Tag Archives: Kobe Japan

Life In Japan: Pandas

Posted on April 12, 2021 by John Rachel

Pandas are not native to Japan. They’re from China. But Japanese people love them, my wife among their biggest fans. As close as I can determine, there are eleven of these beautiful, fascinating creatures living here in Japan right now. Continue reading →

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Life In Japan: Taylor Swift in Tokyo

Posted on January 10, 2019 by johnrachel

In November 2018, my wife Masumi, her daughter Izumi, and yours truly, ambled like sheep with close to 50,000 other folks into the Tokyo Dome for an evening of pop entertainment featuring Charli XCX and Taylor Swift. The arena concert was a technological marvel and my whole life passed before me. Continue reading →

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