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The Gaijin Gourmet: The Best Salad Bar Deal in Tokyo at Big Boy – My Favorite Rock N Roll Diner!!

2015年5月20日 / 14 Comments

Ladies and gentlemen, and those of your foreigners coming to Tokyo for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, I have an announcement to make! I have come to the conclusion that the best salad bar deal in all of Tokyo is at my new favorite Rock N Roll diner, Big Boy. The Salad Bar is ¥590 (about $5 USD) for all you can eat!

Big Boy at Futakotamagawa!

In fact, besides an incredible deal on the salad bar, Big Boy might be the best place to drink beer too!

How so? Read on…

When I was a high school student living in the west in the mid seventies, we often went to Bob’s Big Boy. It was cheap, er, I mean, inexpensive and the food was great. 

American style large comfortable seating… And, instead of Japan’s J-Pop Hit Parade of Hell, they actually were playing American 1950s and 1960s Rock Music so that’s worth the price of admission!

I didn’t even know they had Bob’s Big Boy (called simply “Big Boy”) in Japan until the other day. I found one, not 5 minutes walk from my house. It is in the opposite direction of the station, so I had never even once walked by it in over ten years. I did the other day when I went for a stroll and what a stroke of luck!

 I walked in and checked the lunch menu. I couldn’t believe it. A full lunch set that includes soup and curry rice and white rice for only ¥680!? (about $5.66 USD – and there’s no tipping in Japan!) Who, on a budget, in their right mind would ever go to any McBurgers, when you can get a balanced meal for that price? The lunch set that includes the salad bar and the soup and rice and curry rice (all you can eat salad and rice and curry!) is only ¥960!!! (About $8 USD).

Incredible deal for the whole family! How do these folks stay in business? What a great deal!

 

My wife tried one of the set menus and she was very satisfied! The hamburger was great and the fried chicken was miles away better than Kentucky Fried Chicken!

Since I have gout, drink too much and am trying not to die soon, I try to eat very healthy if I can. I always try to away from fried foods (and cooked foods) generally because of too much salt, etc. I checked the salad bar menu and prices and that was when my jaw dropped to the floor!

“¥590 for an all-you-can-eat Salad Bar??? Was this a mistake? Was I reading this wrong? ¥590 for an all-you-can-eat salad bar????!!!!” Incredible, but true. I ordered that and loaded up on the veggies and fruits! I ate 5 plates of that!

It was heaven!

I had been going to a place that charged ¥1,980 for the all-you-can-eat salad bar. That is nice too, but Big Boy has a great salad bar at less than 1/3 that price and the salad was fresh and delicious! What a fantastic deal!

This has to be nirvana for vegetarians and salads eaters like me in Japan!

If you aren’t hungry and you just want to sit down and have at the all-you can drink bar then it is only ¥290! 

And, finally, the plat de résistance! During weekdays, after your first beer, all your next beers are all half-price! One beer is ¥500 (about $4.17) but the next ones are all half price. So if you drink like me, then you’ll have at least 4 beers. 4 beers on the weekday special will be ¥1250. That’s about $10 USD for 4 beers! Unbelievable!

And there’s no table charge! Think about it, I can go in and sit down at a table and drink 4 beers for ¥1250 (about $10 USD)! That is unheard of!

Also, besides the set menu, Big Boy offers side menus of fried calamari and french fries and all sorts of little snacks that you can wash down with beer! (I recommend the calamari & french fries… They were quite excellent and only ¥290 yen!) 

The real test for my family is taking my son to any restaurant. He is a VERY picky eater and generally doesn’t like eating out, excepting at a few (very expensive) restaurants. We took him to Big Boy and he loved it and gave it 9 out of 10 points… (Thank you God!)

That’s not the first time he’s given 9 out of 10 to a restaurant, but was the first time he ever did that for a restaurant that didn’t cost me at least ¥15,000 (about $120 USD) for the three of us. He had calamari & fries, a delicious Auusie beef steak from the dinner menu, all-you-can drink and ice cream dessert; my wife had a ¥960 set menu and all-you-can drink with a dessert; I had the salad bar and all-you-can drink; the damages? ¥4,200 (about $36 USD) for the three of us!

Simply amazing; good, clean restaurant. Delicious food at a very reasonable price – and Rock N Roll music to boot!

If I were you, I’d get over to Big Boy and try out the salad bar and beer deal ASAP.

