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Tag Archives: japan
On Being Alone in an Office In Japan
This week, a guest post from former Japanese expat Alanna Schubach. About these ads
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.
On Shooting a Gun in Japan
A few weeks ago, I was out late and had missed my last train home, opting to take a taxi. The next morning the news had reported that I had just missed a late-night stabbing at the same station by … Continue reading
On Complaining About Pizza in America
My first day back in America, I bowed to a cop.
Mujina (A Japanese Ghost Story)
This week, leading up to Halloween, I’m posting some modernized versions of the Japanese ghost stories documented by Lafcadio Hearn in a 1903 book of short stories, called Kwaidan. Today, “Mujina.”
