The Eastern Edge

I've found myself at odds with Alan Moore's opinions more often than not, but this one hits the nail on the head!The following is a excerpt from part 2 of a recent interview with Moore at the Honest Publishing website....I read a couple of books… more »

A massive earthquake, thousands of aftershocks, nuclear meltdown, radiation fallout, food, water and power shortages, and finally a heat wave just to make everything perfect. In an odd twist, however, the big typhoon that rolled through here a couple d… more »

The whole world knows there's a lot going down here in Japan right now. Just posting to say that I'm shutting down activities on this website for the time being. The things that I usually babble and blog about don't mean a whole lot right now.Before… more »

"Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don't have time for all that ..." - George CarlinThat pretty much sums things up for me lately. I'm… more »

I just finished reading a Jason Thomson "House of 1000 Manga" column that I had bookmarked since October about Japan Inc, a subject that interests me. I'm a fan of Jason Thomson's columns, so I was suprised and a little flattered to see myself quoted in… more »

About 5 months ago I wrote about legal scanlation and some of the ideas people have been throwing around that would amount to a free-labor industry for translated comic books.It didn't take long for Shuho Sato, one of the first big time comic creator… more »

Just in case his people don't get around to putting up an English translation (and because computer generated translations of Japanese are usually incomprehensible), here's the gist of what's up with Inoue and his health according to his website updates:… more »

Bittersweet Hotel is an art exhibition featuring poetry readings based on well-known Toronto based artist Tomori Nagamoto's "Bittersweet Hotel" book, which features Tomori's poetry and distinctive ballpoint pen linedrawings.Tomori Nagamoto's… more »

Dear USA;You can have the most medals.You can have the most money.In fact, you can have the rest of the world.But, USA, you can't have Hockey!!HOCKEY IS OUR GAME!! more »

Normally I would only link to this but, since Japan Today stories have a habit of "expiring" and becoming unavailable after a certain time, this time I thought I'd post the entire thing.This article is one reason I avoid crowded trains, although I ma… more »

First of all, I must confess that the final part of the Naoki Urasawa interview is way behind schedule. The truth is that I'd actually lost the magazine I was translating from after I put it in a "safe place" while house cleaning.The good news is tha… more »

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I stumbled on a very good opinion piece, with a somewhat unfortunately worded title, from the Japan Times that though I'd like to post because I really agree with what it has to say (if not how it is worded in a few places). In essence it takes the Ja… more »

The Billy Bat update I promised isn't going to happen yet because my spoiler tags aren't working probably and I won't have much time to work out the bugs before I make my annual year-end escape from Tokyo to the no crowds, no noise, no pressure, but also… more »

No word on fatalities, but at least three people were nearly throttled to death in Japan when they trusted their foot massage machines with other parts of their bodies. It seems they didn't realize that it isn't a good idea to stick your neck in the rol… more »