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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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Japan's summer is now named Curtis
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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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Exciting news at the Glen
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July 2024
The Glen 'kicks up the jam'
Too bad our rural Japanese town's annual matsuri hasn't changed since 1400.
Jul 21, 2024
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Jack Krown
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The Glen 'kicks up the jam'
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Two who can go, one who will stay
I walk my dog Terashima-kun every morning and night. Most often, they are rather innocuous strolls. Sometimes however there are occurences that stick.
Jul 20, 2024
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Jack Krown
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Remembering Melody
And breezy afternoons looking out over Tokyo rooftops
Jul 15, 2024
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Jack Krown
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Remembering Melody
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A Warren of Smoke
And food (carefully) thrust at you on a long paddle
Jul 7, 2024
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Jack Krown
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