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On Japanese Laundry | 洗濯
Forgotten spirits get their revenge in Japan by destroying your laundry. Appeasing them requires vigilance, patience and a calm disposition. Continue reading
Posted in Culture Shock, Weird
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On Sorting Garbage in Japan | 屑選別
Trying to understand why I can throw out a tea kettle on the same day as a hairdryer, but can’t toss out whiskey with a ladies’ handbag. Continue reading
Posted in Culture Shock, Weird
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On Noise Bursts and Japanese Television | 電視と噪音
In which I prattle on about visual culture because I got confused when the sirens were in another language. Continue reading
Posted in Culture Shock, Thinking, Weird
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On Japanese Insects
A guide to the idiosyncratic wildlife found behind my house. Continue reading
Posted in Fukuoka, Travel, Weird
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Stereotypical Japanese Apartment Tour
A few corrections, now that I’ve been in Japan for a year: 1. This is clearly not a studio apartment. 2. That is not the city of Fukuoka, nor is the white dome the Yahoo! Dome, an error I now … Continue reading
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Off the Grid in Japan
I don’t have Internet and I’m not sure when I’ll get it. This post is being written on an iPod touch, saved on my WordPress application, and sent when I manage to sneak under an old Japanese guy’s porch. Most … Continue reading
