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Rich
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Lifer in Japan. Here to talk and record random thoughts. Opinions and all that stuff are my own and whatever the equivalent is of a retweet is not an endorsement.
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · Apr 3
I saw a mummy today that looked a little bit like Ossie Ardiles.
This is a first century mummy that looks a bit like Ossie Ardiles. This is the football player Ossie Ardiles, who looks a bit like a first century mummy I saw today.
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 11h
Haruki Murakami is probably pleased to see people dunking on a different person unlikely to win a Nobel.
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 23h
I started going to the gym at 6, then walking my dog after. My dog does not like this new routine.
My dog waiting for me to get home from the gym.
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 2d
This Japanese football official seems to have been heading to the under-20 World Cup when he was caught looking at child pornography on a plane.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Japan football official sentenced for viewing child abuse images on plane
A flight crew had raised the alarm after they spotted Kageyama looking at the images on the plane.
www.bbc.com
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 7d
Yep. The doc consulted us (son front and center) and explained that because he is six, the process of an MRI would be more comfortable in terms of stress, so that is what we went for. A CT was offered though. This is the quality of the health care.
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 7d
Thanks. They couldn’t take my kidney even if they wanted to because I’m a Brit and mad cow disease!
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 7d
My son hit his head on concrete this morning and was sent home, where he was sick. We took him to the kids doc, which referred us to an MRI. After 45 minutes the MRI showed he was fine. The doctor took the time to explain to my son the contours of his brain etc. The cost of all this: ¥0.
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 7d
First they came for the butter…
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 7d
ASAHI BEER SHORTAGE
A sign explains shipping of Asahi Group products will temporarily be halted.
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 7d
We will meet again in April.
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 7d
Jeans day arrived. Goodbye shorts.
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 13d
It’s late September and the shorts are under threat.
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · Apr 19
The day has arrived. Shorts weather is upon us. See you in November, trousers.
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 9d
I keep pressing the news from my area button and not getting news from my area. Maybe it’s just a bug?
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 13d
Im holding out. But I’m also noticing that it’s me in shorts next to a guy in an autumn jacket and jeans now. Grateful to the tourists for promoting my look all year round.
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 13d
It’s late September and the shorts are under threat.
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · Apr 19
The day has arrived. Shorts weather is upon us. See you in November, trousers.
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 17d
I wonder if the nuggets are made of fairy meat.
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 17d
I feel like this was not a known fact about Karaage kun… www.planmyjapan.com/lawsons-kara...
Cult of Lawson's Fried Chicken Kara-age Kun Nuggets in Japan - Plan My Japan
Everything you need to know about the famous and popular Lawson konbini karaage kun fried chicken nuggets in Japan
www.planmyjapan.com
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 17d
I just found out from my son’s comic that the thing on the Karaage-kun pack is a fairy, not a chicken.
A cell on a comic explains “Karaage-kun is of the fairy world and helps people. It is not a chicken.”
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 18d
Revelations this year:
- As a Brit XL, I should generally be buying XXL clothes in Japan.
- Eye tests here are for far away only, I probably needed reading glasses for a long time.
- My scales were broken and my body fat is way below where the old ones were showing.
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 25d
Son and wife went in. It was ¥500 each to rent equipment. Caught five fish. No putting back in, so ¥400 each. Once caught, you must have them prepared at the restaurant, for a charge of course.
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 25d
Thanks Abenomics.
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 25d
We used to have an annual pass for here and it was a fairly cheap day out. I’ve seen JP tourists get burned online for complaining after not doing prep etc., but there’s places in Japan now that are as cynical about extracting cash as anywhere else tourist oriented.
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 25d
Main aim here was the lad wanted to try fishing. Got to that area and was refused entry. You must have a day pass to access the fishing. Another ¥6,000 burned. So we’ve paid ¥13,000 for the lad to have a go at fishing today.
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 25d
Sheesh. ¥3,000 or more for a bowl of raw fish and rice now… I guess the place decided it was going to start aiming at tourists…
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 25d
Not sure it counts as inflation, but Hakkejima Sea Paradise has raised its parking fee from ¥1,000 to ¥2,000.
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 26d
My son loved it. Our wallet, not so much. ¥2,500 for a burger etc. ended up at ¥10,000 on top of a prepaid ¥2,400 admission fee (¥800 each) for us. Time limited to 90 minutes or so too.
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 26d
On the way here, a bar devoted to me son’s favorite anime and line of toys. beyblade.and-gallery.com Hope it’s done well…
ベイブレードバー特設サイト
「ベイブレードバー」が常設店舗にてオープン！！ カスタマイズができるバトル専用コマ「ベイブレード」と飲食が楽しめる「BEYBLADE BAR TOKYO」が遂に常設施設としてこの夏、カルチャーの発信地、下北沢にオープンします。 性別・年齢・国境を越えたブレーダー同士のコミュニケーションスペースとして、「カルチャー」を目指すベイブレードの魅力を詰め込んだ空間です。 「BEYBLADE BAR TOK...
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 26d
On the way here, a bar devoted to me son’s favorite anime and line of toys. beyblade.and-gallery.com Hope it’s done well…
ベイブレードバー特設サイト
「ベイブレードバー」が常設店舗にてオープン！！ カスタマイズができるバトル専用コマ「ベイブレード」と飲食が楽しめる「BEYBLADE BAR TOKYO」が遂に常設施設としてこの夏、カルチャーの発信地、下北沢にオープンします。 性別・年齢・国境を越えたブレーダー同士のコミュニケーションスペースとして、「カルチャー」を目指すベイブレードの魅力を詰め込んだ空間です。 「BEYBLADE BAR TOK...
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