Posts tagged: video games

Japanese Modern Culture Class Presentation

By Joe, January 9, 2009 3:35 am
Japanese Modern Culture Class Presentation

Hey all! I gave a presentation today in my Japanese culture class here in Hirosaki. I presented it in English, but I got some great help from my friend Lim in the handout translation. For anyone who’s interested, here’s the Japanese text of my presentation! It was about the Japanese influence on the American video game market, especially during the 80′s/NES era.

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The Start of the Fall Semester

By Joe, October 13, 2008 9:19 pm
The Start of the Fall Semester

Now that fall is here and all the new students have arrived, the new semester is very much underway. I thought I would throw up a quick post on what classes I’m taking and what I’ve been up to around here in good old Hirosaki. Hit up the link below to read all about it!

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The Trip to Tokyo

By Joe, June 14, 2008 3:44 pm
The Trip to Tokyo

It’s been a while since I posted in this space, huh? Well, I just took my first trip during my time here: a couple days down in Tokyo with some of my Korean friends. I’ll get to that in a bit, but first I thought that I’d try to play catch-up and go over what I’ve been up to the last couple of weeks since I posted last.

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The Backstory…

By Joe, December 12, 2007 12:09 pm
The Backstory…

So why would someone want to do this? Get out of their comfort zone, go to a completely foreign land where they don’t know anyone, and then stay there for several months? Well, there are a couple of reasons. I guess I should go back to high school to really start this off.

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