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My thoughts on living in Japan and “sticking out”…

J.L. Gatewood — Thu, 03 May 2012 08:26:00 +0000

Katz Ueno from YokosoNews and Hiroko Nakamura from HirokoChannel and I got together and talked about our passions for sharing Japanese culture with the world.

Meet Hiroko Nakamura of HirokoChannel on YokosoNews!

J.L. Gatewood — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:29:57 +0000

Today I was the “Social Media Director” for the YokosoNews live broadcast over at Gossip Cafe in Omotesando, Tokyo, Japan. I also appeared on the broadcast when asked about being Afro-American in Japan and any experiences of racism here.… more »»

SOPA is so last month. Here comes CISPA

J.L. Gatewood — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:09:23 +0000

Fellow netizens it's time to gear up once again and fight the US government along with Big Business who want to turn the internet into the biggest spying, prying, regulated communications network on earth. Don't believe that mumbo-jumbo anti-terrorism counter-intelligence … more »»

Great to see NBA players stand up for a cause

J.L. Gatewood — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:33:47 +0000

Also I never knew there was an "off-court" dress code for them either…(by the way if you see me in person this week, this is the reason I'm wearing nothing but hoodies. In general, its my normal springtime thing, but … more »»

Japan is the $#¡† reason #132: Mario Kart is a REAL GAME!

J.L. Gatewood — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 04:55:36 +0000

I saw these guys while they were filming this clip in Shibuya last year. Most random thing ever… I look over on the street and I see them swerving around cars and people… I half expected a blue shell or … more »»

FutureTech: Tablets and Tablets and Tablets, Oh My!

J.L. Gatewood — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:06:14 +0000

By now, the whole Internet has seen the latest product to roll outta Cupertino, the new iPad. And once again, people are going to be lining up at one of the company's 327 stores to get one, two, or 542 of the "amazingly, stunningly, awesome" slates. I gotta admit though-- I'm certainly thinking about it myself...

J7TV: One. Year. Later. Japan 3/11

J.L. Gatewood — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 06:41:50 +0000

I’m talking about what happened to me personally in the time since the Great East Japan Disasters a year ago. I tried 3 times to type out my feelings… and it just wouldn’t come out, so I just turned on … more »»

I'm on London Hearts tonight. If they didn't edit my part out…Yay

J.L. Gatewood — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:35:27 +0000

Japanese reality TV is just like American reality TV... it sucks. But at least I got paid, so...whatever.

Just like in Los Angeles, there's always a "big one" round the corner……

J.L. Gatewood — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:00:15 +0000

Just like in Los Angeles, there's always a "big one" round the corner… If the ground shaking every 12 hours didn't tell you that, then don't blame me when it hits and you need water, some rations, and a warm … more »»

Futuretech: Don’t Buy a new PC, RENT one.

J.L. Gatewood — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:47:59 +0000

Why buy a new PC every few years, when you can rent one and access it from anywhere, anytime, using your WI-FI, SMARTPHONE, HDMI CABLE, and 32"+ TV? Or a TABLET? $1400 every 3-5 years vs $600 in that same time "renting" one. Yeah, THIS make SENSE.