The Japanese seatbelt law was updated last Sunday (June 1st) to also require back-seat passengers to wear seat belts! Violators will be given penalties. Be warned! It looks like thousands were given police warnings on Sunday the first day the rule was implemented.
Category: Japan
Month of Firsts
June is going to be a month of firsts. It’s the first time my company is joining the Dunlop-sponsored Tokyo Worker’s Tennis Tournament (ダンロップ社会人テニス選手権). It’s the first time I’ll be joining a tennis tournament in Tokyo. It’s the first time I’ll be joining a singles competition. Bring it on!
Where Hibiya Parks
Where do all the Hibiya line trains park? No, not in Hibiya Park (corny!) but in Minamisenju. I found some of them lined up beautifully next to each other in Minamisenju. By the way, one of those buildings is going to be my next home.
Tennis in Arakawa-ku
The search is on! As I move to my new Arakawa-ku apartment in July, I need to search for a new place to get my weekly doze of tennis. If anybody knows any good tennis school in Arakawa-ku or in neighboring wards, please let me know. I’ve already searched Google Maps for tennis courts but…
WiFi in Tokyo
I recently bought an iPod Touch and was excited at the idea of being able to connect it to the internet anywhere I can get a free WiFi connection. And connect I did. WiFi seems to be all over Tokyo. Walking from my apartment to the station while checking available networks, I can see several….
Quickie Tennis for Gaijins
Foreigners new to Tokyo find it very hard to find courts to play tennis and people to play tennis with. There is a solution – Tokyo Gaijins! Ricky (the organizer) makes tennis court reservations, sends out an email asking who would like to participate. All you have to do is reply to his email, and…
Secrets of Magibon
Magibon is a *very* famous YouTuber, who does nothing but stare at her camera but still gets thousands and millions of viewers. I think she’s American pretending to be a Japanese doing cutesy Japanese “stuff”. Then, there is this well-crafted and EXTREMELY funny video created by allnamestaken14 trying to add audio to Magibon’s stares. It’s…
Pinay Raped in Okinawa
Found in the news that there is a case of a US military man raping a Filipino lady in Okinawa, Japan.
Tokyo Pinoy Blogger
I’m in Tokyo. I’m Pinoy. I’m a Blogger. This is my blog.
Kei Nishikori: Hope of Japan
For a long time, Takao Suzuki has been Japan’s best male tennis player but the other day, a new guy has appeared and won his first ATP Title — the first by a Japanese in nearly 16 (!) years. His name is Kei Nishikori. He’s 18 years old and I’m sure Japan’s tennis community is…
Police All Around
The police are all around my building. Some guy from the upper floors is planning to jump and end his life. I can see it already — my building on tonight’s NHK News. Oh … My … God!
Goodbye January! Good Riddance!
And finally, the month to end all months has come to an end. Let me end this month with a bang! With a song that has quickly climbed my iPod’s list of “Top 25 Most Played”. I already posted Ricky’s cover of this song before but this time, I’m posting the original melody with lyrics….
Enrico in Tokyo 