Everyone thinks Japan is such a safe country. And for the most part it, it is. The closest you ever get to guns are the ones they sell in the model shop I pass every now and then. They’re pretty good replicas, but they’re not going to allow for any killing sprees. [...]
Tags: crime, Japan, safety, tokyo
Posted June 7, 2009 by Cory under Japan
I’m in the mood for a quick post before I go to bed. Another in the “Japanese Game Center” line of posts. Before I brought you the children’s oriented Pokemon Battorio, this time it’s a rhythm game by Jubeat. Jubeat has the lineage of a fine rhythm game. Before there were the likes of Guitar [...]
Tags: dance dance revolution, ddr, Japan, jubeat, konami, rhythm game, tokyo
Posted May 14, 2009 by Cory under Gaming, Japan, Technology
So I’ll admit to it. There’s a Pikachu in my closet. I keep it there all the time and it doens’t do much. My friend Lydia has Relax-bear stuffed away in hers somewhere. We’ve been looking for a chance to try out these costumes for some time now. Full length character outfits with hoods. They’re pretty [...]
Tags: free hugs, harajuku, Japan, pikachu, tokyo
Posted May 11, 2009 by Cory under Japan
Tokyo is completely overwhelming at times, and on the flip side there are times when things just seem to fit. Today was one of those days. Nothing particularly special. Class in the morning. I ran into both of the people who I intended on seeing in the elevator out of the building. That was useful. [...]
Tags: Japan, rainbow, tokyo
Posted May 8, 2009 by Cory under Japan
Wow, just wow.
I’m trying to keep myself up to date on the world and there’s a lot to follow. Between the election and America’s ecomony all over the place like a flailing tasered person, I just don’t know what to think. One day the Dow is sitting near 8000 and the next it makes the [...]
Tags: international events, photos, shinjuku, tokyo
Posted October 29, 2008 by Cory under Japan, Photography
