Thursday, December 31, 2020

This Year's Toshikoshi Soba - Can't wait to slurp our way out of 2020!

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Click here to see more photos of this「VAoJ」tradition. 良いお年を。
Friday, December 25, 2020

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from「VAoJ」

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Life-size (but skinny) dancing Santa in front of a new bakery in Hirakata-shi. Bonus videos:
Wednesday, December 23, 2020

To be fair, there are other decorations at a certain university...

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Bonus shots:
Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Celebrating the Holidays with a Row of Giant Dead Christmas Trees (at a certain university...)

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Monday, December 21, 2020

"AI, drones and 4K cameras: New tech boosts security systems in Japan"

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Photo and story from The Japan Times , 12/20/2020. An increasing variety of technologies such as artificial intelligence, drones and high...
Sunday, December 20, 2020

Jalan Jalan (95): Sunny But Cold...

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The Way I Feel Today? RIP M.M.
Friday, December 18, 2020

"Wearing someone else's face: Hyper-realistic masks to go on sale in Japan"

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Story and photo from Japan Today , 12/18/2020. A year into the coronavirus epidemic, a Japanese retailer has come up with a new take on t...
Thursday, December 17, 2020

A Really Bad Idea! "Caught on video: Japan emergency callers will be able to send footage to police"

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Story and photo from The Japan Times , 12/10/2020. The National Police Agency will introduce in fiscal 2021 a nationwide system by which...
Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Behind the Scenes:「Tenbun Closing」Presentation @ Anthropology of Japan in Japan Annual Meeting 2020

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A Multimodal Special Bonus Here's some more information about this post-fieldwork event: behind the scenes secrets, out-takes, bonu...
Thursday, December 3, 2020

Tenbun Closing 「天文のれんを下ろす」Paper/Presentation at 2020 AJJ Annual Meeting

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「Tenbun Closing」 「天文のれんを下ろす」 Abstract: This visual-ethnography presentation is the latest chapter of the saga of Tenbun, a tachinomiya ...