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fwiw there are all kinds of hiking in Japan—one of many places you might find challenging is the Mt Yari / Hotaka area(easy hikes are also wonderful and good to

planted half the cornnow come the rains sitting a moment to smell the earth and feel excellent feelings birbs came right away to get at the seeds, just as

If you live in Japan, maybe you’ve seen the Christian signs on bldgs/walls. Many have the character 神, or “God,” which is easily changed to read ﾈｺ, meaning “cat.” Some

unsung moss thread it occurs to me that Japan’s national anthem has to be the only one on earth to mention moss#苔のむすまで (through this thread I

What does 幹事長代行 Executive Acting Secretary-General of the LDP do? Good question.  In short: Depends on who’s in the position. Btw, it’s only existed since 2011, when LDP was out of power

Nikkei explained nicely on today’s front page how Suga became the sudden favorite to lead the LDP and become Prime Minister post-Abe. I’ll summarize below for those who are interested.This

A few things about my experience w/neighborhood associations, inspired by @Paul_Kreitman’s piece in @japantimes about them.I enjoyed the piece and agree with many points. I’ll mostly let it speak for

Why are barber shops / beauty salons considered by some to be essential businesses that should remain open?I looked at it a bit—not exhaustively—and below are some possible reasons:First, barbers

I can’t get into any TV series lately. Emotional blockage, maybe. So I’m watching each fight from start to end of career of famous boxers. It’s incredible human and societal

The night sky in the Deep Creek Mountains of Utah last August. Seriously though how is this possible I believe the official scientific number of stars is a thousand bajillion

Japanese Law ThreadI’m studying for the administrative scrivener 行政書士 test: (It’s the least advanced of Japan’s 3 attorney-ish professions; next=judicial scrivener 司法書士, highest=attorney 弁護士).  I’ll share study notes w/ #行政書士eng ←PLEASE

There's a lot of discussion about what's going on w/Japan's response to COVID-19. IMHO many arguments are futile w/o expertise in epidemiology/virology/etc. But a contribution I feel I can make