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Philip Kendall

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Hailing from Liverpool in the UK, Philip Kendall made Japan his second home in the summer of 2006 after dolefully abandoning his childhood dream of becoming a ghost buster. Setting up camp in beautiful Fukushima prefecture, he brought joy to literally hundreds of junior high school children as ‘that tall, handsome teacher’ or more often ‘the one with the big nose,’ before relocating to Tokyo at the end of 2011.

Writer, foodie, gamer and eternal student of the Japanese language, Philip now works as a freelance writer and translator, submitting to Tokyo Weekender magazine and website and Learn Japanese Pod, as well as co-running Suds, Grub & Joe- a website dedicated to all things beer, food and coffee-related in Tokyo. Follow his ramblings on his personal blog or on twitter.

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McDonald’s Japan gives Aichi Prefecture residents an exclusive new menu item: Ogura Hotcakes

• Philip Kendall
  May 25, 2016
• Tweet

The area-specific sweet will be available for a limited time only.

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• Food & Drink, Japan
• (adzuki • fast food • McDonald's Japan • pancakes)

Square Enix displays 46-foot Dragon Quest blackboard mural in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station

• Philip Kendall
  May 24, 2016

Not all blackboard doodles are created equal.

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• Entertainment, Japan
• (blackboard • chalkboard art • Dragon Quest Heroes II • Square Enix • video games)

“Hello Tokyo” is one of the most stylish sightseeing videos we’ve ever seen【Video】

• Philip Kendall
  May 17, 2016

“It was my first time visiting Japan, a place I had always wanted to see … I soon realised how lively and energetic this city really is.”

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• Culture, Entertainment, Japan
• (beautiful • city • timelapse • Tokyo • travel • video)

18 Japanese kids who are completely done with today【Pics】

• Philip Kendall
  Apr 29, 2016

The weekend cannot come fast enough for these hilariously tired tots.

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• Cute, Japan
• (babies • cute • funny • Japan • kids • low battery • photos • sleepy)

The people of Japan, defined in one photograph

• Philip Kendall
  Apr 27, 2016

Keepin’ it neat and tidy…

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• Culture, Japan
• (character • funny • Japanese • nationality • Personality • stereotypes)

Stunning time-lapse photography, “Sea of Clouds”, shows off Hong Kong’s natural beauty【Video】

• Philip Kendall
  Apr 23, 2016

There’s so much more to China’s southern city than skyscrapers…

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• China, Culture, Entertainment
• (China • clouds • Hong Kong • photography • time-lapse • travel • video)

The Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake we’re still waiting for【Video】

• Philip Kendall
  Apr 21, 2016

The classic Nintendo 64 game has never looked so good, and probably never will.

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• Entertainment, Global, Japan
• (nintendo • Ocarina of TIme • remake • Unreal Engine • video • video games • Zelda)

Nintendo to stream special animated short ahead of Star Fox Zero’s release【Video】

• Philip Kendall
  Apr 19, 2016

The animation is set to air later this week ahead of the new game’s release—and you can watch a preview of it right here!

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• Entertainment, Japan, News
• (animation • nintendo • release • Star Fox Zero • video games • Wii U)

Photos of Ronald McDonald statue being “arrested” by Chinese police go viral【Video】

• Philip Kendall
  Apr 14, 2016

What kind of grilling can Ronald expect to receive after being a-salted in broad daylight and taken into McCustody? 

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• China, News
• (arrested • China • funny • McDonald's • photos • Ronald McDonald)

Nissan Japan’s special drive music takes kids from screams to snores in minutes【Video】

• Philip Kendall
  Apr 11, 2016

Watch these wailing babies go from kill mode to chill mode in the blink of an eye.

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• Games & Tech, Japan
• (babies • calming • cute • drive music • nissan • Parenting • video)

“Don’t let pressure dictate your life”—China’s unmarried women speak out in heart-rending video

• Philip Kendall
  Apr 8, 2016

This video documenting the pressure China’s “leftover” women are under to marry will kick you squarely in the feels.

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• China
• (China • gender • marriage • marriage market • moving • SK-II • video • women)

Shinjuku’s giant Godzilla statue gets a new addition, reminds us that fresh breath matters

• Philip Kendall
  Apr 5, 2016

Everyone’s favourite tokusatsu titan has a very important message for the people of Shinjuku this week.

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• Japan
• (advertising • Godzilla • Isodine • Kabukicho • mouthwash • shinjuku • tokusatsu)

A call to arms: 5 Japanese potato chip flavours the west badly needs

• Philip Kendall
  Apr 4, 2016

This may upset you to learn, but if you’re a potato chip fan living outside of Japan then you’re seriously missing out…

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• Japan
• (Calbee • flavors • food • Jagariko • Japanese potato chips • Koikeya • list • mentaiko • nori shio • Top 5)

Sony teases us with “Ghostbusters Proton Pack” April Fool【Video】

• Philip Kendall
  Apr 1, 2016

Oh, Sony, why are you doing this to me?

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• Games & Tech, Japan
• (April fool • Ghostbusters • movie • proton pack • Sony • video)

New dietary supplement from Japan will make your farts smell “like a flower garden”【Video】

• Philip Kendall
  Apr 1, 2016

Because when your ad contains the line “It’s like cherry blossom comes out of your ass hole!” you know it’s going to be a game-changer. 

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• Japan
• (dietary supplement • Farts • flatulence • Japan • medicine • nonara • sakura • smell • spring • wtf)

Chinese street vendor plants a kiss on police officer’s lips during arrest【Video】

• Philip Kendall
  Mar 23, 2016

“Make love, not war,” right?

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• China
• (arrest • China • funny • Kiss • video • wtf)

Heads up—Japan’s Ghibli Museum will be closed for two months as of this May

• Philip Kendall
  Mar 23, 2016

If you’re planning to visit Tokyo’s world-famous Ghibli Museum later this year, you may want to reschedule.

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• Japan
• (closed • Japan travel • maintenance • museum • Studio Ghibli)

Watch the touching animated tribute to late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata【Video】

• Philip Kendall
  Mar 17, 2016

The former Nintendo frontman is remembered in this short but incredibly moving animation.

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• Games & Tech, Global, Japan
• (GDC • memorial • nintendo • Satoru Iwata • video • video games)

Japanese watchmakers show off their skills with tiny/epic mechanical obstacle course【Video】

• Philip Kendall
  Mar 17, 2016

Because what better way to showcase an eye for precision than to build a miniature obstacle course for marbles?

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• Japan
• (Japan • mechanical • Pythagora Switch • Rube Goldberg device • Seiko • video • watch)

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