japan
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Anton Kusters: Photographing the Yakuza
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Anton (Hasselt, BE) is a photographer and fond of long term projects. At least, he thinks he is. His very first project: a look inside a Japanese Yakuza crime family changed his life. Or maybe it did not change it. Or maybe a just little. Or maybe a lot. In his talk he will focus…
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Pushers
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It’s like packing luggage! High five to Amy.
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Green Shirts
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Hangin’ out at J-Town after volunteering at the food bank. This one has the feel of an advertisement. So I’ve given up on being lazy and my pictures look sharper to me already. Check out the new updated versions of My Territory and Skimboarders.
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Japanese Spiderman
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Japanese Extreme Obstacle Courses – Watch a funny movie here
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Four things
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You know when you played tag and you wanted to be it….oh oh, tag me, tag me! You end up just reaching out asking for the tag? I’m it! Four jobs I’ve had in my life Ice Cream Scooper Teacher Restaurant Manager Therapist Four movies I can watch over and over (hmm, I own the…
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Ambush From Ten Sides
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This must be the 2nd or 3rd time renting House of Flying Daggers and I finally got to watch it. …
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Entertainment escape from reality
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I watched The Exorcism of Emily Rose last weekend. Nothing special. The courtroom acting was ente…
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Sonic is home!
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I missed him so much. He’s running, for now, but there’s still some other things I need to get fi…
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Quotes from my free calendar
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I got this calendar full of quotations in different languages from my aunt. Here were some quotes for March and April that I thought were cool (well, actually, I can’t read the others): Win with humility, lose with grace (Japanese proverb) Speak when you are angry, and you will make the best speech you will…
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Crazy Japanese Matrix ping-pong?
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Crazy Japanese Matrix ping-pong?
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Ok, scratch that last post.
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Ok, scratch that last post. I have internet connection. Haha. Anyways, Stephen got us down in 5 hours today. Wowee. I met up with some friends for dinner. There were 3 of us Asians, 2 who spoke Japanese, and a white guy who also speaks Japanese. We ate at some restaurant that served mostly Japanese…
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For some reason, this date
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For some reason, this date has been burned into my memory. This is about the only thing I’ve learned in all my history classes. I’m not a real political person. But I do remember this date. If you’ve never visited the memorial, I suggest you go. Smoke and flame are seen as the magazine explodes…