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I was delighted to see mefi's own flapjax at midnite--aka Samm Bennett--make a walk-on appearance in an article about blues music in Japan, in the Winter 2016 edition of The Oxford American.
posted by sandettie light vessel automatic on Jan 9, 2017 - 12 comments

Nature is being a real mother right now in Houston, Ecuador, and Japan. Just wanted to put out a quick note hoping that Mefites and their loved ones in these different regions are all doing well and staying safe, and to invite folks to drop lines if they are struggling.
posted by Going To Maine on Apr 18, 2016 - 29 comments

Trying to remember an old post I THINK was on MeFi: basically a Japanese site with photos of unintentionally funny road signs. It was all in Japanese, and the one photo I can remember specifically had a "STOP" written along the center line of the road, so that the トマレ became トマレーーーーーーーー ("STOOOOOOOOOOOOP"). Does… does this ring a bell with anyone at all?
posted by DoctorFedora on Mar 4, 2012 - 6 comments

Our 60th podcast starts off with some amazing calls from MeFites in Japan. It ends on a slightly heavy note and we didn't have the calls recorded before we recorded our podcast, so you'll have to excuse the mods for not commenting on the calls (because they were an unknown at the time) and generally being jokey just after some Heavy Shit. Anyhoo, this contains recaps from SXSW and the best parts of the site during the month of March. It runs 1hr 15min long or so [more inside]
posted by mathowie on Mar 31, 2011 - 54 comments

MeFites in Japan, we want to hear from you on the next podcast! After the devastating earthquake just a couple weeks ago, we've all worried about our members in Japan and it was great to see check-ins that things were mostly ok. We'd like to hear from mefites in Japan for the next podcast: call my new Skype Japanese number at (050) 5806-3941 and leave us up to a 90 second message letting everyone know what the quake was like, what the aftermath was like, and how the rebuilding it going. I know 90sec is short, so if you'd like to leave a longer story/message, you can always record a mp3 at home and just send us a link to download it on the contact form. Thanks! [more inside]
posted by mathowie on Mar 27, 2011 - 21 comments

Japan nuclear disaster thread too long of tooth? Things rapidly deteriorating. Latest news. [more inside]
posted by stbalbach on Mar 14, 2011 - 138 comments

As the aftermath of a tsunami leaves Japan shell-shocked, MetaFilter has opened a new thread for those who wish to exploit the tsunami to talk about the dangers of nuclear power. [more inside]
posted by shii on Mar 13, 2011 - 177 comments

Any MeFites in affected areas of Japan / Pacific? Anything anyone can do?
posted by Cool Papa Bell on Mar 11, 2011 - 156 comments

A followup to the now-closed thread about Tim Rogers' essay, "Japan: It's Not Funny Anymore": "The Life of Game: Why I Live In Japan".
posted by armage on Apr 14, 2010 - 41 comments

I will be in Tokyo from this Friday evening (the 12th) to the evening of the following Thursday (the 18th). Anyone want to get together? [more inside]
posted by dubitable on Mar 10, 2010 - 8 comments

Meetup in Japan! [more inside]
posted by diocletian on Jun 5, 2009 - 8 comments

Tokyo meetup week of 11 Aug.? What about elsewhere in Japan? [more inside]
posted by grobstein on Jul 30, 2008 - 48 comments

This is a post for discussion on a yet-to-be-scheduled MeFi Tokyo meetup.
posted by gen on May 7, 2007 - 112 comments

Last-minute, snowball's-chance-in-hell Seoul minimeetup? I'm going to be in Seoul for a biz trip tonight (Friday) until Sunday... [more inside]
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken on Oct 12, 2006 - 12 comments

東京Meetup メモ-- 5 月11 日-- Hachiko の彫像の5:30 と6 、そして動か儲の7pm 間の…、そして他の所で... (Tokyo Meetup Reminder--May 11th--between 5:30 and 6 at the statue of Hachiko, then 7pm at Ran-chu, then elsewhere... previous thread here)
posted by amberglow on May 8, 2006 - 22 comments

Tokyo Meetup again (it's a 2-fer now!) I'm there from May 10-19, and sconbie's there til the 15th.
posted by amberglow on Apr 24, 2006 - 87 comments

AskMe(-like) massive rollout in Japan. [mi]
posted by Bugbread on Feb 24, 2005 - 23 comments

vito90 calls for a Tokyo MeFi meetup somewhere between Oct 4-17. I'm happy to organize.
Please leave comments if you can/want to attend and if so, what days/times are good for you. For those who are living outside of Tokyo, Saturday nights may be better. But lets also consider a Wednesday or Friday night. My location recommendation would be Ebisu but we could also go check out the new location for The Pink Cow in Shibuya too.
posted by gen on Sep 16, 2003 - 16 comments