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C O N C R E T E    J U N G L E
Expect something different

Disclaimer: A completely different journal incorporating an array of video; music; SimCity 4 images; various accounts ranging from celebrities to a convenience store worker; as well as real images from the field to show you a different kind of Japan that almost no one, even from within the country, had discussed in impeccable detail: the underground scene and its quickly growing hip-hop culture. Experience a different kind of reality, away from the smoke and mirrors that depict "realism". For privacy and obvious reasons, the setting of this journal will be an unnamed country with similar Japanese-like characteristics. Photographs taken from inside Japan are (C)2017 Carl S./Tonraq and may not be used in any form without the consent of the author. Scenes may depict scenes not suitable for younger audiences. Viewer discretion is advised. 

 

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We interrupt this program for a slight change of updating strategy! Before I release the sixth update, which will be coming up in the near future, let me know in the comments below if you would like something for the sixth update, if the plot creates an impact to the updates, or if you listen to the provided soundtrack. This will help me provide an improved experience for everyone who are patrons of this journal. @Silur - thanks for the comment! I don't believe in luck but rather hard, bitter work. You...
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update 04_THE INAKA REFUGE

Find the light in the dark. Thanks for the likes and comments, everyone! I hope to keep these up and running from time to time. Research and story making takes time and I can’t just make commitments like that. Without further ado… @TowerDude – Thanks! These are based on experiences that I had in Japan and I had to say that I got a unique perspective from my friends and people that I met while on the street. Japan is a complex nation full of secrets, hidden layers and conflicts that no one can completely...
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Thank you everyone for the comments and the likes. Hope you enjoyed this direction. Man, lots of things have changed here since September 2017 when I last updated. I'm going to say that I finally got out of the chatting loophole and move on from it. To be honest, not a lot has gone out and had dug a deeper hole. @Namiko - haha, thanks for being first as always. And no, this is not Okami @Bastet69008 - Thanks for liking the soundtrack! I'd wanted it to be different than what the others had been posting a...
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update 02_LEARN, THEN LIVE

Guess who!? --- Well, they say that I overstay my welcome sometimes. It's been an even longer cycle than what I have thought and I do apologize for being not there when the site is most needed. I can say that I have gone through a complete transformation from a person with nothing to say to a person that will come for your neck. I guess that injecting my system with Japanese hip-hop for a year really changed my attitude with people. You'd feel a different energy from my previous City Journals with this one...
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(Preview) Learn, then Live --- [Expletive], I really hate pop culture. I do not understand how people like those kinds of propaganda. I was not into anime or even those cute evil idols (either male or female) that I am used to seeing every day. What was the name of that anime again where a red-haired, "cute" and over-powered teenager gets all the attention? I had already forgotten. They were what was wrong with this country; scandals predominated here and there and the government did not give a...
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01_IN DREAMS WE TRUSTED

Ah, eight months. A lot has happened since that very last update. New interests. New realization. New experiences. There was a moment where I wanted to start over fresh but couldn't because of several commitments, like funding for a trip, finishing up school and contemplating about my future. Not anymore, I'm starting fresh. Welcome to the underground. --- It was definitely not at that time, my あの頃じゃねえ (ano koro janee), when I was thinking that this thing would not happen. I hated all of this before,...
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