I like movies. I used to watch them alot more often when I was younger…but I still like to watch a movie that looks like it’ll be good. ....
30 Jan 6:48 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 

A 21-year old English woman named Lisa Courtney has recently been entered into the Guiness Book Of World Records for the “World’s Large....
25 Jan 1:23 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 

A new remake of the movie “The Wolf Man” is set to be released in America soon (the Japan release date hasn’t been announced yet). I n....
19 Jan 11:02 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 

When I came to Japan in 1990 there was only one “Hard Rock Cafe” in this country at that time. It was the “Hard Rock Cafe, Tokyo” in....
12 Jan 6:02 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Today is my second daughter’s fifteenth birthday. They grow up so fast! Also today is 「鏡開き」 (Kagami-biraki). They day to eat 「....
11 Jan 1:30 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 

We can still recall a happy time a couple of years ago when Yukie Nakama was on almost every single ad. 2009 was a bit more eclectic, though....
7 Jan 2:26 am  from  Japan Trends   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Following a brief period of reefer madness in 2008, celebrity drug busts in 2009 threw a searchlight on the availability of harder stuff in ....
28 Dec 1:54 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 

Today is X-mas.  So, “Merry Christmas“. In Japan, people often eat Kentucky Fried Chicken for their X-mas dinner. (Click here to see m....
25 Dec 3:41 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 

I just heard on TV today that the Japanese baseball player Hideki Matsui, who was recently chosen as the New York Yankees MVP (Most Valuable....
15 Dec 10:43 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 

I mentioned a couple of times on this blog that the world’s only official John Lennon Museum is in Saitama, Japan. (See this post and this....
13 Dec 1:27 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 

I just added another great interview to my site. This is an interview that I did with the famous rock ‘n roll photographer Bob Gruen. Clic....
10 Dec 11:49 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 

I already wrote about this last year, so I’ll try not to repeat myself (please click here to see my post from last year…with pictures). ....
8 Dec 12:39 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Today is the eighth birthday of 敬宮愛子内親王 (Princess Aiko) of the Japanese Royal Family. Princess Aiko at her school's 運動....
1 Dec 11:26 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Yesterday was the long-awaited boxing matching between challenger 23 year old 亀田興毅 (Kouki Kameda) and defending champion 35 year old....
30 Nov 1:07 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 

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] 

By no ways a complete list, but here is a timeline of some highlights of world history. Japan-related dates are written in red. 1281: Mongo....
21 Nov 11:33 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 

When my kids were young, they used to love a popular Japanese cartoon called 「それいけ！アンパンマン」 (“Go! Anpanman“). T....
18 Nov 2:05 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Apparently when Tony Hawk was 14, he traveled to Japan and was featured on a show called "Amazing Kids". My favorite part was when the Japa....
11 Dec 6:01 pm  from  Alex's Japan Blog   [Profile]  [Recent]