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Links to some useful websites :
- BBC News - one of the best sources there is of English language news.
- Asoboo.com - Japan based website, great networking tool for all those of you interested in Japan, creative and internationally minded.
- Stumbleupon.com - broswer add in for Firefox or Internet Explorer that puts the zing back into surfing the web.
- Japanorama.co.uk - Alfie's website for photonews, photo-info, photo-essays, photography learner resources and visitor and resident information about Japan. Japanorama also offer web design services in Tokyo, Japan.
- Codelmark.co.uk - some pals of Alfie's back in the UK who have an awesome system for protecting and validating ownership of any digital stuff; from your will, your photos, your own musical compositions, data, etc etc. Proves integrity. Great stuff. Anyone creating anything should go check it out and ask for James.
- Wi-Fi Hotspots in Tokyo - massive list of thousands of wi-fi hotspots in Tokyo. To be honest though, you can open up your laptop practically anywhere and get a signal. Just need to register with one or other of the local wi-fi schemes. Details of one corporate style access service are here at iPass. Or you can read someone's excellent blog entry about the whole Tokyo wi-fi thing; pay-for wi-fi spots, free spots, war-chalking [if you fancy lugging a 15cm dish around town with you] etc etc.
- Nikon D300 Users Forum on Flickr
- Tokyo Art Beat - bilingual art, design and event guide.
- PingMag - the most wonderful online magazine about art, design and stuff in Tokyo and Japan. Great features, superb style. We love it to bits.
- QuikFlikWorld, Tokyo - superb short films by local film-makers including the utterly bonkers but very nice JR Lipartito and David Roy.
- Food Additives and E-Numbers - evil things, the lot of them. This is a great list of all of them. And, by god, there are loads! Helps with shopping but after a while you realise you can't actually do any shopping and just have to start growing your own food and raising livestock on the balcony of your tiny Tokyo flat.
- BlueHost - pretty damn good webhosts.
- Meiji and Taisho Era Japan in Photos - the National Diet's Collection of historic photos from the 1860s through to the 1920s.
- Japan National Weather, Typhoon, Earthquake and Volcano Information Centre - does what it says on the tin.
- Yodobashi Camera - tons of the latest kit at Japanese prices. Which generally means a load cheaper than the UK. Mmmm, we love Yodo.
- Bic Camera - more shopping adventures to be had here. Cameras for dad. Toy department for the kids. Cookers, air-con, air cleaners, massage chairs, mobile phones, etc etc for the wife. Great points scheme means you get at least 10% back on all purchases to spend on more lovely electrical goods.
- Law Enforcement in Japan - interesting article about the Police in Japan.
- JAM Club in Shinjuku - awesome basement venue where Alfie shot pics of legendary US punk band, The Dogs.
- The Nikon D300 - Alfie's current tool of choice.
- Nikon Lens Evaluation website - the pic on the front page of this site says it all: this fella has everything and has tested and written about it all. Essential reading before any Nikon lens purchase.
- Bythom - The other essential 'for god's sake don't buy anything Nikon before you read this' website.
- NUJ Rate card - this is what we work to for all our photography rates and it is essential reading for any journo or photographer if they are wondering what to charge people for work.
- The Keikyu Line - our local train line. Nihongo only website I am afraid. But even I can make out what I need to from it so you should be fine.
- Maniaker's Design Font website - the place for cool fonts, be they Japanese or Japanese inspired or just designed by funky Japanese people.
If you have a site, think it is cool and want a link - then drop us a line using the contact page. Thanks.
