DocFugu’s blog. Fighting games in Japan.
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2017.11 Trip to Korea
When we were visiting New York over the summer, I met with lots of friends. While we were having dinner with Lena, a good friend of mine from grad school, she mentioned that she and her family would be going to Korea in November for a kind of Thanksgiving. Since Korea is so close to […]
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2017.10 October (work) trip to Taiwan
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Tokyo’s Fighter’s Crossover -Akihabara- 100th Anniversary Team Ratio Tournament
-Fighter’s Crossover- Akihabara is a weekly gathering, usually on Wednesday, at Akihabara’s E-sports Square for Street Fighter V players. It is organized by Kagechhi, and this weekend he ran two tournaments celebrating having held 100 of these locals. The second event on October 29th was a “Ratio” Tournament. You build a team of 2-3 people, […]
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Tokyo’s Fighter’s Crossover -Akihabara- 100th Anniversary 2-2 Team Tournament
-Fighter’s Crossover- Akihabara is a weekly gathering, usually on Wednesday, at Akihabara’s E-sports Square for Street Fighter V players. It is organized by Kagechhi, and this weekend he ran two tournaments celebrating having held 100 of these locals. While most people are watching Canada Cup, I thought it would be fun to write up a […]
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2017 November 23 Red Bull Tower of Pride SFV Tournament in Tokyo, Japan
This November, Red Bull is running a very interesting Street Fighter V tournament in Tokyo. The format is unique, and looks like a lot of fun. You can find the website here: https://www.redbull.com/jp-ja/events/red-bull-tower-of-pride but all the information is in Japanese. I’ve translated the details page, and rules and regulations in case anyone is interested. You […]
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RAGE Volume 4 grand finals
This weekend (July 10th, 2017) was the RAGE e-sports Street Fighter V grand finals. I didn’t have a chance to go, but am watching it afterwards on openrec.tv. I thought I would keep some notes as I watch the archived video. You can sign up for a free openrec.tv account easily enough, and a free […]
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Tokyo Offline Party 5
A few months back I went to Tokyo Offline Party 4. Tokyo Offline Party 5 was this weekend, and I wanted to go, but was unable to due to family obligations. What is Tokyo Offline Party? It is an event run by Buttonmashers and Shinobism, Momochi and Chocoblanka’s company. Tokyo Offline Party 5 had a […]
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Tokyo Offline Party 4, and a bit Itabashi Zangief commentary
Last weekend I went to the Tokyo Offline Party 4 event at Haruimi Passenger Terminal. I didn’t have a team, so joined two others who needed someone to fill out the 3 vs 3 Street Fighter V team event. I was matched with Eleichi and Ryo, two nice young gentlemen. I had played with Ryo […]
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Amazon cloud drive, photos, rclone, and odrive
Maybe a year ago or so (I forget when it was announced) Amazon introduced a new program for their Cloud Drive service. It was $12 a year for unlimited photo storage. I thought that was ridiculously cheap, so I signed up. I had some complaints about the service, but nothing major. Mainly, there wasn’t a […]
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Family trip to Kobe
Friday, 2016-09-09: Arrival in Japan On September 9th, my father, sister, and her two children arrived in Tokyo for a two week visit. It is rare for family to come all the way to Tokyo, but my dad is going to the International Semiconductor Laser Conference and it is held in Kobe, Japan. Alana and […]
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Street Fighter V at E-sports Square in Akihabara, Tokyo
On Wednesday I went to e-sports Square Akihabara for the first time. I’ve been meaning to go for over a year. It is an e-sports Cafe, and every once in a while (once a week?) they run the “Fighter’s Crossover” event. That currently seems to be focused on Street Fighter V, which I enjoy. It […]
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Using a Japanese Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 with OSX El Capitan
I recently got a new compute for work. It is a MacBook Pro, and will be replacing a linux desktop I’ve been using. I’ve been a longtime user of a Japanese Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 v1.0 keyboard. I want to keep using this keyboard. Unfortunately, El Capitan doesn’t really recognise the keyboard. It works, […]
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