Link clearage time
As often happens, I have a pile of interesting pieces that I meant to save, which have just been sitting in my open tabs, so time for a brief roundup. Howard French of the New York Times has an...
View ArticleThe Viceroy’s many connections in the Orient
Two of the three bloggers at Cominganarchy, who go by the online handles of, Curzon and Younghusband, were in the same university in Kyoto where Adam and I did our undergraduate study abroad exchange...
View ArticleGood morning
I was awoken at around 6 or 7 this morning by a brief earthquake, and then again at about 8:30 as a series of monks, in their straw sandals and wide-brimmed woven-reed conish hats, starting wandering...
View ArticleKhaotan, the traditional Thai snacks that know all about you
A friend of Mrs. Adamu’s brought us these “Khaotan” puffed rice crackers – “the traditional Thai snack” according to the package. Unlike many Thai snacks, these were actually not too sweet. They had a...
View ArticleTokyo assembly election: Meet the candidates (Part 5 of 10) – Haruhisa Tomotoshi
As the election looms, I am frantic to get these profiles done. To that end, tonight I will cover one of the New Komeito candidates: Haruhisa Tomotoshi (63). He is an incumbent and (like fellow...
View ArticleTokyo assembly election: Meet the candidates (Part 6 of 10) – Nobuyuki...
From Tokyo Prefectural Assembly Election Next up is the second Komeito candidate, Nobuyuki Nakayama. His Komeito backing makes him a sure-fire winner in this election for the reasons I outlined in my...
View ArticleTravels to Tsushima, Part 2: Sights to See
- Part 1 – Tsushima has lots of fun places to visit. What I like particularly is that, despite traveling on a weekend in the pleasant spring season, there were literally no tourists to be found at all...
View ArticleHiking in Hannou-shi, Saitama
Hannou-shi in Saitama Prefecture is located along the Seibu Ikebukuro line outside Tokyo. Closer to outlying Chichibu than urban Tokyo, the town’s look and feel are like a scene out of the recent...
View ArticleJapan’s execution chamber opened to the press
Japan’s justice minister has allowed media to come in and look at the gallows where the executions take place: Here is a video from TBS with more details. Apparently, the whole place smells like...
View ArticleLink clearage time
As often happens, I have a pile of interesting pieces that I meant to save, which have just been sitting in my open tabs, so time for a brief roundup. Howard French of the New York Times has an article...
View ArticleThe Viceroy’s many connections in the Orient
Two of the three bloggers at Cominganarchy, who go by the online handles of, Curzon and Younghusband, were in the same university in Kyoto where Adam and I did our undergraduate study abroad exchange...
View ArticleGood morning
I was awoken at around 6 or 7 this morning by a brief earthquake, and then again at about 8:30 as a series of monks, in their straw sandals and wide-brimmed woven-reed conish hats, starting wandering...
View ArticleKhaotan, the traditional Thai snacks that know all about you
A friend of Mrs. Adamu’s brought us these “Khaotan” puffed rice crackers – “the traditional Thai snack” according to the package. Unlike many Thai snacks, these were actually not too sweet. They had a...
View ArticleTokyo assembly election: Meet the candidates (Part 5 of 10) – Haruhisa Tomotoshi
As the election looms, I am frantic to get these profiles done. To that end, tonight I will cover one of the New Komeito candidates: Haruhisa Tomotoshi (63). He is an incumbent and (like fellow Komeito...
View ArticleTokyo assembly election: Meet the candidates (Part 6 of 10) – Nobuyuki...
From Tokyo Prefectural Assembly Election Next up is the second Komeito candidate, Nobuyuki Nakayama. His Komeito backing makes him a sure-fire winner in this election for the reasons I outlined in my...
View ArticleTravels to Tsushima, Part 2: Sights to See
– Part 1 – Tsushima has lots of fun places to visit. What I like particularly is that, despite traveling on a weekend in the pleasant spring season, there were literally no tourists to be found at all...
View ArticleHiking in Hannou-shi, Saitama
Hannou-shi in Saitama Prefecture is located along the Seibu Ikebukuro line outside Tokyo. Closer to outlying Chichibu than urban Tokyo, the town’s look and feel are like a scene out of the recent...
View ArticleJapan’s execution chamber opened to the press
Japan’s justice minister has allowed media to come in and look at the gallows where the executions take place: Here is a video from TBS with more details. Apparently, the whole place smells like...
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