February 2012
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WatchMy year so far.
September 2011
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August 2011
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“Nuclear power plants, which were supposed to be efficient, instead offer us a...”
– One of my favorite authors, Haruki Murakami, gave an impressive speech criticizing Japan’s embracing of the nuclear energy policy. The full English translation can be found on facebook, or you can watch a video of Murakami giving the speech in Japanese on YouTube.
July 2011
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Hanabi Season
Well, after an intense few days in the theater, the Charity Show is finally a wrap, and it’s back to my regularly-scheduled programming! I got up early and went for a run today for the first time in a couple weeks, and I’m getting ready to play my first music gig in several months!!
Summer is here and it is hot and humid as hell. We’re still in the midst of the rainy season in...
June 2011
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May 2011
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360-degree view from near one of my schools →
It was such a beautiful day today!
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April 2011
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At 84, a City’s Last Geisha Defies Time -... →
The story of a woman surviving her 4th tsunami in her 7 decades of work as a geisha.
March 2011
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Google has set up a Person-Finder for Japan →
(via unicornology, foumaigre-)
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February 2011
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January 2011
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December 2010
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November 2010
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Something new every day...
After my first class this morning, a student came up to me and said “社会の窓口が開けてある!” which translates to roughly “your window to society is open!” I was puzzled and taken aback by this seemingly deep, psychological assessment of my state of mind.
Turns out that “window to society” is a common Japanese euphemism for the fly on your pants.
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October 2010
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