Just wanted to quickly build on Farley's post from earlier today. It's the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima bomb and that deserves more play, though as anniversaries move from beyond.
On January 25, 1960 Mitsui Miike coal mine lockout in Japan began, the single biggest labor dispute in the history of Japan. This was also a core battle to see.
I recently discussed the toxic work culture of South Korea. Well, Japan is equally notorious as a nation with a toxic work culture. So the Japanese beginning to respond to.
As most of you know, I find the average food in the United States to be not good compared to many other countries and it is really at its worst.
In the lead-up to my time in Japan this summer, I committed myself to reading a bunch of Japanese history. Not so much about the war. I don't find war.
This is the grave of Edward Morse. Born in Portland, Maine in 1838, Morse must have had a somewhat difficult childhood. His father was a strict Calvinist and his mother.
Being in Japan for a month was like being on a different planet, not a different country, at least when it comes to Covid. Masking inside is 100%, effectively. Maybe.
This is a vending machine in Kyoto selling....cactus. It could be late on Saturday. You've had a few drinks. You just feel the need for some drought tolerant plants to.
