I began this blog with a focus on Japanese literature (especially contemporary novels) but soon expanded to include travel (especially hiking) accounts. Since March 2011, I've also been posting on anti-nuclear power demonstrations and media coverage of the ongoing crisis in Fukushima.
Interest: Japanese literature, anti-nuclear energy, hiking
About me: I have lived in Japan for more than five years now. I first arrived as a foreign exchange student in the Chiba area. After graduating from college, I returned as an English instructor in Sendai. The third time I arrived in Japan, as a graduate student in Yokohama, I stuck around. For three years I worked as a marketing research project manager in Tokyo. Now, I translate/proofread and teach in and around Chiba, where I live with my husband. I love reading and hiking.
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?????? (dare mo shiranai): Nobody Knows I remember when Nobody Knows came out in the USA after it won prizes at the 2004 Cannes Film festival. I didn't watch the movie in theaters then because I didn't want to feel depressed about Japan. I finally decided I could handle it and watched the movie tonight. Indeed, it is slow and heavy, and l... Thu, 17 May 2012 13:04:00
????????(sutekina kaneshibari): Once in a Blue Moon Finally last night we rented a movie I've been wanting to see since it came out in theaters last year: Mitani Kouki's lastest feature, ????????(sutekina kaneshibari): Once in a Blue Moon.I absolutely love Mitani Kouki's work, especially ????? (University of Laughs), but also 12?????????12 Gentle Jap... Sat, 12 May 2012 22:06:00
Fukushima check-in Today I scanned the Fukushima news again, as I periodically do after a few weeks of continuing life as normal.For those of you who've not done a recent check-in, I'll summarize some of the developments here.(1) The spent fuel stored in open containers at reactor #4 appears to be a "ticking time-bomb... Tue, 08 May 2012 09:17:00
??????(hotaru no haka): Grave of the Fireflies Before I begin this post, allow me to explain my month-long absence from the blogosphere. I was actually hospitalized for two weeks. (Don't worry, I'm fine, and someday I may post about the experience...) I finally got out but am still not up to doing much, so I have been going through the top 250 m... Fri, 04 May 2012 07:25:00
Cherry blossoms from Chiba Park Cherry blossoms were in full bloom today, and the sky was clear blue on top of that. We walked around Chiba Park early in the morning, before crowds of picnickers arrived, and took quite a few good pictures. I also snapped some yesterday afternoon when the sky was a bit cloudier. See some of our bes... Sat, 07 Apr 2012 12:31:00
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