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30 June 2006 ~ 2 Comments

Moved…

We’ve moved. I’ve been offline for a while due to a mix-up in how Rie and I have different definitions of “as soon as possible” when it comes to applying for a new Internet connection. The experience was painful but not nearly as painfully as my trips to the dentist located in 痛市. Since my [...]

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26 May 2006 ~ 0 Comments

UV light tattoos

Pretty cool uv-light tattoos. There’s a bit of a stigma/prejuidice in Japan for people with tattoos, maybe this could be an answer, especially with night-club goers?

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31 March 2006 ~ 1 Comment

Jazz Concert Photos

View All Photos Some photos taken at the Jazz Concert I mentioned in a post a few weeks ago. It was simply fantastic and totally packed. Both the crowd and the performers had a lot of fun. It took a while for me to find some good shooting positions and I still need more practice. [...]

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10 March 2006 ~ 0 Comments

Free Jazz Concert in Osaka

There’s going to be a great free jazz concert in Osaka on the 26th March (Sunday). How do I know this? One of my classmates, Tony Spruill, told me. Tony plays alt sax with the Harvey Thompson Society Jazz Orchestra, who will be playing. This is the Jazz Festival’s 10th year and Tony assures me [...]

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22 January 2006 ~ 1 Comment

Japanese “NetFlix” Launches

It took a while but it seems that Japan has finally got its own version of NetFlix. Though, since Tsutaya is the Japanese version of Blockbuster, I guess I should call it the Japanese version of Blockbuster Online.

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