Not that this will matter to anyone but those who’ve been stationed at Yokota AB, Japan, but a friend and former co-worker from Japan sent me the link to this fire that happened on base. I didn’t work there, but that building was pretty close to the dorms where I lived. Fortunately, no one was
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Legalize 2D-Real People Marriages!
October 31st, 2008 
AstroNerdBoy Legalize 2D-Real People Marriages! The Telegraph (in the U.K.) has an article about a new push to have the Japanese law allow people to marry their favorite manga, anime, or game character. There’s apparently over 1000 signatures in the online petition, which will then be presented to the government. What?! I understand the appeal of
I Survived a Japanese Game Show
June 6th, 2008 AstroNerdBoy Update: My look at the first episode can be read here. Ever since I lived in Japan and saw their game shows (Takeshi’s Castle for example), I’ve been a fan and would love to have said shows brought to the U.S., though in an unedited form (which sadly, did not happen in the case of
Some Japanese Apartments for Rent
February 6th, 2008 AstroNerdBoy We’ve all seen Japanese apartments and homes in anime and manga. I’m sure many of us have heard of how expensive it is to live in the Tokyo area. I’m not sure how many of us know just how expensive it can be, considering the size of the places for rent. Thus, I bring you
Nitro Microphone Underground – Still Shinin’ (AM Version)
July 29th, 2007 AstroNerdBoy Nitro Microphone Underground – Still Shinin’ (AM Version) Yeah, more 日本語ラップ(Japanese rap). The song on the album is over 7-minutes long, which would explain why there is an “AM Version” and a “PM Version” on YouTube for the video (which is how the Japanese split the song to have two separate videos. For some
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Rhymester – Gennama Ni Karada Wo Hare
June 18th, 2007 AstroNerdBoy Being so busy at the moment with an intensive Japanese class, work (with changing schedules), and some other stuff, I’m going to just do a cheap blog entry here (because this blog is also about stuff Japanese too) about another “nihongo rappu” tune I happen to like. This time it is Rhymester and the song
Japanese Rap — Grand Slam "Fresh"
March 29th, 2007 AstroNerdBoy Back when I lived in Japan back in the day, the Japanese were into things western to include hip-hop. Heck, some Japanese kids would pay BIG money to have a high top fade hair style (and remember, these Japanese don’t have a natural curl to their hair to accomplish this). So for giggles, I thought
“Takeshi’s Castle” — What Have They Done To You?
December 29th, 2006 AstroNerdBoy “Takeshi’s Castle” — What Have They Done To You? In 1989, I was fresh out of Tech School and was sent to my first duty station at Yokota AB, Japan. Being 19 at the time, there was clearly much I had yet to experience and Japan was about to give me a ton of experience
