http://www.nokonoko.net/ en-us john@tokyopia.com 2008-07-04T08:14:08+09:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.nokonoko.net/mt/archives/000250.html After three long, looooong months in Shanghai on business, I'm finally back! I landed in Tokyo this past Saturday night, spent a couple of days at home with my friends, then hopped on a plane to the US for a... 250@http://www.nokonoko.net/ 2008-07-04T08:14:08+09:00 http://www.nokonoko.net/mt/archives/000249.html Hells yes. This is my copy of Tales of the Abyss, signed by none other than Yoshito Higuchi, director of Tales of Symphonia and chief director of Tales of the Abyss and the upcoming Tales of Vesperia: My incredibly awesome... 249@http://www.nokonoko.net/ 2008-03-13T01:54:33+09:00 http://www.nokonoko.net/mt/archives/000248.html Something tells me this is going to be hot: Soma Bringer, developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo. It's out tomorrow here in Japan. It's a three-player action/RPG that looks to be inspired by the likes of Diablo II... 248@http://www.nokonoko.net/ 2008-02-27T22:21:39+09:00 http://www.nokonoko.net/mt/archives/000247.html I recently moved to a new apartment. This is the view from my bedroom. After serving four years in my prison-esque former home, I am finally living large, and I'm loving every minute of it. Today I purchased a... 247@http://www.nokonoko.net/ 2008-01-29T02:12:32+09:00 http://www.nokonoko.net/mt/archives/000246.html I spent most of my free gaming time these past six weeks playing through the new DS remake of Dragon Quest IV, and late last night, I finally completed it. I mean, really completed it. As in: - Finished the... 246@http://www.nokonoko.net/ 2008-01-04T01:03:08+09:00 http://www.nokonoko.net/mt/archives/000245.html ...Arrived today. It's very, very nice. I haven't held vinyl in years -- makes me wish I still had a record player. :)... 245@http://www.nokonoko.net/ 2007-12-12T16:38:47+09:00 http://www.nokonoko.net/mt/archives/000244.html Today (December 4), marks seven years since I moved to Japan. Seven years. That's a long time! When I moved here I figured I'd stay for a year or two and then move back, but that plan didn't exactly... 244@http://www.nokonoko.net/ 2007-12-04T23:32:44+09:00 http://www.nokonoko.net/mt/archives/000243.html You guys get most of the good stuff first, but every now and then it pays to live here in Tokyo. :D Mmmmm, how do I focus on the last few hours of work today when I have this sitting... 243@http://www.nokonoko.net/ 2007-10-31T18:58:06+09:00 http://www.nokonoko.net/mt/archives/000242.html Have you guys been following Super Smash Bros. Brawl lately? The official site has been revealing new info about the game every day since May, and lately some of the stuff they've been showing off has been pretty frickin' insane.... 242@http://www.nokonoko.net/ 2007-10-30T01:32:43+09:00 http://www.nokonoko.net/mt/archives/000241.html So the new Radiohead album came out today. I considered writing all kinds of LJ-esque thoughts and insights about what Radiohead has meant to me over the years (in short: a lot), but instead I'll just say this --... 241@http://www.nokonoko.net/ 2007-10-10T23:34:21+09:00 http://www.nokonoko.net/mt/archives/000240.html ...is what the little iPod said to me in the Apple Store today, and who am I to argue? So I came home with my third iPod this year (yikes), a shiny new 16GB iPod touch. They just came... 240@http://www.nokonoko.net/ 2007-10-05T16:49:07+09:00 http://www.nokonoko.net/mt/archives/000239.html Greetings! It's been a while, hasn't it? Sorry for not updating -- it's been a hectic year thus far. Was ridiculously busy from January to June, and then spent most of July detoxing and enjoying the summer before work insanity... 239@http://www.nokonoko.net/ 2007-08-20T00:43:40+09:00 http://www.nokonoko.net/mt/archives/000238.html Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1989! Which is, I think, the last time I've had enough free time to sit down with a new game and play uninterrupted for hours. Good times! (Disclaimer: In 1989, the can was... 238@http://www.nokonoko.net/ 2007-06-13T18:55:04+09:00 http://www.nokonoko.net/mt/archives/000237.html It rained like crazy today, but I'm not complaining. A fitting end to an otherwise excellent Golden Week -- fitting because it gave me time to finally settle down and relax a bit before getting back to work tomorrow.... 237@http://www.nokonoko.net/ 2007-05-06T21:57:52+09:00 http://www.nokonoko.net/mt/archives/000236.html Apologies for the long bit of silence (longest since I've relaunched this blog, actually). Life has just been too darn busy and exciting lately to keep up with posting. But I'm still trying! Golden Week just kicked off in Japan... 236@http://www.nokonoko.net/ 2007-05-01T00:13:22+09:00