It’s simply the best deal in Japan!

I give Big Boy 5 out of 5 stars. When a head of lettuce costs ¥260 (about $2.25 USD) at the local grocer, but Big Boy can give you all-you-can eat salad at ¥590 (about $5.05 USD) why go buy groceries?

How do they do that????


You’d better get over the Big Boy soon, because, the way I eat salads, they are going to go bust because of me! Get into this great deal while you can! 


Bob and I are now buddies again!

The Gaijin Gourmet: The Best Salad Bar Deal in Tokyo at Big Boy – My Favorite Rock N Roll Diner!!!

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Looking for more great deals on cheap eats in Japan?:

Tokyo’s Best Cheap Sushi is in Okachimachi!? 東京の一番安くて美味しい寿司屋？御徒町にあるの？ http://robot55.jp/blog/tokyos-best-cheap-sushi-in-okachimachi/

The Gaijin Gourmet: Soba Wars At Hanzomon Station in Tokyo robot55.jp/blog/gaijin-gourmet-soba-wars-at-hanzomon-station-in-tokyo/

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At Robot55 we make video productions for businesses and services and products, but we also pride ourselves on making videos for art and music. Our starting price is ¥70,000 and we are sure we can work out something that fits your budget. Oh, and we love making band videos too! Contact us! contact@robot55.jp

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Gaijin Gourmet: Soba Wars At Hanzomon Station in Tokyo

2015年5月19日 / 12 Comments

(Photo above: Danny from the world famous Japanese band, the 50 Kaitenz, unknowingly posing with me – Mike Rogers – for the Gaijin Gourmet at Hamazushi!)

 

Looking for the best places to eat and dine in Tokyo and Japan before the upcoming Tokyo Olympics? Welcome to the Original Gaijin Gourmet!

Long, long ago in a land far away, Soba was made sometime during the Tokugawa period.

The ancient scrolls of the Wikipedities say:

Soba is the Japanese name for buckwheat. It is synonymous with a type of thin noodle made from buckwheat flour, and in Japan can refer to any thin noodle (unlike thick wheat noodles, known as udon). Soba noodles are served either chilled with a dipping sauce, or in hot broth as a noodle soup.

It takes three months for buckwheat to be ready for harvest, so it can be harvested four times a year, mainly in spring, summer, and autumn. In Japan, buckwheat is produced mainly in Hokkaido. Soba that is made with newly harvested buckwheat is called “shin-soba”. It is sweeter and more flavorful than regular soba.

In Japan, soba noodles are served in a variety of settings: they are a popular inexpensive fast food at train stations throughout Japan, but are also served by expensive specialty restaurants. Markets sell dried noodles and men-tsuyu, or instant noodle broth, to make home preparation easy. Some establishments, especially cheaper and more casual ones, may serve both soba and udon as they are often served in a similar manner.

Soba is the traditional noodle of choice for Tokyoites.

Yude Taro is my favorite Soba place in all of Tokyo. This restaurant is very inexpensive and the quality and taste of the food is unbeatable!

In many places in Tokyo the Soba Wars are in full swing. Let me introduce you to what I think are the major players at Hanzomon on the Hanzomon Line. Leave the station at exit 5 to find both of these battling warriors within sixty-seconds walk from each other.
The first one is Yude-Taro. Just across the street from exit 5 as you walk out the station. In my opinion, Yude- Taro is the Empire of the Soba Shops; it is cheap, delicious and clean; the others pale in comparison.

Yude Taro is spacious, extremely clean and has seating enough for you and a entire troop of Imperial Storm Troopers.

They have both seating as well as standing room. Don’t bother going there right at 12 pm until 1 pm on a workday, the place will be packed!

As you can see the kitchen is extremely clean.

Buy your food tickets from the machines outside. The staff who handle your food never touch money.

The trump card for Yude Taro is that the soba noodles are made on the premises. This place is cheap but just as delicious as a shop that costs twice the price. I have also read that a man who is considered an expert on Soba said in an interview that he thought Yude Taro was the “Best Soba in Japan.”

Large Zaru soba (¥320) with Wakame (seaweed) total is ¥390. That’s about $4.70

Wide menu that even includes curry rice and, of course, fried foods.

That’s the boss of this branch of Yude Taro in front of a spotless kitchen and freshly fried veggies and fish.

….. And now, to the rebel base!

