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A blast from my past--a first-person-perspective horror short telling the story of a psychotic killer known as "Heckler." No people or animals were harmed in the making of this fine film; however, a lot of cardboard was trashed.
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Videos
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The What I'll just go ahead and say it from the get-go: American culture just doesn't have as many privacy or modesty provisions built into it as Japan does. We Americans all want attention and fame and all the bling-bling that goes with it. We post...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Finding a good apartment or any apartment in Japan can be a real pain for foreigners. Most apartments require a guarantor on the lease, basically someone to vouch for you. Unfortunately, that often proves somewhat of a difficulty for us foreigners...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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It's tough to beat a credit card's convenience, so I felt naked and demoted after moving to Japan and encountering a sea of rejection when trying to apply for a local credit card. True...I could use my US credit card, but that weak dollar / strong yen...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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How To Look Awesomehttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10098-how-to-look-awesome
If you want to look awesome like I do, then follow these simple rules. Do something about losing your hair. If you're losing your hair, then do 1 of 3 things: Shave your head. Or at least crop your hair short. Take hair meds like Propecia. Get a hair...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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少子化https://japanatron.com/ja/ja-blog/10121-sp-715042776
少子化は問題ではなくて、いいことだと思います。世界はもう人口過剰ですので、温暖とか汚染など環境問題が多過ぎていると思います。しかし、少子化のため人口は少なくなって、経済も小さくなります。経済は小さくなっても、生活の質を同じようにできると思います。つまり世界の環境のほうが経済より大切です。したがって、少子化のため人口が減っているのはいいことだと思います。
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: ブログ
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Anyone living in or visiting Japan is no stranger to walking around with a bucketful of coins in their pants/purse. The excitement before your first Tokyo subway ride soon quells as you're greeted by a flurry of coins spraying from the ticket machine...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Living abroad I often find myself comparing the best and worst of my home country with that in Japan. How cool it would be to mix-and-match to create the perfect country precisely customized to my desires. Just as I may visit a friend's house and stare...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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My image of Japan before moving here was that of a polite and reserved culture that treasures quiet and subtlety. Boy was I wrong. Japan can be louder than a rock concert held at a jet engine testing facility, and I'm shocked with what people can get...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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They're 2 things that I honestly don't think about much and things that Japan isn't really known for, but for that very reason they deserve befitting acknowledgement. Before moving to Japan I never realized that Japan is really really good at building...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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I admit that I'm an anal person. I'm never late, obsessively tidy, impeccably organized, and borderline OCD. I'm not without vices, however. I drink rum like a pirate and am sadly addicted to nori potato chips. Getting back to the point--maybe the...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Strong Yen Weak Dollarhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10132-strong-yen-weak-dollar
During my recent trip back to the States, I engaged in an engaging conversation with a learned compatriot, the staunchly patriotic father of one of my best friends. I bragged about my enjoyment of the current strong yen / weak dollar situation. I am a...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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USA vs. Japan - Beerhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10133-usa-vs-japan-beer
This comparison will be snappy quick and simple. Japan just doesn't stand a chance against the USA in the beer arena. Japanese Beer is Too Expensive Japan does make some great-tasting beer, but unfortunately tobacco-loving Japanese politicians decided...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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You bow when talking on the phone. You've figured out kanji for your name. You have a personal inkan and a koseki, and you know what those are. You've accidentally said 「お疲れ様です」 to a friend from your native country. You take your shoes off when...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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My list of other English-speaking services available in Tokyo / Japan that I didn't know where else to put. I've used some, but not all of these. Those I haven't used came through my expat friend network. FOOD & DRINK Dominos Pizza Dominos Pizza Japan...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Directory
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Near the very end of September 2011 I purchased an Alesis IO Dock, an audio interface promising to fulfill all my needs for iPad-based live music performance. In fact, 95% of the reason I purchased an iPad2 was due to the release of this...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Episode 1 - Smokinghttps://japanatron.com/?view=article&id=10137:episode-1-smoking&catid=52
Japanese people love their cigarettes. Compared to the USA, Japan is a veritable smokers' paradise. I discuss the reasons why, and what should be done about this public health concern that annoys the crap out of me.
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Podcast
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Survival Japanese - A fun outline of tips and tricks I've learned while living in Japan and interacting with the natives.
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Podcast
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Why I Can't Move Back To America - After over 8 years in Japan, I don't think I can ever move back to the USA. Here's why.
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Podcast
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Japan has a few products and services that are so damn cool I can't live without them. A few may even be successful in the US, while others…no freakin' way.
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Podcast