The Legendary Izakaya Returns
My regular hideout in Manhattan that once closed about 3 years ago returned this summer at new location.…
“Charisma”
On the card, there was the name of this person, who was famous worldwide for his primary profession, but he was also well-known for being involved in various other businesses.…
A Year After
There is a term called the “Bandwagon Effect.” In Japanese, it is used in political and economic contexts, but in English, “bandwagon” is often used as a verb widely to mean “jumping on the trend (or topic).” …
A Little Infidelity…?
Last Friday was September 11th, marking 19 years since that day. At that time, almost everyone living in this region knew someone who lost family or friends, even if they were personally unaffected. …
In Iowa
In the English newsgroups, there was another Japanese person, let’s call him “K-san,” who was pursuing his doctoral degree at a graduate school in Texas. Together, we worked to promote the term “puroresu”…
If I could fly freely…
Mitsuharu Misawa in New York
Once inside the venue and a few matches later, the ring announcer announced that a special “legend” from Japan was there as a guest. As Misawa’s match was scheduled for later, I wondered who it could be.…
