... is comprised of three characters, 外国人, which, combined, mean outside-country-person. Gaijin is comprised of the first and last characters of that triad, and so the characters, literally translated, ... ;m sick of it; for them, it's a new thing. So, sometimes, I "play the gaijin card." By this I mean that I take advantage of my foreignness and do something that I *know* isn't ...

... kept you waiting... The Japan Times, Japan Lite Dec. 5, 2009 I'm a gaijin — just another guy in jeans By Amy Chavez An editor once asked why I use the masculine pronoun ... as just another guy in jeans. Perhaps that's why I slipped so comfortably into the role of gaijin, in Japan. While the kanji for gaijin is literally "outside-person," I prefer my own Romanization: & ...

Robotube's Jason Cirillo tweeted last night that Robotube and Gaijin will participate in a Battle of the Brands in 2 weeks at Blip Festival.  The goal is to make a ... release it to the public. Robotube makes some great casual games, as well as online video content.  Gaijin created, among other, the Bit.Trip series.  This is going to be awesome.  Stay tuned to The BBPS to see what happens ...

... be getting its own game. Blip Fest sponsors and creators of the Bit.Trip series Gaijin Games have announced that they will be teaming up with Robotube (Bloktonik, Zyrx) to create a game ... ;s Blip Festival, and present the results to the public when finished, regardless of how horrible it may turn out. Gaijin has considerable ties to New York’s chiptune scene, having already featured music by ...

Jimmy, a weird American, appears on a TokyoMX TV program to appeal to all the lady viewers out there who want a “supaa gaijin” boyfriend with “sexy power”: Update: Jimmy has left some comments on this post justifying his appearance on a small local channel as a trick meant to ““expose the ridiculous spectacle the Japanese Media is.” The Philly City Paper has a ...

You Americans… What a way to get dressed up to get a girlfriend by dressing up as a … See it for yourself! I was laughing so hard at the sight of him there! Jimmy, a weird American, appears on a TokyoMX TV program to appeal to all the lady viewers out there who want a “supaa gaijin” boyfriend with “sexy power”:

... to everyone who emailed and commented on the first mini-series video. It seems like a lot of you are enjoying the content so I'm back with part 2! I just recently got my Gaijin Card so I thought I would step through what I've done since getting my hands on that important piece of plastic. In this episode, I will talk a little bit about opening a bank account in Japan and getting a cell ...

Making it on your own as an independent game designer is tough in any locale, let alone a place that can feel downright alien to a Westerner. But some independent game-makers have chosen to give it a go in the megalopolis that is Tokyo. Ryan Winterhalter speaks with three Western designers who dare to call the Japanese capital home.

Bit.Trip series developer Gaijin Games, which is sponsoring NYC's upcoming three-day Blip Festival 2009, announced a collaboration with Robotube Games (Bloktonik, ... out to be anything like the super-stylish rhythm action titles in the Bit.Trip series, I'm sure many of Gaijin's cultish fanbase will appreciate it. Both groups plan to update their sites, blogs, Twitter feeds, and Facebook ...

In reply to Breaking: Ichihashi Caught: The gaijin factor may be there to some extent. But you go too far saying that this would not happen otherwise. Sick as it may be, there are plenty of examples the world over of this kind of ... off heads and leaving them outside the school gate 15 or so years back? No gaijin involved there, and yet he had a huge sympathy following amongst school students.

... A_SID Synth, and the knowledge to begin using it.” Not only this, but also good pals at Gaijin Games have announced that they, alongside fellow chiptune loving game developers Robotube Games ... , etc to keep everyone on top of the latest happenings. Why are they doing this? Well Alex Neuse of Gaijin Games states, “We can do whatever we want!  It’s our freakin’ deal, so shut up if ...

Ah, one of the most famous internet pictures when it comes to the world of video games. Believe it or not, this picture is so big that Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai has interviewed the gang for a ‘news’ piece. Too bad Craig and Peer are the only originals involved in the interview. Where

Haud yer wheesht ya wee bawbags. A kilt ISNAE a sukaato... awright? Look at me in my kilt everyone. I thought it was about time I wore my national dress since I stole... inherited... it from my dad in the summer. I had been teaching my junior high school students about Scottish customs, traditions and the like for the month of November. Surprisingly... haggis was particularly well received ...

The roomWhen I arrived in Osaka on November 3rd it was 7am and really freakin' cold. Amazingly, no one was awake that morning except for me (and it was a holiday in Japan), so I had a hard time finding breakfast near the apartment where I'm staying. Finally found a McDonald's that served breakfast about 10 minutes away. Thank goodness for American junk food.The "dorm" as I ...

... ’re still up for debate. On the semi-positive side, gaijin is also commonly used within Japanese professional wrestling regarding visiting ... term is avoided by mainstream Japanese media whenever possible. Now that gaijin has become somewhat politically incorrect, it is common to refer to non-Japanese ... author Ben Mezrich uses the word “gaijin” frequently in his book, Ugly Americans ...