About

Join the fun as we explore all the cool/crazy/awesome there is to see and do here in Japan!We’re both former presidents of Otakorp Inc., the company behind Otakon, one of the largest Japanese Animation & Culture festivals in North America (ok, it’s a really big Anime Convention!) Sean was also the Convention Chairman for Otakon in 2007, 2008, and 2010. Now we live in Japan, and it’s awesome!

We live and work in Japan and love every minute of it. Alice teaches English with the JET Program, and Sean runs http://kawaiibox.com/ We’ve teamed up to be your portal into all things cool in Japan! Read our blog, follow our twitters, and check us out on Facebook!

Sean – http://twitter.com/hellbuny

7 Responses to About

Susan Volkmar says:

March 20, 2011 at 10:29 pm

Hi, Alice–
Want you to know that lots of people who know that you and Sean are in Japan have been in touch to see how you are doing. I am sorry some of your friends are leaving, and I can’t imagine trying to pressure you to give up an opportunity you’ve worked toward for so long! I just wish I could win a free trip to Japan to get to see you….in the meantime, all the best as you struggle toward “normalcy” with the rest of your adopted country.
Love,

Mum

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Kaley says:

July 2, 2011 at 3:26 pm

Hey Alice and Sean! I have a question for you two! On my blog I have an ongoing series that features Japan Bloggers talking about their favorite places. I’d love to feature you guys! All I would need is a paragraph or so, maybe a picture, about your favorite place in Japan. Here are some links to previous posts I’ve made in the series. If interested, please email me at kaleyjapan@gmail.com! Thanks!

http://www.kaleyinjapan.com/2011/06/what-japan-bloggers-have-to-say-about.html
http://www.kaleyinjapan.com/2011/06/what-japan-bloggers-have-to-say-about_21.html
http://www.kaleyinjapan.com/2011/06/what-japan-bloggers-have-to-say-about_27.html

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Shinai Aya says:

September 29, 2011 at 7:24 pm

Hey! I am really impressed with your blog! I have to make this quick since I am in a rush.

My blog is called Shinai Aya (http://shinaiaya.wordpress.com) and my dream is to one day live and teach English in Japan. So I started a blog about my life but the problem is that I’m getting hardly any traffic. May I ask that you advertise my blog on your blog since your blog is doing very well? In return I will do the same for you.

Waiting for your reply!

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Beth says:

March 12, 2012 at 9:16 pm

Just wanted to let you guys know that I love your blog

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Haikugirl says:

April 1, 2012 at 9:13 am

Congratulations! You have been nominated for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award: http://haikugirl.me/2012/04/01/the-very-inspiring-blogger-award/ because I love reading your blog!(^_^)v

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Hiroki Matsuuchi says:

April 4, 2012 at 12:37 pm

Hello Sean and Alice!

I run a monthly podcast called Bridges in which I feature a single content creator out of Japan and their content. I was really hoping that you two would let me feature your site on this month’s show.

This doesn’t require any effort on your part besides your permission to talk about your site while doing some screenshots of some of your content.

You can think of it as a 10-15 minute commercial for your blog and an effort to promote your stuff. Of course, your site will be linked in both the video and the corresponding blog.

Let me know what you think!

Best,
Hiroki Matsuuchi

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- superhappyawesome says:
  
  April 6, 2012 at 8:44 am
  
  Sure, that sounds awesome! Let us know if you need anything/have any questions/etc. Thanks!
  
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