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Japan: Day Two – Akihabara

Posted on June 10, 2006 by DarkMirage

I navigated the shops of Akihabara today without a map! *tears of joy mixed with self-pity* Some new maid cafes popping up all over the place and a new Yamagiwa building is apparently under construction (or maybe it has been … Continue reading →

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Summer Days Event

Posted on June 10, 2006 by DarkMirage

My short report on today’s Summer Days event in Akihabara. We arrived at Akihabara Station at about 9.30am. The tickets for the event were given out at 10am, but there was already a queue of around 50 people by the … Continue reading →

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Japan: Day One

Posted on June 9, 2006 by DarkMirage

We just arrived in Tokyo today. The plane ride took 7 hours and the train from Narita to Ikebukuro took over an hour. It was already dinner time by the time we checked into the hotel. Met up with BahamutSphere … Continue reading →

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Trip to Japan

Posted on June 6, 2006 by DarkMirage

Alright, it’s confirmed. I’ll be in Japan from the 6th to 16th with Pear. Going to collect the plane tickets from the travel agency later. Wai~~ I barely managed to gather just enough money (I hope). Probably going to have … Continue reading →

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Re: Possible Japanese Censorship Law

Posted on May 23, 2006 by DarkMirage

I wrote too much while replying to tj han’s comments on my previous post about this issue, so I decided to make another one. Once again, I would like to stress that I am not a lolicon. I am disgusted … Continue reading →

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Possible Japanese Censorship Law

Posted on May 21, 2006 by DarkMirage

Things like this piss me off. Japanese National Police Agency’s New Law against “Manga, Anime, Game Expression” Today, I got an email from a Japanese creator, letting us know about the new law currently being discussed to be applied by … Continue reading →

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To Heart 2 vs Xbox 360

Posted on December 19, 2005 by DarkMirage

It’s the question that has haunt men since the dawn of time: Would more people queue for a PC port of a PS2 game or a next-gen console made by Microsoft? (At least in Japan) Clash of the titans. *roar*

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Xbox 360 launches in Japan

Posted on December 11, 2005 by DarkMirage

The Xbox 360 launched in Japan today with great success. Success in the sense that they did manage to start selling them, just that no one is buying. Kotaku has a very entertaining live coverage of the Japan launch, which … Continue reading →

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PSP > Xbox 360

Posted on November 21, 2005 by DarkMirage

At least for the 1000 people surveyed in Japan by Nikkei… They were polled on what they are going to get for Christmas. Out of those who want a new console: What new console system are you planning to buy? … Continue reading →

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Wrong About Japan

Posted on November 5, 2005 by DarkMirage

I picked up Wrong About Japan (ISBN: 0571224075) by Peter Carey today. I’ve been eyeing this book for months, but somehow never managed to bring myself to buy it until today. Basically, it’s an account by a New York author … Continue reading →

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