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Pacman: Just a Coffee Bean Junky (Junky Will Be on THR 101 TEST)
After 30 years, Japan is ready to admit the truth about Pacman. Those little dots he eats are coffee beans. I held the proof in my hands tod....
23 Sep 12:19 am  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
マジで Exploring One Japanese Word
Embedded below is my struggle to take Japanese study seriously one word at a time. Japanese Study Links Sign/Ad J | J Slang | J News w....
19 Sep 6:06 pm  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Narita’s Interesting Station Architecture
I was sitting just outside Narita station, noting the shrine/temple style exterior.Narita is quite far from Yokohama, but I'm here for my fi....
18 Sep 11:22 am  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
I Totally Taught These People Japanese
This is one of those posts where I show a video and then share some book links because the video just ain't enough. Here's the vid of me tea....
25 Aug 7:49 pm  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Words I Found Interesting from The Otaku Encyclopedia
Been reading The Otaku Encyclopedia recently. I met the author briefly once, though he was missing his Goku outfit. Thought I would post ....
14 Aug 6:07 pm  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
One of America’s First Teenage Heartthrobs was Japanese
Recently I heard from my older friends that an American orchestral group was touring Japan and playing the Tommy Polka. Puzzled, I looked fu....
14 Aug 9:19 am  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Nostalgia I Shouldn’t Feel: Japanese TRPG Books
Sometimes I feel lots of nostalgia for bygone days in Japan, though I was not even here. Books often bring that feeling to me. Used book sto....
13 Aug 2:32 pm  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Karaoke: The Ventures Actually Are Perfect for This
I don't know if anybody follows the karaoke posts, but I love to entertain and challenge myself with them, while providing little discoverie....
8 Aug 7:54 pm  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Lately I have been doing the Vlog Every Day in August thing.
Lately I have been doing the Vlog Every Day in August thing. Youtuber TheHill88 inspired me to do it. I've always respected her opinion ever....
6 Aug 11:28 pm  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Avacado Pasta and Umami
Not too long ago in Motomachi, Tokyo, I and the girlfriendal unit discovered a pasta restaurant called Goemon (五右衛門*), where they ca....
3 Aug 7:48 pm  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Jazzy Yokohama Bar
The story of how this Jazz bar revealed my spoiled self is here. This pic shows the artworks of Sogi that adorn the walls. He's back!Mr. Gri....
22 Jul 12:59 am  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A Japanese Riddle: When is a Verb Not a Verb?
When I first came to Japan, I had forgotten most of what I'd learned in my two college Japanese courses, which had been separated from each ....
20 Jul 8:00 am  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Slang: I Like a Little Meat with My Grass
This post's title had so much potential for naughty puns, but I'm avoiding that for grandma's sake, who still writes to ask when I'm getting....
19 Jul 2:47 pm  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Evangelion Rocks Fuji
You kids don't know how good you have it. In my day, we had just two of those funny Japanese cartoons in our Midwestern, supermarket-based v....
18 Jul 4:50 pm  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Heidi Trance Music Brings Back Tokyo Club History
First off, if you don't know the Heidi (ハイジ) Nissan commercials, go here. And if you don't recognize the animation as being from the s....
11 Jul 10:33 pm  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Nth Video from a Washed Up J-Vahblogger
See that. 200 hundred videos from the guy that runs The Hopeless Romantic. 200 testaments to how shoddy a vlog can be.I wanted to wait until....
6 Jul 10:06 pm  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Karaoke: Ayaka Hirahara Will Rock Your Worlds
Though she seems to have done it way back in 2003, Ayaka Hirahara's Jupiter is pretty popular right now. I don't know why, so edifiy me in t....
5 Jul 12:08 am  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Jamiroquai and Tom Sawyer, Two Big Names in Cup Noodle History
Um so Jamiroquai has what to do with noodles and polystyrene? Who cares? Throw a few Japanese lyrics in at the end of the CM! Bah. Youtube i....
30 Jun 9:59 pm  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Unico=Nightmare Fuel
In my the dim recesses of my memory as an 80s child, I can recall the awesome horror that was Unico and the Island of Magic. I especially re....
30 Jun 8:09 pm  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Karaoke: What Not to Sing in Front of Other Foreigners
Don't worry Susan Boyle, Kimutaku will protect you from the abstract jokes!So during my first (and so far only!) trip back to America, I con....
27 Jun 12:51 pm  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Slang: The Deer that Turned Away
Okay that title is horrible, because it's fish that get away, but let's ignore that and carry on.See the deer in this image? This is from a ....
24 Jun 10:17 pm  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Karaoke Mission: Localized Dancing Queen
Think you are hot stuff in the karaoke box? Try singing custom lyrics to a favorite tune then. This youtuber is constantly localizing lyrics....
13 Jun 12:24 am  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Karaoke: All the Granny-Panties You Could Ever Want
Before Jero made all the old ladies' cheeks wet, Kiyoshi Hikawa was doing the job with panache, but let's face it: Enka is a dying art form.....
8 Jun 2:22 am  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kumagaya Posters
Thought I would dust off a few pics from my old town that I found bizarre or amusing. One or two of these are not region-specific though.Wha....
4 Jun 12:52 am  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Lots-o-Huggin Bear Commercial
Toy Story 3 is coming out soon I hear (I'm not clear on these things, they just pop up in my iMac's previews). Somebody made one of the char....
1 Jun 9:45 pm  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Manly Rice Crackers and Other J Products That Have Caught My Eye
Sweet Sally in the alley! The longer you go without posting, the harder it gets to return. The Job has taken over my life, but at least it's....
30 May 12:37 pm  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Let’s Yoji: What I Know About Coins Makes Me Rich
The post before this one was: <$BlogPreviousItemTitle$> >>During a wiki-surfing session, I ran across a pic of this hand purify....
13 May 9:39 am  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sad Bunny is Waiting for You at the Conbini
Today as I rushed into Lawson's convenience store for an early meal, my eyes caught sight of this sad bunny. His caption reads:寂しくて ....
12 May 9:20 pm  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Karaoke: Aya Does the Good Day for a Trip Song
Aya Ueto is the super cute daughter in the Softbank family. I didn't even know she was a singer too (of course she is, Clay, every talento m....
5 May 7:53 pm  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan is Gay for God
I can think of no better way to come back to regular blogging than this.Got this in my mailbox the other day. Brilliant yaoi marketing plan ....
3 May 2:53 pm  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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