The next place that isn’t quite as tasty (in my opinion) as Yude Taro is Komoro Soba (about a 45 second walk around the corner). BUT! Komoro Soba is cheaper by about ¥30 ($.50) a plate for the soba. If you are on a budget, then maybe Komoro Soba is for you. The exact same menu of Large Zaru soba with Wakame (seaweed) is ¥390 at Yude Taro (about $4.70) but at Komoro Soba it is ¥310 (about $3.90)… Now, if you are a cheap skate bastard like me, that makes a difference – ESPECIALLY when you are eating this healthy and wholesome food everyday for a week or a month!

Komoro Soba

To go to Komoro Soba, you need to walk out of the station and turn left (and left again at the corner) instead of walking across the street to Yude Taro)

The soba alone is ¥290 at Komoro Soba (about $3.68) while it is ¥360 (about $4.60) at Yude Taro. Yude Taro tastes a bit better (of course, their noodles are made on premises, but it depends on your pocketbook if it is worth it or not. And, unless you’ve eaten soba a lot, you might not be able to tell the difference!)

Komoro Soba is also extremely clean with plenty of seating.

Kitchen is spotless too (I love Japanese restaurants!) Here is a photo of a clone making soba.

As usual, the machines sell the goods and so these are not the droids you are looking for (unless, of course, you want a great meal for a great price!)

Map of the galaxy (Hanzomon)…. Go and seek.

There is no try. There is only do or not do.

Do try these great places to eat. May the force be with you!

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Looking for the best sushi in Tokyo?:

Tokyo’s Best Cheap Sushi is in Okachimachi!? 東京の一番安くて美味しい寿司屋？御徒町にあるの？ http://robot55.jp/blog/tokyos-best-cheap-sushi-in-okachimachi/

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At Robot55 we make video productions for businesses and services and products, but we also pride ourselves on making videos for art and music. Our starting price is ¥70,000 and we are sure we can work out something that fits your budget. Oh, and we love making band videos too! Contact us! contact@robot55.jp

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TOP 3 VIDEOS for MAY 17, 2015! And Taffy!!!!!

2015年5月18日 / 6 Comments

Once again, it’s time for the Top 3 Indies Artist’s videos for the week of May 18, 2015…

But, before I get started, I’d like to say a sincere “Thanks” from Ken Nishikawa, Ayumi and me to you and all of those who came to our Robot55 Facebook page and gave us a “Like.” We really do appreciate it.

Two weeks ago, we had a little bit over 400 “Likes” and in the last two weeks, we’ve jumped (thanks to you music fans, musicians and your friends) to 570 “Likes.” So, once again, thanks so much.  The more people who “Like” our FB page, Twitter page or subscribe to Youtube, the bigger and better this countdown will become and it will be seen by more and more people.

On that note, did you know recent survey data in Japan of over 20,000 young people showed that: “…people 13 to under 29 …. only 11% had a TV in their bedroom; less than 6% had a radio (those must all be people over 25). But over 97% had a smart device or PC.”

What that means is that young people are not getting their new music from the radio or TV, they’re getting it from the Internet…. Duh! For more on that refer to: Data on Young People in Japan Show Extremely Difficult Times Coming for Old Media (robot55.jp/blog/data-on-young-people-in-japan-show-extremely-difficult-times-coming-for-old-media/)…

But, enough of my yapping! Let’s get to the music!

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OK. BORIS. BORIS as in “all capital letters BORIS.” Watch this and I’m sure you’ll say the same thing I did when I first saw this video, “Holy shit!” This stuff can peel paint! Here’s what Wikipedia says:

“Though relatively unknown in their home country, a recent series of reissues on US label Southern Lord Records has seen their popularity in North America increase dramatically, even gaining them widespread recognition in the mainstream music press…. Boris opened for Nine Inch Nails on part of the fall 2008 segment of the Lights in the Sky tour.”

A Japanese band opened for Nine Inch Nails?! WTF? Screw your head on tight, cause here they go:

#3) Boris – Statement  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_GgowniQWk

Next up is a band from Australia, that used to be called Brigitte Handley and the Dark Shadows (a band I fetaured on the Top 5 a few years ago. See that video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpQdzehvGvc) but now is just called “The Dark Shadows.” German’s Static Magazine wrote: “Now it is time for something DIFFERENT. Take gentle and dark melodies, combine them with loud and fast punk rock, add some sound of guitars and believe me the result will throw you for a loop. You will find yourself in a delirium you can’t (or just don’t want to?) escape. That is The Dark Shadows.”

