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Yet more wedding photos
It’s crunch time. The hardiest of you have persevered, putting your lives on hold for the cause. Work left unfinished, families forgotten, babies left unfed… I am speaking, of course,…
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Subtlety in Self-naming 101
What is it with Asians giving themselves western names at the workplace? I work with Tommies, Jacks, Johns,etc., on a daily basis, yet these are all assumed names. More often…
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Dream Job: Monterey Bay Aquarium
My sister Mika has started a volunteer gig at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, one day a week, at the penguin exhibit. MY SISTER IS A PENGUIN WRANGLER! AT THE MONTEREY…
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The Grinch of Hanami Present
Hanami is when Japanese people start acting like a bunch of Mexicans, laying around under trees and drinking beer. – Grinch-san, 2006 You know what? Grinch-san’s comment cracked me the…
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Location, location, location
It’s always amusing to see columnists writing about places they’ve obviously never been: Clash of the superstores / Yamada Denki enters Osaka’s competitive electronics market Basically, it’s hype like this…
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Uncle Po
One benefit of getting married is that now I have an uncle Po. I guess I have always secretly wanted an uncle named Po. I mean, who wouldn’t? Uncle Po…
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Devo: Girl U Want/Gates of Steel
Ko bought me an Energy Dome when he went to a Devo (1.0) concert in the Freedom of Choice years… Alas, I know not where it went. Sometimes when it…
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Zato #2
I’d review it, but why bother? Opinions on chambara are fairly polarized; when a chambara swordfight flashes by as you flip through channels late at night, either you stop and…
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RE: How to Order from a Buddhist Bartender
“Make me one with everything.”
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The Getaway
This guy’s been playing waaay too much GTA.
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Cows of Awaji
A couple weeks ago a calf was born on my coworker’s mini dairy farm. These mini-farms are prevalent on the more remote parts of this island, often limited to less…
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Parking in Japan
… is about to get worse, if that’s even possible: No quarter for illegal parking from June This may have changed since it’s been a couple years since I got…
