Néstor Soriano, known on the Internet as Konamiman, is the first person in the history of humanity that was able to tweet from an MSX, a gr....
14 Aug 6:57 pm  from  Kirainet   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Michael Gakuran is well known for his Gakuranman blog full of fun, yet thought-provoking comments on Japan, haikyo excursions and amazin....
14 Jun 12:22 am  from  Nihongoup   [Profile]  [Recent] 

With Yoshinogawa President Koji KawakamiFounded in 1548, Yoshinogawa sake brewery is the oldend in Niigata Prefecture. That is 462 years of ....
6 Jun 11:49 pm  from  Urbansake   [Profile]  [Recent] 

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] 

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] 

With Kazuo Matsuura and NarutotaiHonke Matsuura Brewery makes the famous Narutotai brand sake. When I recently met the brewery President, D....
21 Apr 3:24 pm  from  Urbansake   [Profile]  [Recent] 

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20 Apr 2:08 am  from  Nihongoup   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Earnest Mercer has seen Japan from the 1950’s to 2006. I have seen Japan change a lot in the twenty years I’ve lived here…so I can onl....
11 Apr 12:02 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Interview by Valerie FujitaImages source: François AmorettiThe Lolita spirit, it is not only for the feminine genre, but it may also appeal....
20 Mar 3:27 pm  from  Alice et Peter Punk\'s little reports and other stories   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Interview by Valerie FujitaImages source: François AmorettiThe Lolita spirit, it is not only for the feminine genre, but it may also appeal....
20 Mar 3:27 pm  from  Alice et Peter Punk\'s little reports and other stories   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Suma-Q is a wonderfully talented fashion designer, DJ, shop-owner, and general scene pillar here in Tokyo. She’s one of those rare people ....
20 Mar 6:09 am  from  Hello Damage   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Meeting Mr. IsawaI had the distinct honor of meeting the president of Miyagi Prefecture’s Katsuyama Sake Brewery, Mr. Jihei Isawa, late l....
14 Mar 10:25 am  from  Urbansake   [Profile]  [Recent] 

INTRO     Back in 2008, I interviewed Mr. SATOH-SAN (not his real name), who worked for a fairly well-known Visual Kei record label in the....
1 Mar 6:07 pm  from  Hello Damage   [Profile]  [Recent] 

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] 

Mr. Yohei ItoLate last year, had the opportunity to meet Mr. Yohei Ito of Akita Seishu Sake Brewery. Akita Seishu is well known for many d....
7 Feb 10:12 am  from  Urbansake   [Profile]  [Recent] 

This post is about Mister Donuts Japan, but first I wanted to mention an email I just received from Michael Doret. He’s the artist who pai....
16 Jan 12:05 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Anyone with even a passing interest in modern Japan will have heard of Tokyo’s Akihabara district, most likely through squealing newspaper....
16 Dec 3:06 pm  from  Digital World Tokyo   [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] 

Mr. Sato President of Hinomaru BreweryI was delighted to get the opportunity to sit down with Mr. Jouji Sato, president of Akita’s Hinomar....
23 Nov 12:05 pm  from  Urbansake   [Profile]  [Recent]