Been a while since I've been to Costco so it feels kind of weird seeing Costco Japan and it pretty much being the same look & feel... During my year in Japan, I never did end up going to Costco. Looking forward to it during my next stay in Japan thou...
As always, the Week in Tokyo series is inspiring. Going to have to continue looking at this to motivate myself to hurry and finish the research proposal for my PhD project so that I can get over to Japan again! Good insight into the video production...
Glad to hear you're planning to take some time off. Be sure to keep that up. Have had several people I know receive a warning by their doctors to cut back because they're overworking - even though they think they love what they're doing! Besides that...
I believe it does depend on your nationality/company. I know for a fact that US citizens cannot apply for and receive a working visa without a company in Japan sponsoring you. Australians on the other hand can apply for one (I think it's valid for 3...
Was looking forward to another job posting, but sadly, I'm not a hardcore programmer :/. Can do most of what's listed, but it's just not my passion. If you have anything in the management field or consulting in things like innovation economics, cultu...
Always enjoy your "Week in Tokyo" posts. Glad to hear of how well you're doing and the people you're meeting :)! Your pictures of food always make me hungry though... Miss the food in Japan.
I've had absolutely no hardware problems with my MBP Rev. E. Other than upgrading the memory to 4 GB myself, have not had to touch any of the hardware. I would say macs are less prone to failure because Apple pretty much chooses and knows what goes i...
Definitely remember swinging by the local grocery a little before it closed to grab a few things at cheaper prices. Spent quite a bit of money on snacks since they're so good.
Nice post, Danny. The difficulty in entering and graduating from college varies from colleges, but for the most part getting into a college in the US is easier than East Asia. Schools are getting harder to get into to now due to the economy forcing s...
Generally have good experiences with movies. There have been the occasional rowdy teens who think it's awesome to just make the experience worse for everyone else, but for the most part enjoyed the movies without problems. Do watch Star Trek! It was...
Are you like the super version of Steve Jobs and try your best to read all emails + comments and on top of that member's blogs??? Or do you really do have a clone sitting in the corner somewhere :p?
Reading your blog always helps revitalize and restrengthen my desire to return to Japan. Nice post and keep it up, Danny! Wish you all the best of luck!
Definitely remember those sardine can moments. Had to hold my backpack to my chest, turn around, and just PUSH back in order to squeeze on and exert enough force to stay out of the path of the closing doors. Once the doors are shut, just relax and be...
2009:
[Goal] - Graduate with Masters of Science in Information Management (MSIM). Get a job in Project Management/Information Architecture (hopefully in Japan).
[Method to achieve goal] - Finish Capstone project on developing a multi-stage, virtua...
Have a car alarm, but it doesn't really work. Brother was using my car a few years ago while I was studying abroad in Japan and when I came back he told me someone broke into it one night and stole his iPod (big, clunky, white one) along with the AM/...
