Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Old Tobidashi Bōya "Running (or Jumping?) Boy" Sign in my Kadoma-shi Neighborhood

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One day, while out on a jalan-jalan ("walking for nothing") with my camera I happened upon this very old sign. It was located o...
Monday, June 8, 2026

A Miracle @ Shirogaki-cho...

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The Light strikes my Grandmother's confirmation certificate on the morning of May 25, 2026...
Wednesday, May 27, 2026

21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Exhibition "Soup is Life" Directed by Designer Natsumi Toyama

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21_21 DESIGN SIGHT will be hosting the exhibition "Soup is Life" from March 27, 2026. Directed by designer Natsumi Toyama, who...
Monday, May 25, 2026

!Special Lecture「Japanese Culture」In Three Case Studies… Or, “So, what`s it like to live in Japan?”

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Student and faculty guests from the College of Charleston are visiting our university this week. We have a very long, close and important ...
Sunday, May 24, 2026

"Japan’s izakaya pubs closing at record pace, failing to attract foreign tourists"

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Photo and text from SoraNews24 via Japan Today, 5/24/26 . Izakaya are a unique part of Japanese food culture. Their closest analogy woul...
Saturday, May 23, 2026

The Department of East Asian Studies - Japanese Studies at the University of Vienna - u:japan lectures - Greg Poole: "In the Shadow of a Mountain: A Community School Coordinator and the Politics of Survival in Rural Japan"

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I am very happy to pass on this announcement about a lecture by my friend and colleague, Greg Poole, from Doshisha University: CLICK on ...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

"The Iran War Is Taking the Color Out of Japan’s Best-Known Snack Bags"

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Text and photo from The New York Times online , 5/13/26. The food giant Calbee said shortages of naphtha, a crude-oil derivative used in i...
Sunday, May 10, 2026

(Mother's Day) Jalan Jalan (108)

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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Critical Sociolinguistics in a Modern World: Proceedings of the 1st Kansai Sociolinguistics Colloquium (update!)

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I participated as a mentor in this great colloquium. Lots of great people, great research, great presentations, great discussions... Here...
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Sometimes it seems that fb really does have a sense of humor (it's all in the timing...)

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A post about sumo rankings and a fashion advertisement come together in a funny way on my fb, 4/29/26