A Week in Tokyo 43Time passes so quickly. Before I know it, I will be 6 foot underground being eaten by earthworms, sprinkled in the ocean being swallowed by some sea snake or sitting in a jar sharing the remaining space with a lurking cockroach.
Want to make sure...
A Week in Tokyo 42Promise to write more photo articles once dannychoo.com is on Mirai Gaia which should happen just before the Tokyo Figure Show next month. In the meantime I'll make sure I at least do the A Week in Tokyo regularly or I'll loose track of my life - the...
A Week in Tokyo 41Must have been the first time in years where I went a week without writing a photo article - yes its been that busy!
No matter how busy I end up being however, regular meals is something that I dare not skip. Sushi is great because they prepare i...
A Week in Tokyo 40These past few weeks turned out to be one of the most busiest periods since the start of Mirai Inc. Interviews, TV filming, events, networking, beta launches, iPhone apps and preparations for the Tokyo Figure Show. Wont be anywhere near the scale of...
A Week in Tokyo 39Didn't leave it as late as last time but still two weeks behind for this episode of A Week in Tokyo. About 80 photos to go through so this article will probably balk as usual with Google Reader and Firefox - click through to the article or read this...
A Week in Tokyo 38Very late with episode 38 of A Week in Tokyo - its been about a month! Making up for it with 85 photos which may balk in Google Reader - if that happens then just click through to the www article or you can get updates by email instead.
Am also i...
A Day in Tokyo 5Had a health checkup this time last year and wrote about it in the Health Care in Japan article.
"You never know until you ask" has been a motto I've been religiously following and this time asked if I could bring my camera to take pics of the medi...
A Day in Tokyo 4Will still be continuing the A Week in Tokyo series but will post these A Day in Tokyo articles when I take a load of pics in a single day.
For the first photo we shoot ahead of time to the evening at just before 7pm-ish at Lalaport Toyosu. This...
A Week in Tokyo 37Late again with this weeks A Week in Tokyo so this one covers the past few weeks.
<a name="pechakucha"></a> First up is my talk at Pecha Kucha Night where I talked over 20 slides (each slide 20 seconds) about the Tokyo Stormtrooper to a room of a...
A Week in Tokyo 36Starting off this week with a few more peeks at the CM filming that went on yesterday morning. While the cameras and lighting are being set up, I take a few pics of Aoi-chan who we took along with us.
A Week in SingaporeWas invited to Singapore to give a few talks. One was for Promax BDA (article here) and the other was for a blogger workshop with Animax.
Spent about a week in Singapore and loved it. People were great and the food was too scrumptious for words.
A Week in Tokyo 35Another great and productive week. Business at Mirai Inc has been going swimmingly well and looks like we will be hiring sooner rather than later to manage the amount of clients projected for this year.
First photo is of Kenji Hall from Business We...
A Week in Tokyo 34Another late installment of A Week in Tokyo - got a load to go through to make up for it. The usual drill - article contains photos more than a week old.
First up is din dins with the folks from Good Smile Company, Dwango and Billy Herrington.
A Week in Tokyo 33Late again with this weeks A Week in Tokyo - usual drill with some photos more than a week old.
First up is a weekend in Hakone. This pic taken at Owakudani - ate two of the black eggs which means that my life is extended by 14 years - I think. Mor...
A Week in Tokyo 32Another late Week in Tokyo - usual drill where some photos are a bit more than a week old.
Starting off with a lovely evening view near Tsukiji. All photos taken with the trusty Lumix LX3.
A Week in Tokyo 31The last A Week in Tokyo installment for 2008. This series started over a year ago back in November 2007 with the aim of sharing my life with you in Tokyo. There are other articles in the category like A Week in Shanghai and A Week in Los Angeles but...
A Week in Tokyo 30Bit late with this weeks Week in Tokyo but be knowist that this series will always continue as I personally find them useful to keep track of what I've been up to.
Looking back at the first week in Tokyo, I think about how much has changed over t...
A Week in Tokyo 29Bit behind in the Week in Tokyo so this week will cover a bit more than a week.
First up we have yet another ramen place that just opened in our neighborhood. When a new shop opens, the Japanese usually put out a ton O flowers in front of the shop...
A Week in Tokyo 28Starting off this weeks installment in the morning at Shinagawa station. Didn't know that there were so many hotels around here. Good location though. Easy to get to Akiba and not too bad for getting to Shinjuku/Shibuya.
For folks who have been t...
A Week in Tokyo 27Starting off the week with some Korean food with member Len Vesper.
Just thought that I'd mention that I have a load of figure samples - many of which are unboxed. At times, when I'm waiting for a stash of new samples, I end up giving readers some...
A Week in Tokyo 26Starting this weeks in installment of A Week in Tokyo with a blurry pic of one of my comrade bloggers Yumiking who I caught up with at the Japanese Bloggers Dinner in Gotanda yesterday night.
The chap on the right is another popular blogger Modern...
A Week in Tokyo 24Been one of the busiest weeks so far and this is how I felt like yesterday night - absolutely knackered!
If you have not seen it yet, check out the Japan Public Sleeping article. Thanks to Hector for taking this pic.
A Week in Tokyo 23Particularly busy in Tokyo this week. Major milestone completions, Portal redesign launch and filming - an extremely fulfilling week. Next week will be filled with external meetings, Chara Hobby, server migrations to be followed the following week by...
A Week in Tokyo 20Starting this week with a pic that I took at Kamakura last week. The young and the old.
Remember folks - don't let others drag you down by telling you "you don't have a chance" or "easier said than done" or "do what you must do - not what you want...
A Week in Tokyo 19This week we take a look at speaking ice cream, pointing people, old eroge mags, fire day, wishes on a tree and more.
First up is meetings at Ueno. Tokyo has a load of tall thin buildings.
A Week in Tokyo 18This week's "A week in Tokyo" starts off with a visit to Yanaka Ginza located in North Tokyo. The area is a popular walking spot and has many shrines dotted around the area as you can see from this map.
A Week in Tokyo 17Its that time of the week again where we take a look at life in Tokyo.
First up is Keroro welcoming guests to this restaurant. Have not seen Keroro for ages but this reminds me that I should dig up the stashed away Keroro figures.
A Week in Tokyo 16Another busy week running around Tokyo. Starting off with one of my favorite pastimes - driving on a sunny day on the highways above Tokyo listening to Ridge Racer tunes. Video I took a while ago with that RR tune.
A Week in Los AngelesThought I'd better upload these pics before they get too old ^^;
Was invited last year to Los Angeles to speak on a panel at Imprint Culture Lab 2007 about blogging and dannychoo.com - decided to stay on a few days after the conference.
A Week in Tokyo 15Its been just over week since I got back from Germany and have just about adjusted to local time - usually takes me a whole week.
First up is a new sushi place that opened nearby. There are now about 10 sushi places in this area all competing with...
HamburgIts been two days since the conference and I can finally relax! The only pics I have from my talk was posted in this news item and will post more when I get the official photos and video.
