Category Archives: Japan

Monster Burger!

Posted on November 29, 2007 by baudattitude

OK, OK, photos of weird Japanese fast food aren’t that exciting.  I’ll try not to do this too often. But it snowed yesterday.  It’s bloody cold.  I cannot be faulted for looking through vacation photos from August in an effort … Continue reading →

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McPork

Posted on November 29, 2007 by baudattitude

If you’re at all wondering what it tasted like, just imagine a sausage patty with a bit of lettuce and teriyaki sauce on a McDonald’s hamburger bun. The double cheeseburger was, well, pretty much like any McDonald’s double cheeseburger at … Continue reading →

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They should fill more things with custard.

Posted on November 27, 2007 by baudattitude

OK, I know that line is taken pretty much straight from a Penny Arcade strip, but I think it’s good words to live by. Today I would like to tell you about things that are filled with custard. But, first, … Continue reading →

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Polka Party!

Posted on September 28, 2007 by baudattitude

A friend in Japan sent me a link to this, what he claims is the latest trend in Japanese doujin culture: Using the “Hatsune Miku” voice in a speech synthesis package called “Vocaloid”, fans are producing cover versions of popular … Continue reading →

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I got fan mail.

Posted on September 23, 2007 by baudattitude

So, I’ve done a Japan trip two summers in a row now, and the first time I got a request passed to me from one of my wife’s co-workers. She wanted some Japanese Pokemon cards for her 5 year old … Continue reading →

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Time for a little less FPS in my diet, also: pork.

Posted on September 16, 2007 by baudattitude

I took a look back and realized that 5 of the last 6 games I’ve played have been first-person shooters, so it’s time for a change of genre. I’m giving Trace Memory a shot. It’s a point-and-click style adventure game … Continue reading →

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A three…hour…tour…

Posted on August 23, 2007 by baudattitude

OK, no. It’s actually about 45 minutes, not three hours, by river boat from Asakusa from Odaiba, but what really counts isn’t how long it takes but how you’re getting there. This lovely thing is the Himiko, designed by Leiji … Continue reading →

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Surviving Comiket Market / Comiket

Posted on August 22, 2007 by baudattitude

If you are as crazy as I am, and for some reason you are a westerner who would like to go to Comic Market in Summer, I thought I would lay out a quick survival kit that you might consider … Continue reading →

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A brief bit on taking a Cell Phone to Japan

Posted on August 22, 2007 by baudattitude

As I mentioned a few months ago, I bought a Nokia 6630 because, among other things, it was a dual-mode phone that would work on Japanese cellular phone systems. At the time I was fairly dubious about this, but I … Continue reading →

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Movies, not for Americans:

Posted on May 22, 2007 by baudattitude

I really enjoyed the live-action “Great Teacher Onizuka”, so when I found out that Takashi Sorimachi, Onizuka-sensei’s actor had been in a big budget movie in 2005, I had to track it down. That movie – “Otokotachi no Yamato”, which … Continue reading →

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