#2) The Dark Shadows – The Boy From Berlin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqvVsx2CWp4

This week I was in a quandry as to what to do about our #1 song. But then my friend Gav, sent me this:

This week's Top Uk albums chart. What?! Eureka Machines at #3? Wow!

This week’s Top Uk albums chart. What?! Eureka Machines at #3? Wow!

Eureka Machines at #3? Incredible! OK, that’s good enough for me! You know, success can’t be argued with. These guys have hit on something so who am I to argue with them? Heck, if I knew what 17-year-olds liked, then I wouldn’t be writing these “Top 3 Videos” countdowns! If I knew what young people wanted to buy, I’d be a rich bastard living on a yacht in the Caribbean! But, alas, I am not. So back to the countdown!

At #1 is the new band, the Eureka Machines. They are a British pop-rock band from Leeds, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2007. The band is fronted by Chris Catalyst (of The Sisters of Mercy fame.)

#1) Eureka Machines – BRAINWAVES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAskohb8WSA

Finally, this week’s オマケ！The EXTRA SPECIAL! And this is their 2nd time on the Top 3 and probably at least five times on the countdown over these past 2 years. Taffy is a band fronted by an amazingly talented singer named Iris. Currently they are touring the UK and will be in the USA so if you can see them live, do it. This band is going to be huge! Don’t beleiev me? Well watch the video and check their Facebook page, they have over 78,000 “Likes”!…. WTF??????

Taffy are the best band I have found in the last few years. A band like this only comes around once every 10 or 20 years. Check it!

EXTRA SPECIAL! Taffy – So Long https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWm2HbXDBDc

ARTISTS! SEND ME LINKS TO YOUR NEW VIDEOS! I WANT TO SEE THEM AND HELP PROMOTE YOU!

Well, that’s it for this week! See you next time.

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At Robot55 we make Top 3 videos and Top 3 New Artist videos and other video productions for businesses and services and products, but we also pride ourselves on making videos for art and music. Our starting price is ¥70,000 and we are sure we can work out something that fits your budget. Oh, and we love making band videos too! Contact us! contact@robot55.jp

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Tokyo’s Best Cheap Sushi is in Okachimachi!? 東京の一番安くて美味しい寿司屋？御徒町にあるの？

2015年5月17日 / 18 Comments

This is going to sound like a paid advertisement, but it’s not. I think I have found the best, most delicious and cheap sushi in all of Tokyo and it’s called Heiroku Sushi in Okachimachi right next to Ueno.

おすすめ！すべてが美味しくって、新鮮です全皿　￥１４０！

平緑寿司　御徒町店　〒110-0005 東京都台東区上野５−２７−３　　TEL: 03-3836-4395

Why do I think this is the best place in Tokyo? Well, everything is ¥140 a plate. What? “That’s not special!” you protest? True. It’s not. But the difference is that Heiroku Sushi is always packed (don’t bother going there between 12 ~ 1 pm or at dinner time after 5 pm until about 7:00 pm; there’s a huge line of people to get in.)

“But what’s that got to do with it?” you ask? Well, that means that since this place is always packed, they sell a ton of fish everyday so the fish is extremely delicious and fresh! Not to mention that Okachimachi is only a step and a skip away from the big Tokyo fish market at Tsukiji! This place has the best sushi for the price I have ever seen!

Don’t believe me! Here’s what my wife, who is Japanese said, “I love this place!”

Outside of Heiroku Sushi near Okachimachi Station

Outside of Heiroku Sushi near Okachimachi Station

Heiroku Sushi is directly under the Yamanote Line tracks, from the South Exit. You can’t miss it.

Here’s the address of Heiroku in English and a map:

Heiroku Sushi:   Ueno 5-27-3, Daitoku, Tokyo-to  〒110-005

Tel: 03-3836-4395

Map: http://yahoo.jp/0nig0L

Two soon-to-be-happy customers enter Heiroku Sushi

Two soon-to-be-happy customers enter Heiroku Sushi

sushi restaurant

Heiroku Sushi filled with customers – as usual

sushi

My favorite: Kanpachi!

 

sushi shrimp

The kids love this place!

sushi chef

Heiroku Sushi has extremely friendly staff!

