Thursday, March 31, 2022

Announcement: New JAWS Newsletter released (and check out the cover!)

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Congratulations and many thanks to the co-editors, Jennifer McGuire, Christopher Tso and Anna Vainio, on putting together and releasing ...
Thursday, March 24, 2022

Stop Terrorism! with a Mean look... from Yutaka Matsushige.

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I don't know how I missed this. This photo was the Picture Of The Day on the Japan Today website on January 28, 2022. The title was ...
Sunday, February 27, 2022

"Japan to recommend sake brewing as UNESCO cultural heritage"

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Original news story photo substituted with this VAoJ shot from Tenbun . Story from The Japan Times, 2/26/22 . The Cultural Affairs Coun...
Sunday, February 20, 2022

Transitioning from the walker to the canes...

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These are the walking sticks I used four years ago. Update (4/10): at the time, this would have been nice... and it looks like there woul...
Thursday, February 3, 2022

Setsubun in the hospital...

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They didn't give me enough beans to throw at the nurses and doctors or to eat the same number as my age. See how setsubun should be ...
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Friday, December 24, 2021

Happy Holidays from VAoJ!

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Looking forward to drinking the psychedelic bottle of California Zinfandel with our traditional Christmas Eve dinner tonight. It's bee...
Monday, December 13, 2021

Best Zoom Workshop Ever!

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As a part of my ongoing tachinomiya project , I participated in a two-day Introductory Sake Professional workshop over the weekend. I ha...
Sunday, December 5, 2021

AJJ 2021 Presentation

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Saturday, November 27, 2021

「Food and Drink at a Japanese Standing Bar: An Appetizing Production – Extended Media Mix」@ AJJ (Anthropology of Japan in Japan) 2021 Annual Meeting, Dec. 4

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Abstract: In Japan, food is prominent in documentaries, cooking shows, travel shows, variety shows, dramas, manga, anime, books, magazines...
Thursday, November 25, 2021

Thanksgiving in Japan: pre-cooked turkey (in a plastic bag) - $90; cat - free (and priceless)

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