Address: 3 Chome-24-1 Ryōgoku, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-0026, Japan Hasegawa is a restaurant that specializes in tonkatsu. The meat quality, and especially the panko breading, are better than almost any other place. The breading is both crispy and light, so it tastes super good without being too heavy and oily. They do not really have…
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During this quarantine, I have been playing a bunch of games. One of my favorites to play that you may not have heard of before is Stratego. Stratego is a board game version of capture the flag. I would say it also has some broad similarities to chess (but imagine that you knew where your…
Billion Dollar Whale is so far-fetched that it seems like it should be a fiction book, but it is actually a true story. The book tells the story of Jho Low, a Malaysian “businessman” who stole billions of dollars from the citizens of Malaysia. Jho Low’s story is so interesting because it shows how with…
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Freakonomics is a podcast hosted by author, Stephen Dubner. Freakonomics has over 400 episodes, and the subjects include: the effects of social distancing, figuring out whether rent control is actually effective, discussing what socialism really entails, and the economics of running a sports team/sports gambling. These are just examples of the types of topics that…
One of my personal favorite news sources is WIRED, whose editor is technology expert Steven Levy. WIRED is also a magazine, although I am only a subscriber to its digital platform. WIRED often runs special offers for its pricing, and my offer was $10 for 2 years of access (so cheap!). I really enjoy reading…
Silicon Valley is one of my favorite TV comedies. It is a show on HBO about a fictional company called Pied Piper. The story is about the development of Pied Piper, all the way from an idea to a huge company, with everything in between as well. In addition to it being a really funny…
One of my favorite books that I have read recently is Kochland, which details the life of Charles Koch and the development of his company, Koch Industries. If you look up the list of the world’s richest people, at the top you’ll find familiar names like Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Michael Bloomberg, etc;…
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Address: 〒104-0061 Tokyo, Chuo City, Ginza, 2 Chome−13−6 東二ビル2F Soba Sasuga is a Michelin star restaurant located close to the Ginza in Tokyo. They are known for their soba, and the way they make it is special because they don’t add anything (no eggs, seaweed, etc.) to their soba besides buckwheat and water. This makes…
Audible is one of my personal favorite apps. In addition to listening to podcasts and reading an actual book, sometime it is easier to blend the two and listen to an audiobook. Personally, I have tried listening to fiction audiobooks, but it is hard for me to get really engrossed when I am only listening…
I have just finished reading the book “That Will Never Work”, which is the Netflix origin story recounted by the co-founder, Marc Randolph. One of the reviews that I found when I was originally deciding what book to read said that I could expect a similar style to Phil Knight’s book, Shoe Dog. However, I…
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