I love the rolls!

I love the rolls!

Three of us go there and always eat to our hearts content and it’s always been less than $30 (USD)!

Heiroku Sushi Sushi Train

Heiroku Sushi Sushi Train

There is one thing you should know, though. Heiroku Sushi is always so crowded that the sushi conveyor belt is going by really fast.

I’ve taken many friends there and everybody raves about it whether they are foreigners or Japanese alike! Heiroku Sushi gets 5 stars + for price and delicious quality!

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At Robot55 we make video productions for businesses and services and products, but we also pride ourselves on making videos for art and music. Our starting price is ¥70,000 and we are sure we can work out something that fits your budget. Oh, and we love making band videos too! Contact us! contact@robot55.jp

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“Ninja Slayer from Animation” featuring “The TV Show”!

2015年5月13日 / No Comments

Thursday nights at 11 pm (Japan time) on Niconico Douga is “Ninja Slayer from Animation” featuring the program we create, “The TV Show!” Tomorrow night, May 14, 2015 will be the 5th episode of the show.

Here is the direct link for the show so you can go directly to the correct URL and watch it live tomorrow night. Try either link!

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/1429172532?ref=search_tag_video

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/1429604399?ref=search_tag_video

There’s some Ninja Slayer from Animation trailers below as well as the trailer for the TV Show below. But we hope to see you watching tomorrow night.

In the meantime, here’s photos of the artists we have featured on our show in the first month. The debut was Atsuo of Boris!

Atsuo from the rock band, BORIS with "The TV Show" crew.

Atsuo from the rock band, BORIS with “The TV Show” crew.

Boris is some heavy music. Check it! These guys are famous in the west and have opened for the Nine Inch Nails.

BORIS – Statement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_GgowniQWk

The second week, we featured the Grindcore artist known the world over as Melt Banana! This was another very special show as these guys rarely appear on TV.

Taro and Mina with Yasuko and Ichirou of Melt Banana

Taro and Mina with Melt Banana

Melt Banana is some very hard core and radical stuff. Don’t believe me. Check it for yourself!

Melt-Banana – Shield For Your Eyes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAug_UmsTgQ

Our third week show featured Takayuki Furukawa from the Pinballs, a band from Saitama. The Pinballs are described as a Garage Rock Band.

Taro and Mina with Takayuki Furukawa of The Pinballs

Taro and Mina with Takayuki Furukawa of The Pinballs

Here’s a cool video by the Pinballs!

THE PINBALLS / Winter Hunter  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apOpJR9m8vI

And our 4th show featured Tora from 8Otto.

Taro and Mina with Tora from 8Otto

Taro and Mina with Tora from 8Otto

8Otto does some pretty wild music too. Check it:

8otto- Ozero https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm-52gqNX4k

Ninja Slayer From Animation Official Trailer (Japanese Language version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaZvdcfdcec

Ninja Slayer Official Trailer (English Language version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyKtFiwE4ro

The TV Show Trailer: 【アニメ「ニンジャスレイヤー フロムアニメイシヨン」後番組】バラエティー番組「ザ・TVショウ」トレーラー　https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXbWB7b-ueU

See you tomorrow night!

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神田祭に行ってきたよ！ / Kanda Festival 2015

2015年5月12日 / No Comments

人類の皆様こにゃにゃちわ、ROBOT55（ロボット・ゴー・ゴー）です！

Hullo, my dear human species! I is ROBOT55!

 

先週末、山王祭、深川祭と並んで江戸三大祭、或いは京都祇園祭、大阪天神祭と並んで日本三大祭に数えられている神田祭に行ってきました！

Last weekend, I joined what is considered to be one of the three great Shinto festivals of Tokyo, along with the Fukagawa Matsuri and Sanno Matsuri, or some might even say one of the three great Shinto festivals of Japan, along with Gion Matsuri in Kyoto and Tenjin Matsuri in Osaka, the Kanda Matsuri!

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神田明神（創建伝天平2年）/ Kanda Shrine, founded in 730 AD

 

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関ヶ原の合戦の戦勝祈祷から始まったとされるこの祭の熱気は400年以上経った21世紀 の今日も健在しております！

Started as a prayer for victory in the battle of Sekigahara, the decisive battle that changed the course of Japan’s destiny in 1600, Kanda Matsuri’s energy is still as present as ever after 400 years!

