Full circle moment. From STARDOM to @W_UNIVERSE2020, I’ve had the privilege of calling Mayu Iwatani’s matches as she’s made history time and again. Today she became the first woman to hold both IWGP and GHC championships. What a journey. 🏆
#pw_mg@MayuIwatani
My Japanese wife is better at directions in Tokyo than I am, speaks exactly one sentence of professional wrestling Japanese, has strong opinions about konbini onigiri rankings she recites on demand.
I came for the wrestling, but it’s truly feeling like I found everything else.
Japan as a tourist: The precision of the Japanese train system is a lesson in collective harmony and civic trust!
Japan as a resident: The Chuo Line is delayed AGAIN and I have to stand in the rain during 台風6 reading a sign that says 'we apologize for the inconvenience'
Found myself in a used clothing store in Shimokitazawa this morning looking at a rack of American band tees next to a rack of happi coats.
Nobody planned this, but that's Tokyo; nobody had to. Just decided to take an escalator to the JR line headed the other way.
Korakuen Hall is one block from Tokyo Dome. It holds 1,800 people, hosting legends of puroresu since 1962.
The seats are uncomfortable & view is intimate, but every major promotion in Japan has a history within those walls.
On non-show nights the neighborhood has no idea.
@IronCrane46@OliverJia1014 I have been known to load up on taco rice bowls when they finally come around... I guess 2 or 3 per week isn't "bulk"
Can't imagine going as hard as her lol
The thing about Japanese 7-Eleven that doesn't translate into a single tweet; it’s not a cheap convenience store w/ junk…
It’s a civic institution w/ better food than many fast casual chains back home.
NJPW has been sold to TV Asahi and CyberAgent.
Bushiroad leadership believes this will benefit New Japan, and "maximize NJPW’s video and digital strategy for corporate value enhancement."
Interesting times! #NJPW@W_UNIVERSE2020
NEW: In my latest piece for @thedispatch, I interviewed model SAO @kawausosuki0513 about her rise to fame on social media!
We discussed the differences between Western and Japanese beauty standards, staying positive in a world of negativity, and more.
https://t.co/BLI1Qo1uIn
Living abroad means picking new rituals to stay sane. Mine is Giants–Swallows at Jingu — same game I watched with Dad.
Different cheers, different beers, same nine innings. Baseball is forever ⚾️
Oshikatsu' — the lifestyle of supporting your favorite — now occupies 14M Japanese.
Joshi puroresu has quietly become its most honest expression, and we think the Western fan flying to Tokyo for a Polaroid deserves the rub
@wakana_uehara#女子プロレス
https://t.co/zIp2e6IgYp