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All things about the media, marketing, business, Japan and other musings by Mike in Tokyo Rogers.

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Sunday, July 22, 2018

The Three Signs of True Stardom! A True Story about Elvis Presley, Donald Trump, Pamela DesBarres, Rodney Bingenheimer, Arnold Schwartzenegger & Stephen David Brooks

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Today I have a (hopefully) humorous story about how one can know if they REALLY are famous! What is "Famous"? There's lots of...
Friday, July 13, 2018

Raindance Film Festival: Confessions of a Sandwich Sign Man

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I was hoping my parents never found out about this... But I can't live like this anymore; I can't live with hiding who I really am....
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Japan? Samurai, Ninja, Geisha and Benshi...

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In the old days (1908 ~ the 1930s )、during the heyday of Silent Films, there was no such thing as subtitling of movies in countries like Ja...
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Sunday, June 24, 2018

The Japanese Have No Holes in Their Socks

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By Mike in Tokyo Rogers My mom was Japanese. I was raised with the idea that it is  unquestionably  taboo to wear shoes in the house....
Saturday, June 23, 2018

1978 Los Angeles Punk: Black Flag & the Rotters.

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Just a quick post. Hope it inspires you.... 40 years ago, I played in a one-hit wonder late 1970s L.A. punk band called The Rotters. We h...
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Friday, June 22, 2018

The "L's" and "R's" of the Japanese and Eric Crapton

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Everyone knows the Japanese have a problems with "L's" and "R's." They keep mixing them up. Well here'...
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Music/TV/radio/anime-related program producer. In music since 1977 as lead vocalist with legendary Los Angeles Punk Band, "The Rotters" (Sit on My Face Stevie Nix.). Former assistant to the legendary Rodney Bingenheimer (Rodney on the ROQ - KROQ Los Angeles from 1980 ~ 1981.) First and only foreigner in Japanese history to become the General Manager of a major Japanese broadcasting station (TV Tokyo owned InterFM). Has produced a few smash hit programs and several of Japan's highest rated and most famous radio programs. Recent Smash Hits were "The TV Show" (Set Program with "Ninja Slayer") which, between April - Oct. 2015, garnered over 10 million viewers. Produced,directed and hosted “Good Morning Garage” and "WTF?" the smash hit live shows on InterFM 89.7 Wrote and produced full-length motion picture "Ghostroads - A Japanese Rock and Roll Ghost Story" which was released by a Japanese major motion picture company and in theaters all across Japan in Oct. 2017. Currently “Yoko’s Grapefruit” the Avant Guard movie with Ken Nishikawa, Henry Morse (DP), Kevin Hammontree, Natsuki (as Yoko) and Junji Naito.
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