A giant metal man with no genitalia at Hatsudai.
No trip to Fuji this weekend. Instead, we only found out where to buy the bus tickets at the Shinjuku bus terminal, which is good enough for now. From Shinjuku, we traveled to Ikebukuro (池袋) to check out the Junkudo book store (ジュンク堂書店), supposedly the biggest in Japan (according to Robert). It was 9 storeys full of Japanese books, with about half a floor for English books. Lots of treasure here for those who speak the language.
Junkudo (left) and Square Enix Character Goods Show Case (right)
(Pictures stolen from Andrew's blog)
From Ikebukuro, we headed back for Shinjuku station, transferred to the Keio New Line and dropped off at Hatsudai (初台) to visit the Square Enix Character Goods Show Case. Andrew wanted to buy some of their products, while my main reason for going there was to see the life-size statue of Sephiroth encased in glass on the floor of the showroom.
No pictures were allowed, but I found one from the internet.
For those of you who don't play Japanese RPGs, Sephiroth is the final boss of the world renowned Final Fantasy VII game, a really cool and powerful adversary.
Regarding the Square Enix Security Token pictured in my previous post, it is a device that displays a one-time password on the token screen, updated every 30 seconds, when you press the red button. It is designed to increase the security of the PlayOnline accounts by requiring users to log in using the one-time password. Nothing new here, since Blizzard also offers a security keychain dubbed the Blizzard Authenticator which provides a six-digit code to protect World of Warcraft accounts.
The Blizzard Authenticator (left) and Square Enix Security Token (right)
While I don't play either FFXI or WoW, I am also in possession of a one-time password security token. It is used to provide enhanced security when I log in to the NYP SSL VPN. While I appreciate the need for better internet security, I find the use of such devices highly inconvenient. Will we find ourselves inundated with a bunch of such bothersome devices in the future? I certainly hope not.
The NYP one-time password generator
Regarding the Square Enix Security Token pictured in my previous post, it is a device that displays a one-time password on the token screen, updated every 30 seconds, when you press the red button. It is designed to increase the security of the PlayOnline accounts by requiring users to log in using the one-time password. Nothing new here, since Blizzard also offers a security keychain dubbed the Blizzard Authenticator which provides a six-digit code to protect World of Warcraft accounts.
The Blizzard Authenticator (left) and Square Enix Security Token (right)
While I don't play either FFXI or WoW, I am also in possession of a one-time password security token. It is used to provide enhanced security when I log in to the NYP SSL VPN. While I appreciate the need for better internet security, I find the use of such devices highly inconvenient. Will we find ourselves inundated with a bunch of such bothersome devices in the future? I certainly hope not.
The NYP one-time password generator
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