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November 29, 2006
train cab
Taken on the train to Chichibu, a small town near Tokyo. Actually on a bright sunny day.
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November 27, 2006
article: Japan goes to the moon
Visions of a moon bustling with people got a bit closer to reality recently when Japanese space agency JAXA announced an as-yet-unfunded plan to construct a manned moon base by 2030 . . .read more
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November 25, 2006
Origin Arts Program
A set of photos I have just added to my online portfolio. I took these earlier this year for an article on the Origin Arts Program in Kyoto, which runs short introductions to traditional Japanese culture . . . click here
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November 24, 2006
Mount Takao
Apologies for not posting for a few days. I've been down in Kyoto taking pictures this week. Here's a photo from a trip to Mount Takao earlier this month. This shrine was near the summit.
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November 17, 2006
Tokyo Story(16): Microsoft
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November 15, 2006
I'm on Wikipedia
I'm on Wikipedia! Feel free to edit me:)
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November 14, 2006
Tokyo Story(15): Look!
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November 12, 2006
ukima festival
I've uploaded a slide show to the portfolio section of my site . . . click here
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November 11, 2006
Tokyo Story(14): Department store
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article: Confucius says . . .
"Every since Japan opened its doors to the West, English has been zealously studied in Japan’s high schools, night schools, universities and companies. But now that business with other Asia economies is booming, for how much longer will English remain the tongue of choice for linguists?
In the cramped reception area of a grey office building not far from Matsudo station near Tokyo is a bookshelf packed with well- thumbed textbooks . . . read more
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"Bee-keeper Ye Xiulin takes my hand in a friendly, if somewhat sticky, grip and welcomes me to his farm. The two tents where he lives with his family are pitched in between seemingly boundless fields of golden oil seed rape. A chaotic brown cloud that hovers over the flowers issues a low roar like a distant waterfall. I have come here with Makoto Shibata, the president of Tokyo health food company Maruwa and Co. For over 30 years his company has been importing royal jelly from China to Japan -- and the bee farms here by the banks of lake Qinghai in central China produce some of the best in the world. . . . "read more
November 09, 2006
Ukimafunado festival(8)
November 07, 2006
Ukimafunado festival(7)
article: Qinghai royal jelly
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November 03, 2006
Ukimafunado festival(6)
Nikon D200
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November 01, 2006
Ukimafunado festival(5)
taking a break . . .
Nikon D200
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