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I'm a major slacker when it comes to studying Japanese, so my New Year's resolution was to seriously up my game when it came to my language studies. I waded through a lengthy internal debate--should I go with an online language learning service or...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Studying Japanese
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We're The Red Coatshttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10086-were-the-red-coats
remember from high school history class that a key advantage we Americans had over the British during the American Revolution was that the British simply didn't know who to shoot. The American rebels all looked like farmers, and farmers looked like...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Japan is a culture of indirect communication. When I first started learning Japanese, my teachers never failed to stress this. The language has countless examples of indirect communication via subtle queues that you just have to discern and somehow...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Studying Japanese
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Why Linux is Coolhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10147-why-linux-is-cool
Linux proudly sits in a very special place in the heart of the IT world. Watching Linux pros clack away at the command line inspires a sense of awe and adoration in the heart of many a techie and non-techie alike. Even mere utterance of the word "Linux"...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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oceans of smartphone zombie pedestrians, seas of taxis, and rivers of bulky buses, Tokyo is a fairly convenient city to cycle in because it's both compact and brimming with transportation options. Hacking through some pithy calculations, I determined...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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If IT geek-dom were a crime, I'd be on death row by now. Fortunately, it is not; so I continue my dorky IT pursuits--the latest of which is finding a VPS cloud server provider that offers a Japan datacenter location. Let's see what we come up with......
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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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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TOWN -- TOTTORI I dig this town. Way different from LA. People are really nice, but they still stare at me (I guess I kinda stand out). I stare at other foreigners too thinkin', "What the hell are YOU doing here?! This is MY town!" The bar scene is...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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November 2003 - My Name is Debuhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10020-my-name-is-debu
I was talking to my coworkers one day. I don't know how this came up, but I was telling everyone how most of my friends back home call me "Dave" instead of "David." I explained that Dave is short for David. They understood cuz they do the same thing...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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I started working in the 800-person IT department of a large Japanese financial firm. Being the only white boy and only native English speaker in my 30-person section, I stand out quite a bit. I've only been here a month; however, the piquant...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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During the course of my life abroad in Japan, I've increasingly found myself in this situation: - I find something online that I just must have--usually something very American (and a bit silly) like ridiculously potent gel that makes my teeth...
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- Author: Japanatron
- 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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Also known as a "home theater PC" (HTPC), a media center PC is connected to a TV and is built and configured for streaming / downloading media available on the Internet or local network. I personally label it a mere hobby, but I admit that building the...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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Several years ago I enrolled in Sumida Hospital's clinical trials program, participating in one of their paid clinical trials. Despite the commitment, I found it a rewarding experience both in monetary value and blog-worthiness. I described the...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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What follows is an outline I compiled while researching how to tighten security on a Nginx web server. NOTE 1: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS was used for this. NOTE 2: This is a continuation of this article: Joomla Running on Nginx and Ubuntu Server - Setting Up...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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Take Off Your Shoeshttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10092-take-off-your-shoes
any American living in America, I wore my shoes in the house. Shoes on the sofa, shoes on the bed, shoes in the shower, shoes in the backyard, then back in the house. I didn't think twice about it. Living in Japan opened my eyes. Take your fuckin' shoes...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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問題児の歌 - 千葉駅 - ライブ演奏 Live performance of "Chiba Eki" by Mondaiji
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Music
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My list of talent agencies for foreigners in Tokyo, along with my personal experiences and notes. Please feel free to use the comment section below to report your experiences. Alpha Management Like many of the agencies on this list, Alpha is one of...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Directory
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Religious Freakhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/1004-religious-freak
brother Steve Pavlina is a professional blogger. He runs a rather popular self-improvement website. Since our family name is quite unique, I sometimes get traffic via his site; or people looking for his site simply stumble upon mine. In rare cases, I'll...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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What follows is an outline I compiled while building an Ubuntu server for running the Joomla CMS on the Nginx web server. NOTE: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS was used for this. Ubuntu Server * choose SSH server during the install * setup static IP address Install...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT