1000 Things About Japan

I've been away from this blog for a very long time so I may be announcing this to an empty room, but I've spent the last seven y...

Hello to any of my readers who are following this blog in a way which informs them of new posts. I closed the door on this blog two and a h...

Since stopping my regular posting, I've been coming to terms with the changes in my life and I think I've reached the end of my nee...

I'm not particularly good at tuning out loud and obnoxious stimuli. When I walk by something that smells bad, is very bright, or is ...

Seeing this picture of the sidewalk in Asagaya reminded me of the fact that Tokyo sidewalks are much wider than those in the U.S. I miss...

There are some experiences in America that I have had which I did not have in Japan which are hard to encapsulate into a post heading. T...

Many thanks to everyone who entered the contest to win a copy of Tuttle's "Things Japanese" book . I appreciate everyone who ...

Have you ever seen one of those old detective stories in which a cop asks someone "Where were you on the morning of March 20, 1995?...

This topic is one that has been on my mind for other reasons as of late. There are several things that have inspired thoughts about drin...

Several people have mentioned that comments are missing. I'm not sure what is going on, but Blogger seems to be having a bad time of it...

One thing I have realized since coming back to the U.S. is that cultural context truly matters. This is something I've pondered in r...

My mother was (and probably still is) a terrible cook. When I was growing up, I was taught that meat of any sort was not safe to eat unl...