Going to Japan soon, what to buy?

[destinyislands]

...that you can't play on any normal DVD player.

Oh, right. Buy a NTSC-J DVD player and some anime DVD's

[G13]

You should buy your way on to a Japanese game show and embarrass yourself with the ridiculous things they make you do.

[Kumo]

I'm not really a big anime person, so I'll probably pass on that. And the game show? Only if I can win some money

[guffman]

Panties from a vending machine!

damnit, i should have been faster to post in this thread...

[Kumo]

I bought a DSi LL.

[JKTrix]

...that's it?

[NorthernChaosGod]

Pretty anti-climactic.

[Kumo]

Good news is I got a job there, and won't have to worry about picking stuff up only when visiting. I can just buy it whenever.

[JKTrix]

I'm actually really interested in what you'll be doing there. I refrained from asking 'why are you going to Japan' earlier. Teaching in Japan is something I'm strongly considering myself. The biggest requirement for the 'service' I was looking at requires a Bachelor's degree, and I should have that by the end of next year.

You think you can keep a blog or something while you're there? Or even in general? I'd be interested in reading it no matter how mundane it is.

[Kumo]

I did the English teaching thing for 3 years from 2005-2008, this time around I actually got a job with a real company. I'll be doing recruiting for a company that helps find employees for international companies that are looking to set up in Japan. Should be hard work, but interesting. I can let you look at my old blogs from the time I was in Japan though if you want.