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出陣寸前の神田鍛冶町弐丁目の神輿と山車 / Kanda Kaji-cyo 2-cyome’s Mikochi & float marching

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老いも若きも神田祭を楽しんでおりました。祭って本当に良いですね〜♬

Matsuri is fun for both young and old, girls & boys – kind of rare for what is essentially a religious ceremony!

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神田明神における宮入りと並んで圧巻なのはハイテク家電が並ぶオタクの聖地、秋葉原電気街を練り歩く古風な祭行列のコントラスト。現代日本の文化スペクトラムの両極が見事に共存する絵面です。

Besides miyairi, the ritual to return the demi-god from mikoshi, the small mobile shrine, to the main Kanda shrine,  the most spectacle part of Kanda matsuri is when centuries-old mikoshis march through the street of Akiabara, the world-famous post-modern electric/electronic town as well as the otaku-pop-culture’s major breeding ground – nothing sums up the both ends of Japan’s cultural spectrum better.

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お祭りは我々の住んでいるほぼ全ての地域で催されております。地下足袋（最近はエアー足袋なる便利なものもありますが）と法被を羽織って神輿を担いでみると結構楽しいですよ！皆で汗をかいて、ビール飲んで、大声出して！一生忘れられない経験、っていうかクセになるかもしれません♬

Matsuri is held everywhere in Japan between late spring and late Autumn. As it is fundamentally a Shinto ceremony to thank Gods for harvest, Autumn being the most popular time. Kanda matsuri is a major tourist-attraction for both local and international tourists. However, it’s even more fun to participate and carry the little mobile shrine yourself. People are usually very friendly and often provide you with free booze! Can be the experience of a lifetime!

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Science Fiction! Japanese Concept Car Videos 2! 日本のコンセプトカービデオpt. 2！

2015年5月10日 / No Comments

There was a great reaction to the Japanese Concept Car Videos (part 1). Thanks. As I promised, I’d make a part two.

These are cool cars designed by engineers for all the big Japanese car manufacturers through the years that have never made it into production. I think you might agree that these are the coolest designs. Here are a few more selected videos from the wild and crazy, Science Fiction universe of Japanese concept cars.

Since the 1950s, all the big Japanese car manufacturers have been testing and designing cars that, if you saw them on the road, you’d think that it was something out of a Hollywood science fiction movie! Some of these designs are so fab that they are out of this world!

I’ve searched the internet and found some short videos of a few of my favorites. So if you like Science Fiction, and you like cars! Then this is a short trip for you!

Mazda RX-7 500 1970 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs5A4-kh6RQ

Mitsubishi HSR II 1989 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bjmm5pKd70

Totoya EX-7 1972 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ju7mhYf-94

Totoya Pod 2001 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZuGegspTY0

If you want to see more fabulous cars then check out #1 in this series: Science Fiction! Japanese Concept Car Videos! 日本のコンセプトカービデオ！ robot55.jp/blog/science-fiction-japanese-concept-car-videos-日本のコンセプトカービデオ！/

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Ninja Slayer From Animation 「The TV Show」Staff Party!

2015年5月8日 / No Comments

Ok. We had a drinking party with the staff of “Ninja Slayer From Animation.” we make the video production of “The TV Show.”

We love making the video production of the TV Show. It is our dream come true. More than one million people watched the first episode of our show, and for that, we are grateful. Thanks so much!

The Ninja Slayer Press Release from the first week. More than 1 million people tuned in to watch the first week's show! Thanks so much!

The Ninja Slayer Press Release from the first week. More than 1 million people tuned in to watch the first week’s show! Thanks so much!

You can watch “The TV Show” along with “Ninja Slayer” on Niconico Douga every Thursday Night (Japan time) of Nico Nico Live! Here’s the trailer for the TV Show:

Here’s the trailer for Ninja Slayer From Animation!

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Data on Young People in Japan Show Extremely Difficult Times Coming for Old Media

2015年5月7日 / 2 Comments

The title of this post is misleading. It says, “Data on Young People in Japan Show Extremely Difficult Times Coming for Old Media.” That’s wrong; those hard times are already here. Have been for a while. It’s not going to get better, either.

I’ve written before about how the Digital Age would destroy TV. Today I met the president of one of the (if not the) largest internet companies in Japan, and he quite-as-a-matter-of-fact said, “TV and radio have no future.”

