Japanese pro-wrestling venue Shinjuku FACE, located in the middle of Kabukicho, is set to close down this fall. Legend of the ring, such as ex-porn star Chocoball Mukai and Bigfoot, once fought there.
TokyoScope News: #Japan’s fashion giant ZOZO has integrated with ChatGPT, letting users ask for outfit ideas directly in the chat app as #AI shopping tools begin reshaping how people search for clothes online. Full story: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/japan-laun...
TokyoScope News: 71.7% of #Japan’s public schools still use fax machines and 91% require hanko stamps, despite a government push to eliminate both by 2025. Full story: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/japanese-s...
My "Jiro Dreams of Sushi x Nightmare on Elm Street" fan fic has reached the million page mark
TokyoScope News: #Japan’s World Baseball Classic coverage has moved off TV and onto Netflix, with no terrestrial broadcasts and a new “official creator” program letting influencers post and monetize highlights on YouTube, X, and TikTok. Full story: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/netflix-tu...
TokyoScope News: #Japan’s hair salons are becoming a travel destination as international tourists book cuts and color during their trips, drawn by high technical standards, lower prices, and the full-service “omotenashi” experience. Full story: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/japans-hai...
Japanese music composer Nozomi Aoki has passed away at the age of 94. He worked on many #anime projects with my favorites being the soundtrack to Galaxy Express 999 and Harmageddon. news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6572568
@mattalt.bsky.social and I found this gem in Asakusa #Tokyo 14 years ago. Every night at 6pm, I go up on the balcony and recite it.
Remember how good Japanese to English translation was before AI showed up?
Pure Tokyoscope is BACK — with a grab bag of hotties including the new Evangelion movie, an epic toy auction, and (gasp) McDonalds raising prices in cash-strapped Japan: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/pure-tokyo...
Episode 163 of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast is live! This time, Matt Alt (mattalt.bsky.social) and I discuss the new Eva #anime, an epic vintage toy auction, plus the tamago sando and price hikes at McDonald's #Japan! Listen now: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/pure-tokyo...
Episode 163 of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast is live! This time, Matt Alt (mattalt.bsky.social) and I discuss the new Eva #anime, an epic vintage toy auction, plus the tamago sando and price hikes at McDonald's #Japan! Listen now: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/pure-tokyo...
Takashi Miike's ICHI THE KILLER is getting a new 4K remaster and theatrical re-release in #Japan during the merry, merry month of May to celebrate the film's 25th (!!!) anniversary. Two new posters, spotlighting a pre-Shogun Tadanobu Asano, have also been released.
We used to be a proper country
The LP release of the Marty Supreme soundtrack comes packaged in #Japan with a big olde vintage style obi strip (which will probably result in people dogpiling each other to get one)
Japanese movie theater deathwatch: The Movil entertainment complex in Yokohama will close for good on 9/26. Originally built in 1971 and remodeled a few times after, it's said to be Japan's first cinema complex. I went there recently, and while it has a lot of faded charm, it's probably time.
Agreed. I found a lot of great music through the listening stations as well. They don't have them on the vinyl floor tho (the other floors do, but not like walls of them like they used to).
It’s Hinamatsuri, also known as Doll’s Day or Girls’ Day in #Japan.
I don’t want to trash Tower Records in Japan, mostly because Tower Records in Sacramento saved my life, but yeah, the Shibuya store is not great for vinyl junkies. Highest prices in the area, slow on restock, and it’s mostly a tourist attraction these days. I’ll go to kill time, but that’s about it.
Tower Records in #Shibuya, #Tokyo just opened a standing bar this weekend on its 6th floor, aka Tower Vinyl. Named Tower Beer, the bar serves imported selections and also offers its own original creations like “City Hop” and “Brit Hop” (see what they did dere?)
How is AI faring in Japan as compared to the US? Differently - in ways good and bad. Join @patrickmacias.bsky.social and I on the latest Pure Tokyoscope podcast: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/pure-tokyo...
Episode 162 of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast is live! This time, Matt Alt (mattalt.bsky.social) and I grapple with the rise of generative AI in #Japan and what it might mean for piracy, politics, and dead wrestlers. Listen now at: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/pure-tokyo...
Episode 162 of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast is live! This time, Matt Alt (mattalt.bsky.social) and I grapple with the rise of generative AI in #Japan and what it might mean for piracy, politics, and dead wrestlers. Listen now at: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/pure-tokyo...
Was recently told that K-pop / J-pop group XG is better than the Cocteau Twins because, "the Cocteau Twins don't dance."
Captain New #Japan will return in Avengers: Doomsday
youtu.be/EqL2CPwutzE?...
Same energy
