I was not familiar with Tile but after reading Twitter user Ken’s lost and found on a Japanese train story, I’m intrigued, though I do agree that the community aspect […]
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Skin in the Game
The so called Renault-Nissan ‘crisis’ has been fascinating to watch, not the actual event but how it is reported in the western press. It’s like time warping back to culturally biased […]
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Yumi Matsutoya Arrives on Apple Music
Talk about finally. Yumi Matsutoya, one of the biggest Japanese artists and J-Pop stars of the last 50 years, and one of the longest holdouts, landed with her complete catalog […]
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The Japan Summer Song Phenomenon for 2018
Every once in a while something comes along that…..changes nothing. But sure is fun. Aging idol group Da Pump lead singer ISSA, who is pushing 40, wisely reformed his group […]
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Twitter Follows YouTube Purge of Conservative Japanese Commentators
First YouTube and now Twitter is freezing mainstream conservative commentators. Kazuya’s bogus YouTube purge for ‘spam’ a few days ago, now reinstated after a overwhelming response from online Japanese across the […]
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YouTube Purge Hits Conservative Japanese Channels
The YouTube purge of conservative and right-wing channels as described by Tim Pool earlier this year has hit Japan hard recently with many high-profile and popular channels such as Tsuneyasu […]