I want to send some love to the wonderful fans of LIVE FROM JAPAN!
First, I thank all of you for the enormous outpouring of praise for my book. All 5-star reviews at Barnes & Noble. Fifteen 5-star reviews at Amazon. More satisfying than charts and book sales is knowing that people truly enjoyed the book. That’s the main and certainly most important reason for writing it in the first place.
Beyond my heartfelt gratitude, I want to remind everyone who has an interest in learning about the “real Japan”, that my sharing my unique life and experiences did not end with writing LIVE FROM JAPAN!
Since it was published in February 2021, I’ve continued to write articles and post them here at this website. Like the book, it’s a mixed bag of anecdotes about both life in my traditional rural town, and stories of travel and news from other parts of Japan.
I’ll make this very easy. Here is a list of all the articles to date, starting with the most recent:
- Life In Japan: Teaching Peace
- Life In Japan: Kasai Flower Garden
- Life In Japan: The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
- Life In Japan: Excellence Begins Young
- Life In Japan: Time Machine
- Life In Japan: Nagasaki Streetcars
- Life In Japan: Food … Fixation Obsession Celebration
- Life In Japan: Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
- Life In Japan: Tenjinbashisuji Shotengai
- Life In Japan: Cotton Balls
- Life In Japan: Kogenji Temple
- Life In Japan: Sweet Potatoes
- Life In Japan: Excellence
- Life In Japan: Festival of the Portable Shrines 2022
- Life In Japan: Where Aging Is Valued
- Life In Japan: Artistry
- Life In Japan: New Kid on the Block
- Life In Japan: Japan Pom Pom
- Life In Japan: ヤクザ Raccoon Dog Attacks Again
- Life In Japan: Revenge Bento
- Life In Japan: A Not-So-Random Act of Kindness
- Life In Japan: Lunch Anyone?
- Life In Japan: Our New Garden
- Life In Japan: Children’s Day
- Life In Japan: Good Hamburger Hunting
- Life In Japan: National Cat Day 2-22-22
- Life In Japan: Covid Care Package
- Life In Japan: Longing For Spring
- Life In Japan: “Let it snow . . . let it snow . . . “
- Life In Japan: Rice Cakes
- Life In Japan: Buddhism is fun!
- Life In Japan: A Generous Spirit
- Life In Japan: Police Power IV
- Life In Japan: Vending Machines
- Life In Japan: Respect for the Aged Day
- Life In Japan: “Savings”
- Life In Japan: Special Purpose Temples & Shrines
- Life In Japan: Kamikochi . . . “Japanese Alps
- Life In Japan: Kawashima Highway Oasis
- Life In Japan: Japanese School Kids
- Life In Japan: Elections
- Life In Japan: Enna Yamashiro Art Exhibition in Osaka
- Life In Japan: Working Together
- Life In Japan: Himeji Castle
- Life In Japan: Pandas
- Life In Japan: Mystery Box
- Life In Japan: Police Power III
- Life In Japan: Japanese Pastries
- Life In Japan: “Please use it for children.”
- Life In Japan: Public Restrooms Redux
- Life In Japan: Tondo Matsuri
- Life In Japan: New Years 2021
- Life In Japan: Silver-san, aka Jinzai Centers
- Life In Japan: Shirakawa-go
- Life In Japan: My Pergola
All of those were written after this splendid book got published. My way of keeping you up to date and hopefully dazzled and delighted.
If you don’t have it and want the experience of holding it in your hands, here are the links:
