Category Archives: Social Commentary

Life In Japan: Music Education

I continue to be amazed at the level of education here in Japan. Continue reading

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A Page From God’s Diary

Ironically all of the bad news has put me in the best of moods. I’m giddy all over! This unlikely reaction to a world gone mad prompted my writing the first satirical piece to come out in quite a while. Did you know God kept a diary? Continue reading

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Chiang Mai, Thailand: Cooking School

Masumi and I got an introduction to how to prepare Thai food during our recent visit to Chiang Mai. Truly unforgettable! Continue reading

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Life In Japan: A Typical Sunday

If last Sunday wasn’t typical, it was representative. There’s no doubt about it, I do some very different things here in Japan … and I love it! Continue reading

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Life In Japan: Rice Balls

When Americans need to eat on the fly, they grab a hamburger. When Japanese need to eat on the fly, they grab a rice ball. Suggestion: Choose what you eat as if your life depended on it. Continue reading

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LIVE FROM JAPAN! Revisited

I wanted to send some love to the wonderful fans of LIVE FROM JAPAN! Continue reading

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Life In Japan: Teaching Peace

I had to write about my wife’s trip to Hiroshima with the entire 6th grade of her school, over eighty students. They’re on a field trip to visit the Peace Park and the Peace Museum. Continue reading

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Life In Japan: Kasai Flower Garden

While the world seems it’s becoming more chaotic by the day, economies fall apart, and many folks are worried about the future, life here in Japan, at least for us, is pretty decent. Let’s hope our good fortune holds and the rest of the planet rediscovers what’s important in life and how much value there is in every human being. Continue reading

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Life In Japan: Excellence Begins Young

My wife Masumi loves to show me success stories she comes across, examples of how the educational system in Japan serves the real needs of students and doesn’t abandon its core mission by pandering to the latest technological fads. We have here two such examples. Continue reading

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Life In Japan: Time Machine

Over the course of our courtship and marriage, we’ve been all over Japan, from Hokkaido in the north — a stone’s throw from Russia — all the way down to Hateruma, the southernmost island in Okinawa — a stone’s throw from Taiwan. Even so, there was one place 13 hours west of us by car, we yet had to visit. NAGASAKI! We finally made it. Continue reading

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