since I first came down with this virus. The full-blown fever lasted for about 5 days – that’s been followed....
21 Sep 2:51 pm  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
BBC Radio 4
It was soon clear that watching movies was something I wouldn’t be able to indulge in during my prolonged break. In a revolt against my us....
18 Sep 2:50 pm  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The great illness of September 2010
I know people generally don’t like reading posts by others about being ill (which is what this one is about). However, one thing I’ve l....
16 Sep 1:54 pm  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Fruit
Affordable fruit is one thing I miss about my hometown of Herefordshire. Back there we have fruit trees in the garden, orchards down the roa....
6 Sep 10:44 pm  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Running Again
I’m on the train heading back home after running 12.21km south towards Yokohama. I think it’s the furthest I’ve run since the Marathon....
5 Sep 12:53 pm  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Never a Dull Day
It’s certainly been an interesting one today, with a meeting in Starbucks, another at the Foreign Correspondents Club, another in a pizza ....
2 Sep 1:00 am  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
When things go tits-up
It’s a shame when one can’t be as effective as one would like to be. I was giving a presentation today for one of committees of the Ame....
24 Aug 8:06 pm  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Life at the moment
Just a quick check-in. The last 3 weeks *Twinkle’ and I have been working 16 hours a day 7 days a week. *Twinkle* is now manager of Total ....
21 Aug 1:42 am  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
July 2010: Mt. Fuji, Tweetup, and Going Freelance
Looking back at the past month of entries on my blog, I see that I’ve completed neglected to talk about how things have panned out since ....
9 Aug 12:54 am  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Live stream from Mt Fuji – Join us!
The stream will be going live at 7am (JST = UTC+9) here, Now I must get some kip! ....
20 Jul 1:48 am  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Mount Fuji Live! 2010
Active Otaku One thing I’ve promised myself is that if I’m going to be a tech otaku, I’m not going to the passive type. I’m not goin....
19 Jul 1:05 am  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Blue Skies
It’s a beautiful day in Tokyo. Perfect weather for sitting on a bench in a park. ....
18 Jul 7:51 am  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Site Updates
Just a quick note to say that I’m now in the process of updating TameGoesWild, and until the overhaul is complete a fair bit of material w....
5 Jul 12:21 am  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Testing the mini
Just testing Posterous-wordpress integration. Posted via email from Joseph’s posterous ....
3 Jul 2:35 am  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Evolution of The Daily Mumble
The dramatic decrease in the number of posts on this blog probably correlates perfectly with the increase in the number of tweets I’ve se....
2 Jul 7:21 pm  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Social Media Day Tokyo
On June 30th 2010 the popular social media / tech site Mashable initiated Global Social Media Day, with events being held in over 90 countr....
2 Jul 9:54 am  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Shuukan Ascii article
Brief press update – I make my Japanese-print-media debut this week with an inclusion in ‘週刊アスキー’ (Weekly Ascii), a popula....
29 Jun 9:00 pm  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
BS-TBS TV interview
In mid-May 2010 I was contacted by a producer working on a programme for BS-TBS, in which they were looking at the recent rapid growth in po....
27 Jun 6:06 pm  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Thinking Big
Yesterday then was my final day at White Rabbit Press, bringing to an end what has been a very interesting 7 months of employment there. I....
26 Jun 10:08 am  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Pen
In these days of cheap digital words, does the use of a fountain pen result in deeper insight? Maybe not. ....
26 Jun 8:04 am  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
It’s a time of great change in my life again. In short, I’m
It’s a time of great change in my life again. In short, I’m leaving full-time employment, and going freelance. There are several reason....
19 Jun 9:36 am  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Going Freelance
It’s a time of great change in my life again. In short, I’m leaving full-time employment, and going freelance. There are several reason....
19 Jun 9:36 am  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cooltiger – The Bread Runner
You may remember that towards the end of the Tokyo Marathon, I was stopped by a family whom I’d never met before, who’d seen what I was ....
30 May 11:23 pm  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Changes. Again.
I find living next to a park a real lifeline, especially at this time of year. The mosquitoes are yet to really start biting, and the Cicad....
29 May 10:14 pm  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
TEDxTokyo 2010
Jake Shimabukuro performs live at TEDxTokyo 2010 Without a doubt the one thing that I’ve focused on more than anything else over the past....
29 May 8:12 pm  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Filming for ‘Turning Point’ BS-TBS TV
As I mentioned on the social networks a couple of days ago, I recently got an email from a producer at BS-TBS TV. An upcoming episode of ....
12 May 11:47 am  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Four Seasons Hotel and the TELL Runathon
It’s the second day of our Golden Week Holiday, when the government cunningly stacks 4 public holidays on top of one another to force peop....
2 May 9:21 pm  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Nippon TV: Zoom in Saturday
A couple of weeks back I made a brief appearance on Nippon TV’s ‘Zoom in Saturday’. The interview, which went on for about 15~20 minut....
25 Apr 1:32 pm  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
PechaKucha Night Presentation
I presented at PechaKucha last night. Thanks to all of you who came or watched online. For those of you who don’t know about PechaKucha: t....
22 Apr 10:32 am  from  Tame Goes Wild   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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