Monthly Archives: February 2012

On Finding a Rubbish Bin in Japan

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Eryk Salvaggio

My coat pockets are filled with scraps. I dredge up chewing gum wrappers and konbini receipts when I fish for change. There’s no garbage on the street, but there aren’t garbage cans, either; everyone just carries their trash with them. … Continue reading →

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On Running in Japan

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Eryk Salvaggio

For the listener, who listens in the snow, And, nothing himself, beholds Nothing that is not there and the nothing that is. – Wallace Stevens, “The Snowman” Japan makes me anxious.