Category Archives: Weird

On Japanese Insects

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Eryk Salvaggio

A guide to the idiosyncratic wildlife found behind my house. Continue reading →

Posted in Fukuoka, Travel, Weird | 3 Comments

On E-Mail | 電子メール

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Eryk Salvaggio

All of my official e-mail from Japan is sent as a Microsoft Outlook Express e-mail archive with a single message, stuffed into a .zip folder and e-mailed as an attachment – with a password sent separately to unlock the .zip file, which … Continue reading →

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Omiyage | お土産

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Eryk Salvaggio

I have to buy gifts for 30 strangers. It’s a Japanese tradition of Omiyage: You give gifts to neighbors; employers; co-workers; landlords; especially when you first meet them. The rules: Gifts should reflect interests I share with the (possibly nonexistent) recipient. … Continue reading →

Posted in Preparations, Weird | 3 Comments