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Author Archives: defenderland
Analyzing BBC’s “Japan was the future but it’s stuck in the past”
The BBC’s Tokyo correspondent of the last ten years, Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, attempts a final good-bye piece to Japan on the eve of his return to the UK. In his time here he has married a Japanese woman, had children, and … Continue reading
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An Update, Some Housecleaning
I hate “update” posts, don’t you? But it’s been a while without a new post, so I just wanted to reassure my handful of loyal readers that I am still very much alive and, believe it or not, very much … Continue reading
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Japanese “COPS”
You ever watch that show “COPS”? I know I watched it quite a bit as a kid; made me even think about becoming a police officer for a while. There are similar shows on TV here in Japan with some … Continue reading
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Second Class Citizens?
Oh wait nevermind, you can’t be second-class citizens because you’re literally not citizens at all. The above is a popular tweet full of comments about how discriminatory, xenophobic, and racist Japan is; but is it?
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PC Engine Mini (TurboGrafx-16 Mini) is Out and Delivered on Time
Everything I read said it was supposed to be delayed, but I just signed for mine! Here it is:
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Coronavirus Panic, Failure of British Reporting, Tabloids, and How to Read the News
The other day my partner was showing me something that the internet has taken to calling “book nooks,” and I noted how a lot of them seemed to share many similar elements of a Showa-y looking street scene. They reminded … Continue reading
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Sega Megadrive Mini Review (Japanese Genesis Mini) Part 1 of 2 – System Overview, Region Exclusives
Picked up my pre-order on September 19th from good ol’ Don Quijote and the first impression is that it’s very cute. About half the size, seems sturdy and well made right down to the little doors, and doesn’t rattle. The … Continue reading
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The Sega Genesis/Megadrive Mini is Already a Sold-Out Success
Last week Sega announced another ten games for the system, bringing the total up to thirty, and this past weekend I went out to pre-order the thing, only to find it sold out almost everywhere! It doesn’t come out until … Continue reading
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“one night, hot spring” is a Dumb Game
I wasn’t at all surprised to find out that the developer of “one night, hot spring”, npckc, is a foreigner living in Japan, despite apparently trying to pass themselves off as Japanese (though, to be fair, I don’t think they’ve … Continue reading
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Nihone 
Wrong About Japanese Tea
Is it just my impression, or is accurate information getting harder to find? There are more people online than ever, learning Japanese has never been easier, and yet whatever addition of good information seems to be dwarfed more than ever … Continue reading →