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13th October 2009

Maclaren: having a bad import agent in Japan

I went to the Maclaren shop in Aoyama to get a replacement rain cover for our 2008 Maclaren Volo buggy today. The shop had 5 assistants standing about and no

28th September 2009

Crippled MacBook Pro graphics

I’m seriously pissed off with Apple – and that doesn’t happen too often. I replaced my much used MacBook Pro bought in 2006 with the latest model in June. On

3rd September 2009

24-hours with Snow Leopard

A new Apple OS is always an exciting thing to get your hands on. Having got a new MBP earlier in the summer I took advantage of the even cheaper

20th July 2009

Thomas and Friends Live in Tokyo

We went to see Thomas and Friends Live at a theatre in Tokyo last week. The show has just come from Singapore and we’d found lots of footage of it

20th July 2009

Ponyo by the Sea

I’ve been a fan of Hayao Miyazaki since I first lived in Japan. Tonari no Tottoro remains a true classic and although it’s too long, I still like Majo no

22nd June 2009

Starbucks Japan: vegetable sandwich now with pork

Only in Japan surely will you find a sandwich advertised by it’s packaging as vegetable but containing meat! Quite a few months ago I was excites to find a vegetable