Hi everyone, sorry for not posting much these last few days. During the weekend, while visiting family, a drill bit went into by tire and with the holiday on Monday and this past weekend, I’ve been a bit busy of getting my vehicle towed and Read More …
When “Produce48” was first announced, I wasn’t sure how the show would be and to be truthful, I was skeptical when I heard that 48 of Japan’s AKB48G (members of AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, NGT48 including trainees – kenkyuusei) were going to South Korea to Read More …
Hi everyone! Sorry for the short blog post, but I’ve been busy these past few days, but definitely want to share that I received my copy of Amuro Namie’s “namie amuro Final Tour 2018 – Finally ~”. There are five Blu-ray + DVD releases for Read More …
Hi everyone, Another short blog post as I have been busy this week. But how are you with your hair? For me, I like to style things differently each year but I get in this conundrum of going short or going long. For 2017, I Read More …
I have heard about “Clash of Clans” many times but not being a mobile gamer, I tend to pass over things that people tend to recommend or what is the latest cool mobile game that friends are talking about on social media. But lately, I Read More …
With the financial success of the romantic comedy film “Crazy Rich Asians” (earning $53 million worldwide in its first week) directed by Jon M. Chu and a screenplay written by Peter Chiarelli and Adelle Kim, based on the 2013 novel by Kevin Kwan, I felt Read More …
The Criterion Collection released their largest collection set ever, titled “100 Years of Olympic Films – 1912-2012”. Featuring 53 newly restored films from 41 editions of the Olympic Games, presented together for the first time, including the landmark 4K restorations of “Olympia”, “Tokyo Olympiad” and Read More …
I’m often asked the question, of why I travel and have posted about it before. But I need to make it very clear that I’m not one who can travel around the world or far distances any time I want. For one, like many people, Read More …
On September 16, 2018, Namie Amuro will be retiring from the music industry. This is a shock to those who follow Japanese pop music because Namie is one of Japan’s most successful female pop stars who has literally released chart topping music releases (may they Read More …
Click here to purchase this film on Amazon When it comes to alternative comics success, Daniel Clowes has seen his stories such as “Ghost World” (2001) adapted into a film, and “Art School Confidential” (2006). These stories were among the many stories that were featured Read More …
It’s Sunday and that means it’s time for “Classic Hollywood Photos”. When I was 19-years-old, I purchased and acquired hundreds of classic Hollywood photos from a retailer who wanted to pass his photo collection before he passed. For several decades, friends and classic cinema Read More …
I have been to many galleries, exhibits and museums in Japan and have had the opportunity to meet a variety of Japanese artists. There are those who have their own significant unique style when they showcase their creative style on canvas. But there is one Read More …
The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 7 (the art of RenaRena, Ai Shinohara, Hidenori Yamaguchi, Wataru Ito and Tomoyoshi Sakamoto) The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 6 (the art Read More …
The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 6 (the art of Yoshitomo Nara) The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 5 (the art of Junko Koike, Yasumasa Morimura, Morimura & the Read More …
In Japan, Yoshitomo Nara is one of Japan’s most well-known artists. He is also known for his unique style of featuring a girl with a unique face and piercing eyes. Immediately when you see this artwork, one automatically knows its the work of Yoshitomo Nara. Read More …
As I continue with part 5 of “The Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit” at Roppongi Hills in Minato, this time we continue with the central section of the art exhibit. This time we come upon Junko Koike’s “Space-time Paper Dress” which was created in 2017. Read More …
If I look back at my older interviews and had to tell you who was the coolest person I ever interviewed, it would have to be John Cho. This is before John would have starring roles in the “Harold & Kumar” and “Star Trek” films. Read More …
As I continue with part 4 of “The Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit” at Roppongi Hills in Minato, this time we continue on to the central section of the art exhibit. You will come upon a few artwork on the wall. The artwork like done Read More …
It’s time to continue with part 3 of “The Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit” at Roppongi Hills in Minato. After entering the exhibit and seeing the numerous and awesome works of Takashi Murakami, we then switch to another talented artist…Miran Fukuda. Miran was the youngest-ever Read More …
When you reach to the starting point of the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills, you are first greeted with a message: The starting point for this exhibition was a request we made to a number of artists: to create their own Doraemon. Read More …
I had the opportunity to visit “The Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit” at Roppongi Hills which was held on November 1, 2017 through January 8, 2018 at the Mori Arts Center Gallery (52F) at Mori Tower. For those who are not familiar with “Doraemon”, back Read More …
Since 1997, the Crank Brothers have gone a long way since their Laguna Beach garage days creating bike pedals, wheels, dropper posts, pumps and tools and accessories. Now, they engineer mountain bike components tested and approve by world-class athletes. And of the coolest tools offered Read More …
In Japan, there is a word to describe people who purchase or pick up books without ever reading them. That word is “tsundoku” (積ん読) and believe it or not, the word goes back as far as 1879 as it described a teacher who had a Read More …