TX·1534
Gamesゲーム
Wii U
Wii U is the sound you make when you try to whistle but you don't know how. It is also Nintendo's new console announced today during E3 that…
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2011
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TX·1533
Gamesゲーム
Valkyria Chronicles 3
I've been spending the past two weeks burning my way through a long list of backlogged games I want to clear before school starts and I lose my…
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TX·1532
Tech技術
Why Android will dominate Japan
Sharp is releasing an Aquos Android clamshell phone with a 16-megapixel camera running Gingerbread. This is the latest step in Android's quiet and gradual takeover of the Japanese…
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TX·1530
Music音楽
AKB48 Singapore
A short press conference was held today for the opening of AKB48's official merchandise store in Singapore and their first permanent theatre outside of Japan. There was also…
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TX·1528
Tech技術
Neurowear Necomimi
A small Japanese start-up called Neurowear is marketing what it calls "Necomimi" — head-worn fashion gadgets that move in response to brainwaves. The company calls it "Augmented Human…
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TX·1527
Japanese日本語
Erin’s Challenge! I can speak Japanese
I am months late to the game, but I found this interesting Japanese-learning website set up by the Japan Foundation called Erin's Challenge! I can speak Japanese. It…
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TX·1526
Blogブログ
What I think the future will be
I was bored yesterday and wrote a little summary of my thoughts for the future. This was partially inspired by the upcoming Singapore General Election taking place tomorrow…
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TX·1524
Blogブログ
Japan’s Southernmost Train Station
So not too long ago, I was in Kagoshima, the southernmost prefecture on Japan's four main islands. It is a rather backwater place despite the abnormally large role…
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TX·1522
Animeアニメ
Infinite Stratos
Clichés make a show boring. The more clichéd a story is, the less interesting and enjoyable it becomes. But my theory is that this relationship only holds true…
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TX·1521
Blogブログ
Trip Report: Nagasaki
So I am finally back in Singapore. Experiencing post-trip lethargy as usual. I figure I should get started on blogging now before it becomes impossible for me to…
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TX·1520
Blogブログ
Gunkanjima
Gunkanjima, officially "Hashima", is a tiny island just outside Nagasaki Bay. Consisting mostly of man-made concrete-covered landfills, the island was a coal-mining operation run by Mitsubishi Heavy Industry…
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TX·1518
Music音楽
Maaya Sakamoto 2011 Live Tour (Osaka)
I expected last year to be my first and last chance to watch Maaya Sakamoto perform live, but I was wrong and my sentiments at the time were…
