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Jeff Ogrisseg
For Jeff Ogrisseg's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Jan 28, 2005
2004: Year of the bounce; Serious Sirius
Calamitous. The world was a bouncin' in 2004.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Dec 15, 2004
We mix you a Merry Christmas; stocking stuffers & party plans
"Drape the Messe in day-glo deco,
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Aug 20, 2004
The Gathering 2004 preview
After dozens of hours of copious, nail-biting research, I have deduced that there is absolutely no connection whatsoever between Respect for the Aged Day and the ending date for Gathering 2004, except that vigorous dancing has been medically proven to reverse the aging process.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Jun 23, 2004
Japan crowd overwhelms Jiga + Jinno; New releases spark summer's fire
Weeks of wonder culminated in a long moment of uncertainty when Jiga + Jinno of Analog Pussy took the stage back on April 9 at Cube326.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Mar 25, 2004
System rebooted: 2004 is about to get cool
By the looks of things, I'm not the only one who's been a little busy this winter.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Jan 24, 2004
2003 -- Year of the Compilation
It began in Japan with a nasty flu spawned in an overflowing crowd at the countdown party. Right off the bat, 2003 had all the makings of a year that would never get off the ground.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Dec 13, 2003
Third Eye New Year's Party Picks & more
For the first time in several countdowns, the Tokyo crowd has to choose, or at least compromise, on where to be on New Year's Eve.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Oct 4, 2003
Dad(o) hands down a family tradition
Frederic Holyszewski (aka Dado, Deedrah) was raised in the countryside of Fontainebleau, south of Paris. His parents handed down strong family traditions that grew out of a humble background. It was a charmed setting in which to grow up -- Fontainebleau even has a castle. And music was a pillar of his family life.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Sep 4, 2003
Gathering 2003 preview
The Gathering 2003. Vision Quest Tokyo's showcase event. Our summer would not be complete without it. What you are about to experience is Plan B. And it may be the best one yet.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Aug 1, 2003
901 just wants to play; Games in the mist
She has, for nearly all her life, wanted one thing most of all -- to play. Whether it be in the sanctuary of fantasy anime worlds or along a deep spiritual vibe for healing the soul, just let this woman play.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Jun 20, 2003
Solstice Music Festival off the calendar; Shared honors for 2002; new releases
It's like watching the lights go out at the stadium. You know, that low metallic "Klung!" "Klung!" "Klung!" as the off switches are hit in succession.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
May 11, 2003
English 'samurai' feted in a hostile land
Anyone who's read James Clavell's "Shogun," or seen the TV mini-series of the same name, is already indirectly acquainted with William Adams, the first Englishman to settle in Japan after a solitary ship of the Dutch trading fleet he was piloting drifted ashore in present-day Oita Prefecture in April 1600.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Apr 19, 2003
2003 party season gets its blessing; Credit where due in 2002
As omens go, the last two Sundays have been righteously encouraging for the Tokyo party scene.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Feb 1, 2003
Crystal Skulls: 'hatsumode' for the groove generation; Yokosuka joins the party
MAKUHARI, Chiba Pref. -- We plowed our way into the mass of humanity packing the Makuhari Messe event hall moments after the cheers rose to ring in the new year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Dec 20, 2002
The yearend holidays are groovin'; Big news for Empress "D"; party picks
Peace, Love, Unity, Respect. Peace on Earth, goodwill toward men.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Nov 30, 2002
The funkier side of Mike Maguire; new Antidote release; Domino at Fire
Somewhere standing off to the side of all the people who have claimed titles in electronic music -- the various kings, queens, godfathers and godmothers -- is Mike Maguire, marking his own beat, seemingly oblivious to the world.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Nov 1, 2002
Gathering closes summer's curtain
HIWADAKOUGEN, Gifu Pref. -- I was inside my tent changing from damp clothes to dry when the whooshing thuds of a low-flying helicopter took the campsite by surprise. I thought little of it until the commotion started. News travels fast in a village of nylon walls. Clearly something was amiss.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Aug 17, 2002
Juno's 10-year odyssey; Arcadia pulls off a gem; Hotaka: the next way-out party
Perhaps some day in the distant future, at some far away campus, students of turn-of-the-century electronic music will listen as their professor waxes on about the effect that the seminal British trance entity Juno Reactor had on the world.
COMMUNITY
Aug 4, 2002
Shouldering the weight of tradition
YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa Pref. -- Never mind what the weatherman says, in my small town of Tanoura in Yokosuka, the two hottest days each year fall on the last weekend of July.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Aug 3, 2002
Solstice weekend under the fog; Camping with the aliens
I knew it was going to be an interesting weekend the moment my press armband arrived in the mail marked No. 13, though I'm not superstitious enough to turn my back on an event like the Solstice Music Festival.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.

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