Heim der Pause
Share This is an illustrated article I did on a European style pension up in the Japan Alps. Watch out! the PDF is about 1.3 meg
Japan Times article
Share an article I wrote for the Japan Journal on immigration was reprinted in today’s Japan Times . . .
article: Japan goes to the moon
Share Visions of a moon bustling with people got a bit closer to reality recently when Japanese space agency JAXA announced an as-yet-unfunded plan to construct a manned moon base by 2030 . . .read more
article: Confucius says . . .
Share “Every since Japan opened its doors to the West, English has been zealously studied in Japan’s high schools, night schools, universities and companies. But now that business with other Asia economies is booming, for how much longer will English remain the tongue of choice for linguists? In the cramped reception area of a grey [...]
article: Qinghai royal jelly
Share “Bee-keeper Ye Xiulin takes my hand in a friendly, if somewhat sticky, grip and welcomes me to his farm. The two tents where he lives with his family are pitched in between seemingly boundless fields of golden oil seed rape. A chaotic brown cloud that hovers over the flowers issues a low roar like [...]
article: Introducing Japan
Share “A converted bean storehouse in a Kyoto back-street is the unusual venue for an innovative introduction to traditional Japanese culture. During just one busy day, participants in the “Origin Arts Program Ecan try their hand at the ancient martial art of “Waraku E the tea ceremony, calligraphy and Noh theatre. . .read more
article: Japan’s freelance journalists
Share How many freelance journalists are there in Japan? It’s not easy to say, but almost certainly less than in many other countries. One estimate puts the total at 3000 people, and the number of journalists who make a living just from freelance work could be even fewer. There are few support organizations for freelancers, [...]
Ageless Love
Share Just opposite Tokyo’s Shinjuku station is a small unassuming looking building that houses an unusual company. In the brightly lit entrance there are fresh cut flowers, and jazz piano music playing in the background. Smiling members of staff usher visitors into tastefully decorated cubicles, each fitted with a small table and two comfy chairs. [...]
Iori
Share “Standing outside the modest entrance to my lodging for the night, I’m reminded of a previous visit to the Japanese city of Kyoto. That time a taxi driver had pointed out a similarly non-descript wooden frontage: “The most expensive restaurant in Kyoto. E Today too, the 1200 year old city isn’t giving away much at [...]
Japan’s baby boomers and tourism
Share “In the historic city of Kamakura near Tokyo, the thatched roof of Sugimoto temple nestles under a canopy of early summer greenery. A steady stream of visitors ascend the steep steps to the temple and arrive panting in the tranquil courtyard. After catching their breath, they approach the altar to make their prayers . [...]
never too old to learn
Share This is an article I wrote for the Japan Journal, the second in a series on Japan’s baby boomer generation. In the three years since NGO “Senior University Ewas established, over 500 amateur lecturers have signed up to give talks to audiences over Japan. Speakers, who are mostly in their early retirement years, can choose [...]
second lives
Share the first of four articles I wrote for the Japan Journal on Japan’s baby boomer generation. PDF
conspiracy law
Share an article on the anti-conspiracy law being debated in Japan Japan Media Review
meet the geek elite
Share this is an article I wrote for Wired magazine on last year’s Otaku test link to article
portable shrine
Share took some B&W pictures at the festival too. some of the portable shrines had women amongst the teams nikon FE2, 50mm, neopan400
Tamiya
Share Went down to Tamiya’s HQ in Shizuoka to write this article on plastic kit models . . . PDF
gender-free
Share an article I wrote on the “gender free” issue for the Japan Media Review link to article
