Import Unfriendly- Another Dark Age For Games? Chris Charlton Sunday, 29th July, 2012 Archive, Features, Life in Japan 33 Comments It's impossible to look back at the sixteen bit console era without mixed emotion. Whether one backed Sega or Nintendo in the early nineties console wars, we were treated to some of gaming's most significant...
Akiba 2012: A not so comprehensive gaming guide to Akihabara. Space Indaver Friday, 27th July, 2012 Archive, Life in Japan 46 Comments Gadgets, Anime, otaku, and games, that's what comes into mind to most people when you mention Japan's Electronic town, Akihabara. For gaijin gamers like us, it's all about the games, but like everything else,...
Toilet Reading 24th June 2012 Space Indaver Sunday, 24th June, 2012 Anime/Manga, Archive, Life in Japan, News 28 Comments Good morning, Angels. Here are some words to mull over as you make the heartwrenching decision of whether that milk is quite sour-smelling enough to warrant you getting dressed and pottering off to the...
Serenity Amongst the Turmoil – The Aldgate (A British Pub) Jason Stillwell Saturday, 23rd June, 2012 Archive, Food/Drink, Life in Japan, Review 40 Comments If Godzilla poop ever left behind anything that required attention, it would be the Shibuya district of Tokyo. It's home to the busiest intersection in the world and to the famous four-legged statue of...
Goodbye Gaijin Card – The Facts CJ Wednesday, 13th June, 2012 Archive, Life in Japan 34 Comments By now, most Foreigners living in Japan have already heard about the impending demise of the ubiquitous ARC (Alien Registration Card). It is certain to make life a bit easy for us, but for many the exact...