Saturday, July 25, 2026

New Book!「The Art of Getting By: Wisdom and Resilience from China’s Migrant Women」by Kevin Ming

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My friend and colleague Kevin Ming has published his new book, The Art of Getting By: Wisdom and Resilience from China’s Migrant Women (A...
Friday, July 10, 2026

"Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history"

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Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images. | ©YANAGI MIWA Photo and text...
Thursday, July 9, 2026

A day that will live in infamy: "Trump says 'Islamic Republic of Japan' fired missiles at U.S. aircraft carrier'"

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Click on the article to see a clear view. Source: https://japantoday.com/category/politics/trump-says-japan-rather-iran-in-gaffe-over-miss...
Wednesday, July 8, 2026

"EveryBody: An Artifact History of Disability in America" // Exhibition @ Smithsonian National Museum of American History

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Image from  https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/stories/everybody-artifact-history-disability-america Thanks to Mori Soya Sensei for sh...
Friday, June 26, 2026

The Rainy Season Indeed is Here (the last three Hanshin Tigers games - including today - have been canceled); the stream looks like pea soup but has an awful stench..

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Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Dead Cherry Tree Branches and River Weed before the Onset of the Rainy Season

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For a good memory post: https://visualanthropologyofjapan.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-master-of-canal-with-his-long...
Friday, June 19, 2026

End-of-the-Semester Summer Surprise!

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After, let us say, a challenging semester, I was able to stay away from campus for a couple of relaxing and stress-free weeks. Upon my retu...
Saturday, June 13, 2026

The Re/Construction: January 13 ~ June 13, 2026

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This rather large post documents the construction of a new apartment complex (corrected name on the apartment signage:「フォレストグクリエオーレ城垣町 I II」...