Taiwan Trip
OK, so I went to Taiwan over the weekend. Typical Japanese style holiday. Leave Friday night, have fun for a day, then come back the following day. Not my kind of trip, but what...
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New Second Hand Lens – SMC Pentax-M 1:1.7 50mm
I picked this up at the camera store. I finally have a fast lens to use in low light conditions. The only drawback is that the fstop only functions properly in full manual mode,...
HTC DESIRE IS COMING TO SOFTBANK JAPAN!!
Confirmation from the Softbank website. Android and all. http://mb.softbank.jp/mb/product/X/09wi/#x06ht Sweet! Definitely getting this phone as soon as it comes out. So Happy! 30/03 UPDATE The Softbank website says that you can place your order/reserve...
HTC Desire with Android coming to Softbank Japan?
After reading through the press release PDF and watching the conference from Softbank, I have come to the conclusion that the only phone fitting the description is the HTC Desire. The only details that...
Snowboarding in Japan – Resort Review – Hotaka Bokujyou
Location: Gunma Distance from Tokyo: Approximately 200km by car Resort Details: http://www.snowjapan.com/e/resorts/resortdetail.php?resid=50 Resort ‘Category’: Snowboard Park Resort Rating: 7/10 Resort Value: 10/10 Resort Homepage: http://www.hotakasan.co.jp/hotaka/index.html Hotaka Bokujyou is a relatively small resort with many...
Snowboard Kit Addition
Decided to upgrade my jacket to one ‘compatible’ with my pants – the zip interface in particular. The Burton White Collection Puffy Jacket is currently heavily discounted – I managed to purchase mine 55%...
Hi Chris, Your blog was helpful but I’m still a bit confused. Do we need both the certificate of no…
Hi Daniel, Sorry - I'm not too sure, its possible the certificate of no impediment has changed since I filled…
Hi Aaron, In Japan you should be good to go. You might have difficulty in other countries when trying to…
Hello Chris I have recently married in Japan Konintodoke was filled out and accepted translator advised we were know married…
Hi, Chris. I'm just trying to get my cert of no impediment to marriage done now and I'm a bit…