Monthly Archives: February 2009

Shooto – Gig Tokyo Vol. 1 at Shinjuku Face, Tokyo

Posted on 02/27/2009 by Billy

This Saturday’s Shooto MMA event will be held at Shinjuku Face (JP only) in Kabukicho, the entertainment and red-light district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. There’s a line-up of young, talented fighters who will be making their Shooto debut. If successful … Continue reading →

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How my import/export business crumbled

Posted on 02/26/2009 by Billy

Since 2002 I owned a company which specialized in broadcast and professional video equipment sales, rentals and production. Our customer base included television stations, freelance cameraman and producers, small to large sized production companies

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Parking the Car in Tokyo

Posted on 02/26/2009 by Billy

Parking your car in Tokyo is a complete nightmare. There’s no way around it. My parking bill alone costs more than most peoples’ car payments in the USA.

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Artist arrested for tattooing 15-year old boy

Posted on 02/26/2009 by Billy

A tattoo artist in Nagoya was arrested today for tattooing a 15-year old boy. The boy provided a fake ID in the form of a health care certificate and the artist claims to have been unaware of the boy’s real … Continue reading →

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Enson Inoue the living “Yamato Damashii”

Posted on 02/25/2009 by Billy

Yesterday, I had the chance to meet with Enson “Yamato Damashii” Inoue at his Shooto gym, ‘Purebred‘, in Higashi Omiya, Saitama.

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