feeds from the Regional forum http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php Fri, 20 Aug 2010 05:02:32 +0000 10 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6140
For reference my favorite bar so far is Propaganda in Roppongi because it's a small chill place where it's always the same friendly bartenders interacting with the regulars, but everything else seems to be a large club scene or an izakaya. Is my only hope finding the occasional Irish pub? Oh, and I'll mostly be staying in the Jiyugaoka area, so thinking anything along the lines of Meguro, Shibuya, and Shinjyuku would be fairly close.]]> Fri, 20 Aug 2010 05:02:32 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6140 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6110 hey guys! i was wondering if anyone was going to this years festival? or maybe to sakura matsuri in ny/brooklyn next month? Sat, 03 Apr 2010 09:58:39 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6110 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6049

Please let me know if you are currently living in Indonesia, or nearby. If not, then it doesn't matter; I still would love to have friends who also half Japanese. Never had any half Japanese friends before. ]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:54:40 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6049 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6027 http://www.inciweb.org/incident/1910/
When will it ever end? Too much old brush and fuel for the paltry amount of people who are available to clear such stuff.]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:34:10 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6027 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6024
I will be doing a short in country study program in Kitakyushu from late November to late Decemeber at the end of this year (2009). I was wondering what exactly are the best things to do and see in and around Kitakyushu?]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:54:52 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6024 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5983 Who should we believe? The Chinese version of the story or the U.S. version of the story? Do both have their share of lies and distortions? Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:27:27 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5983 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5980
don't know how the system works.

i knew a couple of japanese visiting america and they didn't have a green card but still were driving. how does that work?]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2009 08:41:32 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5980 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5971 where do all the pro street fighter players play? Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:28:49 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5971 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5930
Also, how does toronto's j-town compare to others, say LA's??]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:15:12 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5930 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5890
but I'll be heading back to San Francisco for more sight seeing.

Anyone recommend anything to see?

Or EAT for that matter?
]]> Fri, 08 May 2009 18:42:56 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5890 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5858 Wikipedia:

In 1924, Hachikō was brought to Tokyo by his owner, Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo. During his owner's life Hachikō saw him off from the front door and greeted him at the end of the day at the nearby Shibuya Station. The pair continued their daily routine until May 1925, when Professor Ueno didn't return on the usual train one evening. The professor had suffered a stroke at the university that day. He died and never returned to the train station where his friend was waiting.

Hachikō was given away after his master's death, but he routinely escaped, showing up again and again at his old home. After time, Hachikō apparently realized that Professor Ueno no longer lived at the house. So he went to look for his master at the train station where he had accompanied him so many times before. Each day, Hachikō waited for Professor Ueno to return. And each day he didn't see his friend among the commuters at the station.

The permanent fixture at the train station that was Hachikō attracted the attention of other commuters. Many of the people who frequented the Shibuya train station had seen Hachikō and Professor Ueno together each day. Realizing that Hachikō waited in vigil for his dead master, their hearts were touched. They brought Hachikō treats and food to nourish him during his wait.

This continued for 10 years, with Hachikō appearing only in the evening time, precisely when the train was due at the station.]]> Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:13:58 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5858 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5664
A little status update of sorts:

I dropped my IT job back in Canada and I'm now eeking by on a meager living "teaching" English down in Fukuoka. The new eikaiwa I'm teaching at is almost eye-gaugingly irksome since we have a severe lack of students, but hopefully that will improve.

So far I've been here 3 months and although Fukuoka is a beautiful and comfortable city to live in, I am feeling a sense of boredom.

I probably should just get off my computer and hit the rock climbing gym instead of whining but first I must pose a question -- are there other halvsies living down here in Kyushu?

Your half-blooded cohort,

Aaron]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:08:12 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5664 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5645 and had a beautiful "hurrication" in the country


we're back in NO and might have to go again, tho Ike is looking a little less ominous now for NO


okay, over and out!!

Delia Nakayama


]]> Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:36:21 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5645 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5607 I spent a lot of time there in the 1980s with my grandparents. Many Nisei Week festivals and other cultural events.

Sho Tokyo continues to evolve, and I am sure the next time I see it, it will be almost unrecognizable...except for the North side of First Street

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I haven´t travelled around Japan doing the touristy thing since I was about 14 years old and did it with my parents. I´ve knocked together a tentative itinerary trying to cram in as much as comfortably possible but am not sure if I´ve missed a nice place or am spending too much time in another.

This is my plan so far......any comments? I´ve got a 14 day JR pass and want to use it as much as possible.

16/5 Arrive Narita in the evening, stay in Tokyo overnight
17/5 Tokyo to Hiroshima
18/5 Hiroshima
19/5 Hiroshima to Himeji
20/5 Himeji to Osaka
21/5 Osaka
22/5 Osaka to Kyoto
23/5 Kyoto (Nara)
24/5 Kyoto
25/5 Kyoto
26/5 Kyoto to Hakone or any onsen that´s nearby
27/5 Tokyo (Yokohama)
28/5 Tokyo
29/5 Tokyo
30/5 Depart Tokyo for Sapporo

I´ve never been to Osaka before but is it really worth while visiting?(dont mean to offend anyone from Osaka). My impression is that its just another big city. Is it worth trying to squeeze in either Fukuoka, Kobe, or Nagoya?

Also, it´d be good to meet some of you Tokyo halvsies while I´m in town if anyone´s free.]]> Thu, 01 May 2008 19:14:49 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5539 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5538
Wonder if the Chinese will donate another, in this Olympic year?

Apparently Ling Ling was the only naturalised Panda, the rest are on loan.]]> Thu, 01 May 2008 16:09:51 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5538 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5499
I'm planning a trip to Japan this summer. The thing is, I've heard some things have changed and security has gotten tight. What all do I need to do/know?

Also, I am planning on bringing my son for his first visit to Japan. He is only 8 months old, do I still need a passport for him? If so, what will that be like? The same for an adult, or...

Wll, thats about it jya ne.]]> Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:11:54 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5499 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5497
Just interested to know...

1. What made you move to Japan?
2. How are you finding it? Is it as you expected?
3. Any distinct culture differences or difficulties you experience in every day life?
4. What are the plus points of being there compared to where you came from?
5. How do you find working in Japan?

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I'm looking to teach hopefully in a semi-urban area..doesn't have to be crazy populated like Tokyo, but I don't want to be in the country.

I know nothing about the geography/location in Japan really, except that there are 4 islands, so keep that in mind

Could you please describe Kanto, Tohoku, Hokkaido, Kansai, and Chubu?

Also, does anyone know if any companies exist that would pay my flight to Japan? Thanks a bunch in advance]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:36:59 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5451 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5446 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:27:27 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5446