AJET Connect MAY 2014

TABLE OF CONTENTSAJETCONNECTmagazineStaffHead EditorSteven ThompsonGraphic Design and LayoutMelinda LangeSection EditorsCaroline BellingerAriane BobiashMichelle CastroHugo DragonettiMatthew JonesKelly MerksTom Morin-RobinsonLineng TeeXan WetherallContributorsAudrey AkcasuSara BeniaminoDavid BergEm BettingerAlexandra BruecknerChris CarlsenAdam CarterErika EhrenJustin EndoCaroline FinkLynne FrancisTaylor GentrySimon GriffinJosh GroverAmelia HagenBrianna HomJaclyn ThompsonAlex VarneySamantha WaltersAutumn WiddoesRobert WilliamsMartin YearleySabrina ZirakzadehCover PhotoLarissa Milo-DaleAdditional PhotosAudrey AkcasuThe Asian Football ConfederationEllen FreemanMay 2014From the Editor 1From the AJET Chair 3Say Goodbye to the Connect Team 6Tell/Connect 8Reader Poll 9Block Focus: Block 11 & AJET’s New Webmasters 10Japanese Pop-Culture コーナー 90Review and Interview: Leon and the Fantasy Girl 12CULTUREEditorial: The Bucket List 14Spotlight: TeacherTube and Short of the Week 15Current Affairs Flashback 16Don’t Be THAT Predecessor 18ENTERTAINMENTEditorial: Keiji Haino – 灰 野 敬 二 20Spotlight: ULTRA Korea 21The Takarazuka Revue: Part 2 22On Beat: Stepping into Arcade Culture in Japan 24I Can Play Kendama 26Short Story: “My Braino in Ueno” 27FASHIONEditorial: The Kawaii Spirit 28Spotlight: Jamina Ovbude, Fashion Enthusiast 29Fashion Roundup: How Japan has Influenced & Inspired My Style 30FOODEditorial: Come Fry With Me, or: How I Learned to Stop Worryingand Love the Oil 36Spotlight: Norman White, Resolute Restauranteur 37Vegan Bentos 38Sweet Comfort Food 40All About Sake 41The Great Kit-Kat Adventure 44Click the article youwant to read to jumpstraight to it! Click theConnect logo at thebottom of any page tocome back to the Tableof Contents!GAME FREAKMarika Jackson4 Emma HalawiSPORTS5Assistant DesignerMartyn JasinskiJapan Football AssociationEditorial: Why You Should Watch the World Cup 46Sterling DieselSerena LaiMartyn JasinskiSpotlight: Nicole ‘Doughnut’ Moore, Wilderness Rugby Player 47Andrew MasseyLarissa Milo-DaleThe Day I Became a Cheerleader 48Director of Corporate Jessica McSavageAllison MorrisWorld Cup Warm Up 50AdvertisingLarissa Milo-DaleJordan OxboroughTRAVELAaron GillingAndrea MiyataThe adidas GroupEditorial: Managing Your Trip Like a Pro 52Nicole ‘Doughnut’ MooreDavid WebbSpotlight: Simon Griffin, Going Solo 53Director of Public Relations Logan MorleyKayla WhitneyWhat is Ecotourism Really? 54Josiah DavidJonathon MorrisHanami: Korean Style 56Yuko NakajimaHide-and-Geocache 58CopyeditingGalileo Navarro HaikuSky High 59Ola WeberJamina OvbudeGiuseppe di MartinoVOLUNTEERGabriela RomeuVolunteer Tracker Final Update 60Tamara RytterSpotlight: Amy Chavez, Shiraishi Island’s Pilgrimage PR 61Robin SeymourPose & Paws Brings Yoga and Animal Rescue Together 62Katie StrongKnights in White Lycra 64Andre SwartleyKaigai Connection 66EVENTSEditorial: Beating the Craft Beer Blues 68Spotlight: Joe Pournovin, The Man Behind the ‘Thon 69This magazine contains original photos used with permission, as well royalty-free stock imagesTokyo Museum Map: The Super Special Summer 2014 Edition 70downloaded under a general license from Shutterstock.com. All included photos are property of theLet’s Ride for the Philippines! 72author unless otherwise specified. If you are the owner of an image featured in this publication believedto be used without permission, please contact the Head of Graphic Design and Layout, Melinda Lange,The Nagasaki ALT Undokai 75at melinda.lange@ajet.net.Events Calendar 76CONTRIBUTINGThis edition, and all past editions of AJET Connect, can be found online at http://ajet.net/ajet-connect.Contributors Map 82Read Connect online and follow us at http://issuu.com/ajetconnect.Contribute to Connect! 83Photos and Haiku 84CONNECTCONNECT Connect Comics 87May Issue 2014 May Issue 2014 Flashback: Traveling Together or Flying Solo 88