Tag Archives: politics

Everyone loves a good protest

NHK ain’t making no friends

21 Jun Filed under News. 1 Comment.

First, a photo completely unrelated to anything: Stumbled upon this guy sleeping on the platform of Koenji Station at 3pm on a Saturday. That must have been one rough Friday night. Attracted by the group of snickering high school boys, a conductor came over and … Read More →

So not.

Part of that 57.4% in Michigan

6 Nov Filed under News. No comments.

So the cards have been played and Obama has won; I, for once, am extremely happy to be an American. This is our way of saying to the world that yes, enough is enough, we’re not the big-talking bullies that wuss out at the last … Read More →

Foreign photographer in action

Yasukuni Rumble

15 Aug Filed under Japan, Out on the town. 1 Comment.

In last week’s Metropolis, there was an article about those right-wing Japanese groups that most of us are familiar with from their black truck loud speaker escapades around Shibuya and other city centers. The article itself was a bit hyped-up and was published elsewhere quite … Read More →

Police at Shibuya station

Tokyo’s men in blue

14 Jul Filed under Japan, News, Out on the town. 2 Comments.

This is a bit out of date, but still interesting all the same! The G8 summit in Hokkaido didn’t produce much optimistic news, and here in Japan it seems like more media attention was dedicated to the participants wives trying out traditional tea ceremony than … Read More →