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A Monkey Recon Unit Stopped In
And our garden did a great job feeding them.
Jun 30
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Jack Krown
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Mr. Motomura's Drivers Ed Class
Good morning, foreigners aspiring to receive Japanese driver’s licenses!
Jun 22
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Jack Krown
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The Curse of Umizaki
Don't mistake folk wisdom for superstition ever again. There is much you do not know or understand.
Jun 15
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Jack Krown
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May 2025
The Tale of Emma
I was freelancing for a weekly Tokyo paper back in 2005. I had to ask, are magic goats a thing?
May 3
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Jack Krown
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April 2025
The Third Saturday
Once a month our tiny corner of Japan has a community get together. It's really for us, though visitors are more than welcome to drop in.
Apr 26
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Jack Krown
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Snickerers
There are three old clowns who “work” at the Ueno Rice Center about a kilometer from here. They laugh at me and my dog.
Apr 20
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Jack Krown
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On butterbur, farmer marching orders, and Blue Hawaii
Japan grapples with rice shortages, tourists saying no to phony Hawaiian luaus, and the annual collection of funny (yet edible) growths from forest…
Apr 13
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Jack Krown
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On butterbur, farmer marching orders, and Blue Hawaii
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March 2025
A rinse would have shown respect
What was I thinking?
Mar 21
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Jack Krown
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October 2024
There remains decency
My permanent US mailing address is in a very small town in the Pacific Northwest.
Oct 9, 2024
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Jack Krown
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September 2024
Japan's summer is now named Curtis
And he's pissed.
Sep 9, 2024
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Jack Krown
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August 2024
This hedge needs a clip
Doesn’t matter whether it’s Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh, or Jakarta.
Aug 25, 2024
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Jack Krown
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Exciting news at the Glen
And a 'reader favorite' from the past
Aug 4, 2024
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Jack Krown
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