My latest Tokyo Weekender article “Why I’m Glad I Got Stuck in Japan During Covid-19” is several hours old and since it got published the response has been a ringing fire house. It’s on fire. I’m mad humbled. Thank you. At the moment my daughter is adjusting to elementary school, which is an incredible challenge. Every morning it’s like she’s getting ready to run through a gladiator course. “Dad, I’m going in. I’m going in,” she says in so many …
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This Friday at 10pm, rapper and producer Rhyming Gaijin will livestream on the Tokyo Weekender’s Instagram page. Feigning to watch again? I got you. Rhyming’s set will rebroadcast again on Saturday at 10pm on TW Facebook page. TMG wrote about Rhyming’s 365-Day rap challenge and here’s an Q&A. This brother has been at it for over a decade. He’s nice af. …
Thank you, Tokyo Weekender for profiling The Micro Giant. I got to be featured with some great company. Rhyming Gaijin is a beast on the mic and the drum machine. Filmmaker Darryl Wharton-Rigby is a master storyteller and writer. I’ve written about both of these talented artists. Tokyo Speaks podcaster Terrence Holden has been interviewing a lot of local figures that are informative and with unique life experiences. Read the TW article here. …
I talked to vlogger and fashion designer, Reggie Casual for Tokyo Weekender, read it here. Reggie’s videos are a gulf of information and insight into Japanese fashion. While I enjoyed watching them and I think The Casual is one of the most unique vlogs in Japan, I couldn’t get away from the obvious influence of the black aesthetic on this country’s pop culture. Granted, The Casual is about Japanese fashion, but for him to not address the obvious is what …
These are the greatest axe-men that ever came out of Japan. Period. This full proof list will kill yours. Every eyeball that scans these names will praise the definite fact that their favorite J-pop artist was included. Your tastes will be validated and thank god reflected. If not then blame the young over-caffeinated Millennial that compiled this work of wonder. The excluded Japanese rock gods are a potential cage fight for some fans, but the chosen guitarists are from different …
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