Tokyo Anime Fair 2010 Character Contest

Each year a few months after the the end of the Tokyo International Anime Fair in late winter the organizers of the biggest An

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

I went to the theater yesterday to watch what is the first of many blockbusters coming out this summer. Xmen Origins: Wolverin

The Rastaman and Swine Flu

Swine flu has taken over from global depression as the most talked about topic lately with dozens dead in Mexico and the virus

Meet Japan’s Cute Ambassadors

Japan is laying claim to the title of the land of the cute in a bit to raise Tokyo’s international profile. The Ministry

I met Sachiyo Morimoto yesterday

Who is that is probably the first thing you are asking after reading the post title above. Sachiyo Morimoto is a Japanese jour

One Love Jamaica Festival 2009 Info

It’s that time of year again when Jamaican culture overtakes Yoyogi Park in Tokyo Japan for one day. I made posts about

Dragon Ball Kai – First Impressions

Dragon Ball Kai is the remastering in Hi Definition of an anime cult classic Dragon Ball Z done for the 20th anniversary of th

Interesting Summer 2009 Movies

There is is no better time of year for movie lovers than during the summer. The aspiring blockbusters are lining up and gettin

Roots Rock Reggae Party in Japan

Japan’s love affair with Jamaican music continues. Shibuya’s Seco Bar and Lounge is set to be transformed into a C

You know you are a Car Freak when…

You know you are too much of a car freak when you see the photo below and your pupils dilate, your mouth water and you get tha

Japansoc Poken Contest Entry

The nice guys over at Japansoc.org are having a wonderful giveaway. It is super easy to enter and you could win the latest gad

Valkyria Chronicles – First Impressions

Valkyria Chronicles was the first pick on my list of most anticipated anime premiering in Spring 2009. I’ve watched the

In Japan People Dance for Chewing Gum

What do you get when you mix two super famous people, dancing, 1 million yen, catchy music, chewing gum, a brilliant marketing

GN-X III A-Laws Gundam 00 Figure

My third 1/144 scale Gundam figure, a GN-X III A-Laws arrived just before the long Easter weekend. I put it together last Frid

Jamaipanese on Youtube

No I am not starting a channel just yet but for months I am been thinking about it. I am not sure what I will make videos of j

Shangri-La – First Impressions

Shangri-la was the wild card pick on my list of interesting anime premiering in spring 2009 that I will be watching. After onl

Japan’s Shinkansen – The Bullet Train

The BBC’s website has been a very important resource for me over the years for not only news related to Japan but throug

Control a Robot with your thoughts

Honda’s research and development arm, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) and Shimadzu Co

Gundam 00 Season Two Review

The second season of Gundam 00 was recently completed. If you read my Gundam 00 season 1 review you would know that I enjoyed

Dragonball Evolution is coming

It has been released for a while in Japan and other countries but for us in the west the torment is slow and never ending. Fir

From my other Blogs – Ninth Edition

This is the ninth edition of a monthly recap of interesting posts from my photography blog and my video game blog. Eyeshrine.c

Interesting Spring 2009 Anime

It’s new anime season once again and for the last few months I have been keeping touch with all new the anime that are s

The Tokyo VR Project Discontinued?

A year and a half ago I blogged about a project that was underway to create an online VR recreation of Tokyo using 360 degree

BBC website offers a touch of Japanese

I recently surfed into an unexpected but interesting and very useful Japanese learning resource on the BBC website called A To