Tag Archives: death

On the Death of Japan

Posted on July 6, 2011 by E.

Everywhere you look, people say Japan is dying. The Economist says Japan is dying. Curators say Japan is dying. The numbers say Japan is dying. There is no dispute that the Japanese get older as the children get scarcer: Ten … Continue reading →

Posted in Fukuoka, Thinking, Uncategorized | Tagged asexual, birth rate, dating, death, death rate, elderly, future, japan, nagasaki, population | 15 Comments

On Japanese Funerals

Posted on March 28, 2011 by E.

My first conversation about the earthquake was a week and three days after it struck. In the office, we talked about the peripheries of disaster: Blood donations, fundraisers, TV coverage. We didn’t talk about victims. When the media focused on … Continue reading →