Can you write Haiku?
Do you know what 俳句 (Haiku) is? It’s a type of Japanese poem. Haiku has a very unique Japanese form that is quite different from what ....
29 Sep 4:11 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan in the Guinness Book of World Records
Have you ever looked through the Guinness Book of World Records? Some of the records in there are amazing. Like the “World’s Fastest Pro....
19 Sep 9:39 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Will Miss #221 – Western celebrities ads
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22 Aug 4:15 pm  from  1000 things about Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Songs for Megumi
Do you know the story of 横田めぐみ (Megumi Yokota)? She has become a symbol of un-returned Japanese abductees in North Korea. North Ko....
19 Aug 3:14 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Steve Spangler X でんじろう先生
In Japan there is a famous science teacher who is often on TV demonstrating amazing science experiments that are more like magic tricks. He ....
25 Jul 6:58 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
アメリカ独立記念日
Today is ７月４日 (July 4). 「アメリカ独立記念日」 (American Independence Day). I don’t usually do anything special on this....
4 Jul 4:03 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
マタコがビンのフタを開けた
Last December. I wrote a post about Japan’s “Eco” movement that mentioned a X-mas tree powered by an electric eel at the 江ノ島水....
28 Jun 12:48 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
How to improve the World Cup…use binoculars
The 2010 World Cup has begun. The World Cup is the international soccer championship games. (I wrote this post about a drink Pepsi-Japan rel....
13 Jun 1:17 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Lydia Criss interview
Peter Criss was the original drummer of the hottest band in the world…KISS. His ex-wife, Lydia Criss, has written an excellent memoir abou....
23 May 5:43 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Holy Diver has passed away
When I go online, first I check my email. Today one of my emails was from my friend Masa. He told me that the legendary heavy metal vocalist....
18 May 12:48 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The oldest person in the world has died
Kama Chinen, of Okinawa, Japan, was born on 1895 May 10 and she became the oldest person in the world on 2009 September 11 at the age of 114....
5 May 12:20 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Scream
From today until May 5th is Golden Week in Japan. On the days that my kids don’t have basketball practice or guitar lessons etc, we’re g....
1 May 1:20 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Who is my boss?
On the train today, I noticed a new ad for DoCoMo, one of the main cell-phone service providers in Japan (and probably the biggest). This po....
28 Apr 12:49 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Jason McMaster interview
Jason McMaster was kind enough to do an interview with me today. Do you like heavy metal, southern hard rock, Dangerous Toys, KISS, Judas Pr....
21 Apr 5:21 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Black & White Wall Collage Part 3
Finally! After about three hours of hard work, the collage has been completed. Three hours may sound like a lot for 94 phot....
21 Apr 1:40 am  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
泣きピタ！
There is a website by the Japanese company “Benesse” called 「たまひよweb」 (“Tamahiyo web“) based on their 「たまごクラ....
16 Apr 4:24 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Foreign celebrities messages to Japan
Lady Gaga, the American singer arrived in Tokyo yesterday to promote a new album or perform a concert. I’m not a fan of Lady Gaga. I’m n....
14 Apr 1:09 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
X Japan in America
When I came to Japan, I heard a Japanese heavy metal band called “X” play. I thought they sounded good and looked quite different from A....
10 Apr 12:06 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Godzilla in Tokyo and Godzilla in Hollywood
The Japanese baseball player Hideki Matsui used to play for the New York Yankees major league team until he began playing for the Los Angele....
2 Apr 10:14 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Won’t Miss #146 – big biters
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28 Mar 4:15 pm  from  1000 things about Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
“Summer Sonic Boom” and Marty Friedman in FANTA band
The American rock band KISS released a new album last autumn titled “Sonic Boom“. And every summer for the past ten years or so, there ....
15 Mar 12:33 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Van Gogh
Probably every Japanese person knows who 山下清 (Kiyoshi Yamashita) is. Have you ever heard of him? He’s a famous Japanese artist. Ofte....
14 Mar 3:59 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Happy birthday 水木しげるさん！
Today is the 88th birthday of 水木しげる (Shigeru Mizuki). Mr. Shigeru Mizuki (born 1922 March 8) He is an anime artist that I like. Hi....
8 Mar 9:40 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Connecting six degrees of separation
It's a small world on Hitotsunagi, a new site that mines online data and displays the relationships between famous names. ....
26 Feb 9:37 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Bruce Kulick interview…deuce
On 2008 September 1, I did an interview with former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick. Well, he has released an excellent new album and agreed to ....
21 Feb 12:16 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
アキラ
Yesterday was a holiday here in Japan. Called 「建国記念日」 (“National Foundation Day“). (Click here to see my short FAQ about i....
12 Feb 3:10 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
(500) days of Summer (gohyaku nichi no Summer)
Now (500) days of Summer is screening. Yoko and I went to see that at Hibiya chanter. Last year, one buzz word “Soshoku-danshi (erbivorou....
5 Feb 10:34 am  from  8tokyo.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Headlines
Just a few stories that were in the news that got my attention: ★ In 1985, many of the biggest pop stars in America, including Michael Jac....
5 Feb 3:01 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Big America game
I mentioned in an earlier post (click here to read it) that McDonalds in Japan is currently offering fours burgers (one-at-a-time) collectiv....
31 Jan 2:06 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Car recall isn’t an issue in Japan
In America and China many 「トヨタ」 (Toyota) cars are being recalled because there’s a possibility that an ill-fitting floor mat can....
31 Jan 1:13 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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