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Category Archives: Japan
We Wuz Samurai
Recently Ubisoft announced Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the next title in their overly-long-running series. This would normally attract little to no attention from me as I don’t particularly like the series and never have. The only two I played through to … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Society, Video Games
Tagged Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Japan, Ubisoft
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New Light on a Delicate Subject
The World of the Shining Prince: Court Life in Ancient Japan by Ivan Morris Vintage (Reprint), May 21st, 2013 (Originally published in 1964) This began as a post related to a previous post on The Tale of Genji by Murasaki … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Waley, Heian Period, Ivan Morris, Japan, Japanese, Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji
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A Jesuit on Japan
An infrequent topic on this blog has been Japan and the Japanese who for a variety of reasons remain fascinating to me. The main being that I am married to a Japanese woman with whom I have children and I … Continue reading
Beyond Donkey Kong Book Review
Beyond Donkey Kong: A History of Nintendo Arcade Games by Ken Horowitz, McFarland, November 30th, 2020 I have previously reviewed Ken Horowitz’s first book Playing at the Next Level and also been a long time (though not regular), contributor to … Continue reading
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Tagged Beyond Donkey Kong, Ken Horowitz, Nintendo, Sega
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Paying for Pleasance
One of the many cultural curiosities about Japan that I was never able to understand while living there was the existence of hostess bars and clubs. Such places are found all over the world but tend to be hidden from … Continue reading
Commentary on Vox Day’s Top 10 Novels
This was written over seven years ago and may be out of date given both time and the volumes of literature Vox Day seems to go through each year. However, having seen this some years ago. I set myself a … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Japan, Literature, Society
Tagged Brideshead Revisted, Crime and Punishment, Evelyn Waugh, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Herman Hesse, Italo Calvino, Jeeves, P.G. Wodehouse, Richard Adams, The Code of the Woosters, The Glass Bead Game, The Lord of the Rings, The Tale of Genji, Tolkien, Tolstory, Vox Day, War and Peace, Watership Down
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The Fascinating Backdrop
Lost in Translation is a 2003 film directed by Sophia Coppola and starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. From 1998’s Rushmore onwards, Murray transitioned into more dramatic roles and this is already one of his best remembered since this transition. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Murray, Japan, Lost in Translation, Scarlett Johansson, Sofia Coppola
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A Humble Book for a Humble Man
Ask Iwata, edited by Hobonichi, Viz Media, May 27th, 2021 Satoru Iwata was the CEO of Nintendo from 2002 until his unexpected death from cancer in 2015. He was only 55 when he died which is very young for the … Continue reading
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Tagged GameCube, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Satoru Iwata, Switch, Wii, Wii U
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