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03/14/16

Celebrating Valentine’s Day and White Day the Japanese Way

One of the most highly anticipated celebrations in the whole world is the Feast of Saint Valentine, more popularly known as Valentine’s Day. It is an annual holiday, celebrated on the 14th of February each year remembering and honoring one or more saints named Valentinus. During this time of the year, most people who are enthusiastically celebrating this day are… Read More

05/04/12

Streaming Video on Your iPad While Visiting Japan

I have received some questions recently about how to stream US video to an iPad while travelling overseas. I discussed some options in a previous post; but there have been many changes in the last year. Streaming audio and video requires a high speed connection. In my Tokyo apartment, I can use my home based network and WiFi to connect my… Read More

08/12/11

Using the Kindle in Tokyo, Japan as a “Poor Man’s iPad”

As noted in a previous post, I am using my trusty Kindle in Tokyo, Japan(Amazon Kindle DX 2 – the older version, without Wi-Fi),. I use the built in Whispernet connection only occasionally to view the Amazon store and download books. For most other Kindle in Tokyo services, I download files to my laptop, and then transfer the files to the… Read More

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