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On the Salesmen of Sri Lanka
The first guy approached me while I was standing outside of a train station in Colombo, staring at the wood-and-paint schedule board full of clock faces the attendants adjusted by hand. About these ads
On Hunting Whales in Japan
The whaling controversy ignites more bad press and international disagreement than almost any contemporary political issue in Japan. If it sometimes seems like Japan is staking far too much on an industry that no one wants for a food nobody … Continue reading
On Festivals in Japan
If you really want to express your feelings, it helps to carry a one-ton shrine around the city at 5 in the morning while having cold water poured on your back.
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BRB Sri Lanka
There is an old story in Japanese Buddhist legends, said to come from India.
On Dealing With A Million Tiny Uncertainties In Japan
Run too many programs on a laptop and it runs slower. There’s only so much a single chip can process. In the old days you could push your processor past a limit – “overclocking the processor,” a phrase that has … Continue reading
On Figuring Out What’s Up With the Yen in Japan
What’s the least interesting thing that can fall on you? The yen.