The data isn’t good for old media. When people under 25 don’t care about you, barring some sort of miracle, you don’t have a good future.

It’s that simple.

The data is shocking: young Japanese people today have a smart phone or iPad, PC or whatever in their bedrooms. But they don’t have a TV or radio in that same room.

I was shown data at another company that makes content for TV as well as other online platforms; they have seen the writing on the wall and are moving into digital rights management and programming for the internet. The survey I was shown was of people 13 to under 29 and it showed that only 11% had a TV in their bedroom; 6% had a radio (those must all be people over 25). But over 97% had a smart device or PC.

The Japanese youth market obsession with smart devices has even hurt automobile sales in Japan as the Wall Street Journal reports: “Reasons [for the drop in sales of automobiles] include higher gasoline prices and Japan’s graying population. But even more worrying to auto makers are signs that the downturn is part of a deeper generational shift among young Japanese consumers. Unlike their parents’ generation, which viewed cars as the passport to freedom and higher social status, the Internet-connected Japanese youths today look to cars with indifference, according to market research by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association and Nissan. Having grown up with the Internet, they no longer depend on a car for shopping, entertainment and socializing and prefer to spend their money in other ways.”

Give you one guess which devices occupies the vast majority of these people’s free time? Cars or smart devices? Oh, and by the way, one of the places that people most commonly listen to the FM radio is in cars… But young people are not buying those? Double Whammy!

Now you know why Japan’s Niconico Douga gets 5 million viewers for some shows and young people do not watch TV or listen to the radio anymore… The smart device is under their pillow or in their hands all the time.

Do you remember the Ramones song, “Rock N Roll Radio”? I remember it well. The lyrics went like this:

“Do you remember lying in bed, with the covers up over your head, the radio playing so no one can see?”

In 10 years, it’s going to say, “Do you remember lying in bed, with the covers up over your head, Smart Phone playing so no one can see?”

By they way, Niconico Douga is the #8 most popular internet page in Japan, above both Twitter and Facebook… Facebook is #9 and Twitter has dropped in these last few weeks to #11.

Tech site, The Bridge writes: “Niconico Douga quietly first emerged back in December of 2006… Since then, the site has offered many unique features to its users, successfully accumulating over 30 million users as of 2012. That averages out to a whopping 440,000 new users per month. The user demographic is mostly male (with 67% men and 33% women) and most of the active users are in the 20-29 age range (about 42%). There have been over 8.7 million videos uploaded to the site in total.

In general, the site is sort of perceived as a place for otaku who typically prefer anonymous communication. However since the launch of live streaming videos, people in the mainstream have also joined the site, including but not limited to politicians, idol groups, and music bands. Currently there are almost 100 official channels that live stream content on the site. What’s interesting is that Niconico Douga allows users to sign up using Facebook credentials, and that of course requires your real name. This may have been influenced by Ustream, which uses Twitter and Facebook for sign-in.”

Wikipedia states: “As of October 31, 2011, Niconico has over 23,690,000 registered users, 6,870,000 mobile users and 1,390,000 premium users.”

This isn’t really rocket science, folks. These facts and data do not bode well for TV or FM radio at all.

Did you also know that all smart phones have a FM radio chip built in on them but the makers do not turn it on because they have determined that there is not enough demand for FM radio? Did you know that all Japanese car manufacturers stopped putting FM radios in car as a standard item in 2010?

The writing is on the wall for FM radio. TV will take longer to collapse as Japan has an aging society and those folks watch TV.

So, TV will survive much longer, but it still has a demographic that is not good for future growth. “In Japan, the elderly have surpassed the younger age group since 1997.”

Jeez! Rock and Roll Radio by the Ramones came out in 1980? That’s 35 years ago!!!??? Maybe Rock and Roll never ends, but Rock N Roll FM radio doesn’t look like it can make it.

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Finally, this isn’t just a trend in Japan, it’s worldwide and occurring in so-called “wealthy nations.” Here’s information from the New York Times: “Over the last 10 years, the average share of Americans listening to radio at any given time has shrunk about 14 percent, or 2.3 percentage points. Teenagers account for a well-recognized chunk of that decline. But Larry Rosin, a radio consultant with Edison Media Research in Somerville, N.J., points out that college graduates are also far less likely to listen to radio than nongraduates, a gap that has widened with time.”

What conclusion can we come to with this information in hand?

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