‘Kate’ Shoots Up Tokyo in New Trailer for the Netflix Film

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 Mike Manalo

I really had high hopes for this one. The premise was pretty cool: an assassin has to take out the people responsible for poisoning her before she succumbs to death from the poison. And admittedly the action sequences look amazing. And I really do love Mary Elizabeth Winstead. But yet again, we’re getting another movie where Americans go into an Asian country and start shooting up minorities.

Marvel, Sports1 Comment

Spider-Man Day with Jordan Chiles, Simone Biles, and Their Amazing Olympic Friends

July 31, 2021July 31, 2021 Dominic Mah

August 1 is Spider-Man Day, celebrating Marvel Comics’ best-known character in all his myriad incarnations. This year, August 1 also happens to be the first day of gymnastics individual event finals at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. If you are in Japan, where it is already tomorrow (relative to the United States): ハッピースパイダーマンデー! Team USA gymnast Jordan Chiles, an avid Spider-Fan, performs her floor exercise accompanied by a suite of music from the Spider-Man films, including the quote from the classic theme song for the 1960’s animated TV show.

Anime, Manga2 Comments

The Exhibition of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon

June 8, 2016June 6, 2016 Diego

My time in Japan is dwindling down fast so I have been trying to travel a lot. I went to Tokyo last week to check out a video game exhibit (more on that another time) but my friend informed me that there was a Sailor Moon exhibit over at Tokyo City View, the observation deck in Roppongi Hills. Being a huge Sailor Moon fan, I knew I needed to check it out for myself.

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Gaming, Video Games5 Comments

My Visit to Final Fantasy XIV’s Eorzea Cafe

June 18, 2015 Diego

With the Final Fantasy XIV expansion Heavensward coming out in less than a week, the game has been in my mind for the past few days. It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of the game. Anything Final Fantasy XIV-related, I will eat it up. Literally.

So when it was announced that they were going to have a FFXIV-themed restaurant open in Akihabara, Japan, I was absolutely thrilled. I have the fortune to be living in Japan so it wasn’t a pipe dream to visit. Back in March, a friend was visiting me and she also wanted to go because she loves the Final Fantasy series. It ended up being one of our first places that we visited in Tokyo.

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Art, Music, Strength in NUMBERS

EXCLUSIVE: Strength in NUMBERS Featuring VERBAL by Jamie Noguchi

November 1, 2013February 14, 2014 The Nerds of Color

The Strength in NUMBERS train keeps rolling as we unveil the latest “variant” album cover to Chops’ massive Asian American hip-hop movement.

For the latest Strength in NUMBERS alternate album cover, Jamie Noguchi (and his ever present System ™), is back yet again! This time illustrating a trailblazer in the international hip-hop community, from Tokyo, Japan: VERBAL of m-flo! After the jump, download a high-resolution jpeg of the latest Strength in NUMBERS “variant” album cover. Just right-click on the image and save. And since there’s only 24 hours left to go, you HAVE to DONATE NOW to help make this project a reality! We’re so close, but still so far away!

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EXCLUSIVE: Strength in NUMBERS Featuring Matt Cab by Tyler Chin-Tanner

October 23, 2013February 17, 2014 The Nerds of Color

The Strength in NUMBERS train keeps rolling as we unveil the latest “variant” album cover to Chops’ massive Asian American hip-hop movement.

But first, check out this video of some prominent voices in the Asian American community showing their support for Strength in NUMBERS (and see how many Nerds of Color you can spot!)

The latest Strength in NUMBERS album cover features Tokyo-based crooner (by way of San Francisco), MATT CAB illustrated by artist Tyler Chin-Tanner, president and founder of the comic book/graphic novel publishing company, A Wave Blue World.

After the jump, download a high-resolution jpeg of the latest Strength in NUMBERS alternate album cover. Just right-click on the image and save. And remember to DONATE NOW to help make this project a reality!

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