I used to live in Japan, I'm into a lot of Japanese stuff - the food, sumo, electronics, 1990s video games, etc. I do some photography, but it's hard and demoralizing to the point where studying Japanese actually seems easier.
I'd like to meet people who are interested in Japanese, photography, Japanese food, or drinking alcohol. Anyone I used to know, please check in. Otherwise, pretty much whoever.
Hip-hop: kool keith, eminem (plus obie trice, d12 et al), wu, nas, jay-z (yes, both) j-pop: utada hikaru, hamasaki ayumi, hirai ken, amuro namie, glay, mr children, m-flo. I go to live shows, but I usually don't buy the albums -- I'm more into live indie than packaged indie.
Brother, Sonatine, Office Space, Troy, Meet the Parents, Big Lebowski, Fight Club
Lately -- Sumo tournaments, Ali-G, The Office, Everybody Hates Chris. This summer: the World Cup.
japanese study books, martin amis.
if this means people I envy, then restaurant reviewers. also, Jesper Koll and Carlos Ghosn.