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This is a first for LetsJapan.Wordpress.Com I have books, new books on Japan, to recommend (plus a “Bonus Book”). They’re friends’ books, in fact, so besides the treat you…| LetsJapan
____________________________________ Back when I lived in Hyogo Prefecture, Takeda and its castle ruins were situated between Asago and Wadayama. A few years ago, though, Asago scooped Wadayama (and tiny Takeda) into its corporate boundaries, so now it’s all Asago. Here’s my blog piece on the Takeda Castle Ruins from a few years ago, featuring history, [&hellip| LetsJapan
Friend and author, Michael Gillan Peckitt (@peckitt), lives in Suita, Japan. He posted this photo today (Wednesday, July 30, 2014) on Facebook of what the weather’s like there (33C is about 91.5F, by the way). Warm enough. __________________ I this deserves a photographic response, a scene from the small town where I lived some years [&hellip| LetsJapan
Several years ago I interviewed Godzilla. That link just linked, that’s the interview, which I re-posted a half-a-year ago or so. I hope you’ll read the whole interview so that you can get a good idea of what makes the Big Guy tick before going to the theater to see him act. I found him [&hellip| LetsJapan
. 明けましておめでとうございます! Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu! Happy New Year! 2014 is the Year of the Horse! _____________________ In 2013 I published a book, a memoir of 30 years back and forth between Japan and the U.S. (with a few India and China chapters). The book was, and remains, Dancing Over Kyoto. I published it as an [&hellip| LetsJapan
The second Monday in October marks Health & Sports Day (体育の日- Taiiku no Hi) in Japan. It’s been going on since 1966 to commemorate the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Taiku no Hi means Sports Days (Undoh-kai 運動会) at schools throughout Japan. These photos are from October 15, 1990 (the second Monday in October), from Asaki* Middle [&hellip| LetsJapan
Friends and followers of this site know that this has been a work-in-progress for some time. A love letter, tribute, homage and tragicomedy. Link to the Amazon purchase site below. ___________________________________________________ Available at Amazon.com. Dancing Over Kyoto: A Memoir of Japan, China & India| LetsJapan
On May 1, 1961, Alabama author Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird won the Pulitzer Prize. In Japan To Kill a Mockingbird is called アラバマ物語 (Arabama Monogatari, or “Alabama Story”). In 1999 Library Journal readers voted it the “Best Novel of the 20th century.” . “I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead [&hellip| LetsJapan
I work with Japanese companies. As I’m an attorney, I’m duty-bound by strict confidentiality rules to never disclose any of the goings-on between me an my clients, any of them. I’ve been employed by a Japanese company, JVC. My short, nine or ten-month tour of duty with JVC occurred before I went to law school, [&hellip| LetsJapan
From a 2009 article in The Boston Globe‘s online paper, boston.com: Boston, Kyoto Celebrate 50-year Bond (excerpt) “For Boston, it’s the mother of all sister-city relationships. This week, Boston and Kyoto are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Boston’s first formal partnership with a foreign city. A week-long flurry of public events included yesterday’s Japan Night [&hellip| LetsJapan
This is a first for LetsJapan.Wordpress.Com I have books, new books on Japan, to recommend (plus a “Bonus Book”). They’re friends’ books, in fact, so besides the treat you…| LetsJapan
