{"id":8278,"date":"2009-08-25T15:43:07","date_gmt":"2009-08-25T19:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=8278"},"modified":"2009-08-27T04:06:44","modified_gmt":"2009-08-27T08:06:44","slug":"jetwit-blog-beat-8-25-09-by-crystal-wong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2009\/08\/25\/jetwit-blog-beat-8-25-09-by-crystal-wong\/","title":{"rendered":"JetWit Blog Beat 8.25.09 by Crystal Wong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span><em>JetWit Blog Beat<\/em><\/span><\/strong><em> by <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/crystalw\" target=\"_blank\"><span><strong><em>Crystal Wong<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a><em> (Iwate-ken, 2002-04)<\/em><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><em>is a recurring item featuring posts from the blogs of various JET alumni.\u00a0 Crystal is a former English-language writer for Kyodo News. She is now a freelance writer and digital strategist in New York and relishes her constant hunt for the best cheap(ish) eats in the city.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>From the family of JET alum <a href=\"http:\/\/maikotobybomber.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Toby Weymiller<\/strong><\/em><\/a> in Hokkaido, they share a lovely <a href=\"http:\/\/maikotobybomber.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/amazing-shibuya-san.html\" target=\"_blank\">post<\/a> about the amazing Shibuya-san, a coffee proprietor in their town who has just offered the use of his tools for them to mix mortar. How cool is that?<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re in Canada, catch author <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wayofthewest.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\">Rob Weston<\/a> <\/strong><\/em>(Nara-ken, 2002-04) at your local <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewordonthestreet.ca\/wots\/toronto\" target=\"_blank\">Word on the Street<\/a> festival &#8211;\u00a0 better yet, if you\u2019re in Toronto, catch him at his <a href=\"http:\/\/wayofthewest.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/23\/word-on-the-street\/\" target=\"_blank\">appearance<\/a> there on Sept. 27.<\/p>\n<p>As I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve heard, the Mr. James campaign in McDonald\u2019s has caused quite an uproar. See JET alum <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avoidinglife.com\" target=\"_blank\">Jamie Patterson<\/a>&#8216;<\/strong><\/em>s take <a href=\"http:\/\/avoidinglife.com\/index.php\/2009\/08\/22\/in-japan-geeky-gaijin-character-mr-james\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. And if that&#8217;s not enough to sate your appetite for surreal Japanese advertising, JET alum cartoonist <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/larsmartinson.com\" target=\"_blank\">Lars Martinson<\/a> <\/strong><\/em>shares a <a href=\"http:\/\/larsmartinson.com\/dadaist-japanese-commercial\/\" target=\"_blank\">gem<\/a> from the archives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leesean.net\/2009\/08\/12\/maple-bacon-latte-pirate-cat-radio-cafe\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8279\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/photo-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Maple Bacon Latte\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/photo-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/photo-2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Ending on a delectable and enviable note, <a href=\"http:\/\/leesean.net\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Lee-Sean Huang<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (Oita-ken, 2003-2006) follows in Anthony Bourdain\u2019s footsteps and checks out a delicious sounding <a href=\"http:\/\/leesean.net\/2009\/08\/12\/maple-bacon-latte-pirate-cat-radio-cafe\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maple Bacon Latte<\/a> at the Pirate Cat Radio Caf\u00e9 in SF\u2019s Mission District.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JetWit Blog Beat by Crystal Wong (Iwate-ken, 2002-04) is a recurring item featuring posts from the blogs of various JET alumni.\u00a0 Crystal is a former English-language writer for Kyodo News. She is now a freelance writer and digital strategist in New York and relishes her constant hunt for the best cheap(ish) eats in the city. 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