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First Time in the Newspaper My student Ayumi works for the Asahi newspaper here in Tottori, and she asked if she could interview me. It was fantastic PR because she focused primarily on Mondaiji (my music/comedy project). The article appeared in the...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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there before, so it was new for me too. We went to Peace Park, the Atomic Bomb dome, and the Peace Memorial Museum on the first day. Then we headed to Miyajima Shrine (on an island) the second day. We stumbled upon a beer vending machine nearby the...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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of all places?? CA Winetasting I visited LA for 9 days in August (during Obon vacation). This time Kayo came with me--her first time to the USA. It was awesome, but busy cuz I was visiting LA as a tourist this time. Kayo and I went to Santa Monica, The...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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hesitation I ordered 10 (the spiciest). The guy asked, "Are you sure? We really don't recommend 10 especially if it's your first time here." Having come to know that Japan doesn't understand the definition of the word "spicy," I was like, "Whatever,...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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promptly sniped the next time I passed through LAX. The latest one I received via my dad, and it was phrased like the very first in the series--”You've been called to jury duty on this date...” I took a deep breath, and looking at my shiny new...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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This is the first of a hopefully continuing series of "USA vs. Japan" articles featuring my snap impressions of Japanese things and how they compare to the USA equivalent. My first chosen topic is a brief and easy one--Subway Sandwich. Although it...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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to the time I was at McDonald's in Italy. Are there even lines?! Oh wait...there are lines. I just couldn't find them at first because they're not moving and they snake back to the tarmac. And this was the US citizen line. I couldn't even imagine what...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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train on multiple occasions You've been scolded by train station staff for rushing into the train on multiple occasions. The first thing thatpops into your head on a cold day is 「寒いですね！」 You freak out when you see people wearing shoes in the house. You...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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what didn't. Perhaps it will aid in your research, and I appreciate any feedback you have. Boss / Roland RC-50 This was my first "real" looper, and it served me very well. However, all technology matures, so the RC-50 has been superseded by the beastly...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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before you plop down your hard-earned loose change. Don't go crazy like I do and buy 10 of some new, untested item. Buy one first, and try it out. If it works out for you, then proceed conservatively. Don't Buy Stuff, Dig Through the Garbage Instead...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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a great job of blocking the spam, I'm annoyed that server resources are spent on accepting this superfluous traffic. Again, first define the zone in nginx.conf. The example below allows 2 POST requests per minute--quite strict. Maybe 1 per minute is...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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down the shadowy road through the valley of iphone unlock darkness (Don't do it!), then perhaps it would be prudent to first run some background checks on the unlock vendor you're considering doing business with. I wrote a more general article on how to...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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of food? * おいしい！ (NOTE: Do not point at her breasts while saying this.) Fascinating conversation follows. Guaranteed. Ladies First Oh, hell yeah to this one. Let that cute girl on the elevator first. Open the door for her, followed by a flirtatious...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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oneself to learn the language in order to survive. Some individuals focus on written vocabulary and basic communication first, then build from there. Conversely, some learners focus on spoken communication first and then tackle written forms later on....
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Studying Japanese
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are some things that you may want to factor into your decision: The Elusive Driver’s License In case you didn't know, the first thing anybody needs to drive anywhere in the world is a driver’s license. Although some tourists and short-stay visitors can...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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in Asia off and on now for approximately four years, and I have got this down when it comes to city traveling. Now, I am the first one to admit I’m not the best at traveling when it comes to certain aspects. I am incredibly directionally...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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Part 2 of a special episode of firsts--my first guest and my first video podcast. I discuss experiences working in Japan's talent industry with the beautiful and talented fellow American Cait Meyer. More info about Japan's show biz industry here:...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Podcast
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is seeing Tokyo school girls donning super-skimpy miniskirts during the frigid coldness that is January in Japan! Many first timers surely ask themselves how Japanese girls can do that, as tourists and ordinary foreigners shiver in their layers upon...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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was responsive and unusually neighborly. - Gmail does a pretty decent job at blocking spam. BAD - I felt overwhelmed when first opening the admin console and seeing that I had been opted-into 68 services. I couldn't find an easy way to turn off all that...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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Laid Offhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10063-laid-off
Summer 2009--I was laid off. We were told as a group on a Tuesday that management had decided to outsource IT services and that our last working day would be Friday. 3 of the SA team would go, and only 1 would stay. I had seen this coming, so I wasn't...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General