tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70438272012-01-13T10:33:00.669-07:00The world of dew is the world of dew, and yet, and yet...Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310835283078706206noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043827.post-20567349417086163032011-08-10T19:53:00.002-06:002011-08-10T20:04:07.689-06:00

The day you realize that summer's on its way out and we'll see the leaves change soon. The monsoons are largely over, the nights are getting cool again, and even though the days will be hot for a while yet your bones tell you that it will be autumn all too soon. And, tired of the heat, we look forward to the cool and even have a longing thought for winter, though we'll grow tired of that in turn

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310835283078706206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043827.post-18091973812992416712011-08-10T19:47:00.002-06:002011-08-10T19:48:07.953-06:00

So we went to the park. Frisbee, swings, jungle gyms - it had it all! Even the dog climbed around on stuff when he wasn't running around with us. It was a good evening.

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310835283078706206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043827.post-51547155927774176792011-08-09T19:31:00.005-06:002011-08-09T20:39:02.817-06:00

While TEPCO and its Fukushima crapfest disaster idled power plant still occupy much of what little attention the US press pays to the ongoing electricity crisis in Japan, it's worth noting that Northern Japan is having capacity issues on top of the earthquake and tsunami aftermath. My friends in Southern and Western Japan are in comparatively good shape, electricity-wise, but it's difficult to

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310835283078706206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043827.post-84918992976128230452011-08-08T21:25:00.003-06:002011-08-08T21:26:29.161-06:00

I'm thinking that it might be a good stretch of my writing muscle to commit to one post per day on something substantive for a few weeks. We'll see if I actually do it, of course, but it's an interesting exercise to consider.

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310835283078706206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043827.post-42424324699415801992011-03-13T11:19:00.003-06:002011-03-13T11:34:09.596-06:00

It was very sweet that the Independent in the UK had this phrase on their front page. It's been a very busy and exciting (in the negative sense) few days in Japan. Thankfully, everyone I know is accounted for and safe as far as I know, but many were not so fortunate. I've changed the title of my blog to a more somber phrase for a bit - it's a haiku by Issa, written after the death of his young

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310835283078706206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043827.post-41569110349854846032010-06-22T10:13:00.007-06:002010-06-22T15:15:32.536-06:00

I first apologize for the horrible pun in the title.Japan is showing some signs of growth again, even though it's small. The budget is still a problem, though, and one thing PM Kan is considering the LDP's suggestion to increase in the consumption tax, from 5% to 10%, over the next few years. He's also talking about a balanced budget by 2020.Compare this to Mr. Osborne's bumping the UK's VAT to

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310835283078706206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043827.post-45581842877854027512010-06-15T11:55:00.008-06:002010-06-15T12:58:41.405-06:00

With PM Kan taking the reins on a coherent note, I'm cautiously optimistic about Japan's immediate future. That said, I think Japan must address a few issues urgently in order to keep the ball rolling. Yes, some of these are certainly optimistic, possibly bordering on wishful thinking, but needful nonetheless.First, address the textbook issue and concomitant historical revisionism. In terms of

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310835283078706206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043827.post-84985504905115920552010-01-28T21:24:00.001-07:002010-01-28T21:31:39.347-07:00

Full disclosure: I'm an Apple fan. That said, I'm also a technology fan in general. I've been following the Apple tablet rumorfest for a few years now. Now that the iPad is out, I'm reasonably enthusiastic about it. In this note, I will lay out MY reasons for giving it some consideration.Before I get into my reasoning, though, I want to be clear on something: the iPad is not for everyone. If

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310835283078706206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043827.post-19424844139709809322010-01-01T09:48:00.000-07:002010-01-01T16:56:06.326-07:00

Happy new year to all! 皆に明けましておもでとうございます！- Posted using BlogPress from my iPod Touch

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310835283078706206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043827.post-87110709225866518822009-12-25T09:56:00.000-07:002009-12-25T09:57:35.562-07:00

BlogPress seems to work well so far. Yes, I will be messing around with my new toys, and yes you "get" to be a part of it! Lucky you!- Posted using BlogPress from my iPod Touch

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310835283078706206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043827.post-5241859475270169062009-11-03T06:38:00.002-07:002009-11-03T06:42:25.328-07:00

Hello dear reader(s? A man can dream...),After something of a hiatus, I am picking the blog back up again. I'm going to be moving back to topics Japanese, most likely the things that relate directly to my graduate research. I will like as not also include a healthy dollop of things that I just plain like.I'm not going to put myself on any kind of schedule for this blog. Posts will appear when

Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310835283078706206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043827.post-9765798163597198812009-01-14T09:32:00.002-07:002009-01-14T09:36:51.473-07:00

Hi everyone, I'm sure you've noticed that the content is a little light all of a sudden. I felt it was time to remove the old stuff. I've still got it thanks to the Export function in Blogger, but it's no longer particularly relevant. I'll in all likelihood still update, but I'm trying to rein myself in stylistically and retrain myself to hold to some good academic standards, including

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