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Patrick Macias
For Patrick Macias's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 9, 2009
Otaku star Shokotan offers a little fan service
"I really care about how much proof of my life I can leave behind; how many concerts I can give and how many photos I can have taken," admits Japanese celebrity Shoko Nakagawa, better known to her legion of fans worldwide as Shokotan. "I'm just afraid to have any free time and I'm scared of doing nothing."
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 25, 2008
Harajuku in peril?
As a dedicated follower of Japanese pop culture and the coauthor of a book on Japanese teen fashion, I confess that I'm getting a bit concerned about the direction in which the Harajuku district is headed these days.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 3, 2008
'Speed Racer': drawing on an anime legend
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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 3, 2008
'Americanizing' a cartoon classic
Without Peter Fernandez's contribution, it's unlikely that "Speed Racer" ever would have made it over the starting line outside of Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / OTAKOOL
Nov 15, 2007
Remix this: anime gets hijacked
Tim Park sits at home in his one-man studio in Ontario, Canada surrounded by piles of anime DVDs and a ton of tech.
Japan Times
CULTURE / OTAKOOL
Sep 27, 2007
Akihabara's awful truths
While the Establishment packages Electric Town as a mecca for manga and anime obsessives, and a magnet for camera- toting tourists, the reality differs: 'Akiba' is alienating the geeks who once made it great
CULTURE / Books
Aug 19, 2007
Keeping up with anime is by no means kids' play
The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917, Revised and Expanded Edition, by Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press, 2006, 867 pp., illustrated, $29.95 (paper) The only real problem with anime is that there's way too much of it. Try to get a quick grasp on nearly 90 years of movies, television series and straight-to-video productions, and you'll soon feel as if you are trying to take a drink of water out of a fire hose.
Japan Times
CULTURE / OTAKOOL
Aug 16, 2007
How the Net made a bedroom rapper a star in Japan
The Acid Panda Cafe, an underground hip-hop club in Tokyo, is packed. The show is sold out. The racial makeup of the crowd is virtually all Japanese, except for the four African-Americans who hit the stage at 1 a.m. and launch into spirited rhyme. The words, inexplicably, are Japanese.
Japan Times
CULTURE / OTAKOOL
Jul 19, 2007
'Heavy-metal suicide'
Marty Friedman looks very metal.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 21, 2006
Anime through an American eye
When did you first discover artist Taiyo Matsumoto's "Tekkonkinkreet" manga?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 7, 2006
Fans lift J-culture over language barrier
Global interest in Japanese entertainment continues to heat up. Quite literally.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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