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Recently a friend of a friend contacted me with questions regarding my experiences in the Japanese entertainment industry. Below is my reply. How hard has it been for you to break in? The biggest advantage with my comedy has been simply being a...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Show Biz
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City Library There's a new city library that's really close to my house, so I've been going there lately to study Japanese. It's nice and well-equipped, but there always seems to be a mother in there with a noisy, bratty kid that won't shut up. Why...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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Why Japanese TV Suckshttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/show-biz/10053-why-japanese-tv-sucks
If you're in America right now, I'm really jealous of your horn of plenty that is American TV. I took my home country's TV for granted, and now I realize how good I really had it. The USA makes the best freakin' TV shows in the world, and to quote the...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Show Biz
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Google is Skynethttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10064-google-is-skynet
goal is control of the world's information through the proliferation of "cloud computing." On the surface Google's core business looks like a simple search engine; however, their true mechanics lie within their massive Skynet-like datacenters. They...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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I Was A Freakhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10066-i-was-a-freak
am a freak to this day, but 1995-1996 was on a totally different level of freakishness. The Pekkle Pager Case Like I said I just had to be different. I still had a pager while most were already converting to cell phones. My pager was encased in a bright...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Test Versus Handshttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/poems/10070-test-versus-hands
there I feel so incomplete. The presence of your beating heart drives me with a rhythm strong. But without the rhythm it's just not really quite right now is it? For withered hands stumble through the tempered tests of time. Barely making it out the...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Poems
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that entertainment work was a readily-available work avenue for foreigners living in Japan. Fearing I was facing an arduous and time-consuming job hunt, I hoped entertainment work could counterbalance my income blow, holding me over until I found...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Show Biz
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Tokyo Makes Me Hate Peoplehttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10081-tokyo-makes-me-hate-people
Just as living with LA traffic day after day made me hate cars, living with central Tokyo's population density makes me hate people. Tokyo is so crowded with people that even an uncomplicated excursion is exhausting. Train stations, shopping malls,...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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By using or signing-up to Japanatron Dot Com you agree to the following terms of use: General Conduct I will not use any foul or otherwise inappropriate language in my profile, comments, or messages to other members. Profiles and usage in violation of...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Legal
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Getting work in the Japanese entertainment industry is not especially challenging, but don't expect fame and fortune to follow. This ain't Hollywood, dude. Here are a few tips to help you get started in Japanese show biz. Go to Ginza on a Weekend TV...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Show Biz
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any 9.0 earthquake and he'll tell you that Japan knows what they're doing when it comes to constructing durable buildings. I used to wonder why their 50-story apartment buildings all look like drab concrete boxes in want of stylish European flair. Now I...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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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 highly-anticipated new product....
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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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.
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Podcast
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play the network version of Unreal Tournament). 5. We love to look like idiots. 6. Can't print? Call someone else. We're busy playing video games (see #4). 7. IT: join us and you'll know why we're always drunk. 8. Reboot and call me after I finish this...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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Netflix viewing. I thought it would be relatively easy to connect a PS3 to my PC monitor. The video part was easy of course--just plug in the HDMI cable (duh). However, the audio part was an unexpected challenge. Since I'm such a nice dude, I share my...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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Softbank. I wanted out. I had to free myself from their oppressive chains of subjugation. Oh, and I also detest their obnoxious commercials. But at the same time I was married to the iPhone. Au was my other option, but I would be trading one oppressor...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Perhaps you manage or work in a branch office of a foreign firm with lots of English-speaking employees. Perhaps you just want some IT advice or training. Perhaps you have a few questions regarding Japan's technology atmosphere. Perhaps your computer...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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install BB firmware are out of date and no longer work. To make matters worse, the Blackberry Desktop software keeps refusing to use the BB firmware I downloaded and installed. I think I finally figured it out... * Install the firmware file downloaded...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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How to Date Japanese Guyshttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10336-how-to-date-japanese-guys
Anime, J-music, J-fashion, the kawaii cult, and the Land of the Rising Sun--more and more women around the world have an ever-growing interest in Japan. The fascination towards Japanese men comes naturally--either from that cute bishōnen in the latest...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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Wait...is that his hand down- what?!? Oh, shit. This is real life. Being half asleep coming back from an exhausting job in Shibuya and on my way to a photoshoot, I wasn’t sure if this was me being half-delusional on behalf of lack of sleep or...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General