http://www.japanwindow.com/blog/ Japan Window is a photo blog from life in Japan and my ongoing attempt to figure out what is going on here. en-us blog@japanwindow.com 2005-05-26T00:42:44+09:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.japanwindow.com/archives/about_this_blog/2005/warning_to_change_rss_feeders.html I have started the photoblog at www.japanwindow.com (please check it out). If you enjoy the photos, you can bookmark the page or see it using RSS. IF you currently read this page with RSS, you must change your RSS feed... 128@http://www.japanwindow.com/blog/ About this Blog 2005-05-26T00:42:44+09:00 http://www.japanwindow.com/archives/about_this_blog/2005/this_blog_is_changing.html In the next few days this blog will change (note the date of this post in case you're reading this after the fact). I'll start posting photos to a more pure photo blog at this URL and keeping a separate... 127@http://www.japanwindow.com/blog/ About this Blog 2005-05-23T22:55:38+09:00 http://www.japanwindow.com/archives/japanese_culture/2005/designfesta_2005_seeing_the_tokyo_art_scene.html I had a great time this past weekend at Design Festa, a semi-annual gathering of artists, illustrators and, well, anyone who can get a group of friends to rent a space and "do" something suggestive of "art." That amounts... 126@http://www.japanwindow.com/blog/ Japanese Culture 2005-05-18T18:26:09+09:00 http://www.japanwindow.com/archives/events_and_places/2005/karuizawa_chapels_noodles_trees.html We went to Karuizawa last month, and I finally have a chance to write about it. Karuizawa is a little town in Nagano that is just close enough for the people of Tokyo to escape there for a day.... 125@http://www.japanwindow.com/blog/ Events and Places 2005-05-13T13:30:12+09:00 http://www.japanwindow.com/archives/japanese_culture/2005/japan_china_apology_textbooks_simple_right.html China and Japan are in conflict. Not again, and not just recently. It's more like an Asian version of the cold war. Japan and China have been rivals in Asia since the modern era dawned in this part of... 124@http://www.japanwindow.com/blog/ Japanese Culture 2005-04-25T23:25:45+09:00 http://www.japanwindow.com/archives/my_life_here/2005/mortality_life_and_falling_cherry_blossoms.html I hope you'll click these two pictures. I really liked how they each turned out. A wind came up at the park and the Cherry blossoms fell. We said goodbye to my parents yesterday and explained to the kids... 123@http://www.japanwindow.com/blog/ My Life Here 2005-04-21T21:02:51+09:00 http://www.japanwindow.com/archives/my_life_here/2005/spring_in_the_air_heading_for_nagano_with_family.html Spring is here! The blossoms in Tokyo have mostly fallen from the trees, but I have this feeling that Winter has passed and things are changing. I was so busy in March and the first half of this month...... 122@http://www.japanwindow.com/blog/ My Life Here 2005-04-13T23:37:37+09:00 http://www.japanwindow.com/archives/events_and_places/2005/hanami_at_shakuji_koen_cherry_blossom_party.html Saturday was the perfect day for a hanami -- here in Tokyo anyway. I'm sorry for anyone who missed it. We had blue sky, warm sun and Cherry blossoms at full bloom. The best day of the year so... 121@http://www.japanwindow.com/blog/ Events and Places 2005-04-12T09:53:28+09:00 http://www.japanwindow.com/archives/my_life_here/2005/inlaws_allergies_horse_head_and_bubble_baby.html There's not much time to write. It's late; I'm sick; I need to get up early. And, in case you're wondering, I'm doing well. My parents are here, and that's great. They're helping out with the kids -- and,... 120@http://www.japanwindow.com/blog/ My Life Here 2005-04-08T03:14:09+09:00 http://www.japanwindow.com/archives/lessons_and_reflections/2005/love_and_marriage_japanese_and_american.html Sometimes I receive email or comments asking about marriage, specifically about being married to a Japanese woman. I've been meaning to write something about this. Not that I'm an expert, but for those who are asking, here it is.... 119@http://www.japanwindow.com/blog/ Lessons and Reflections 2005-03-25T18:34:45+09:00 http://www.japanwindow.com/archives/japan_places/2005/yoshino_baigo_plum_festival_with_kids.html We drove to Ome last weekend to see the plum festival at Yoshino Baigo Koen. I had read online that the area has 25,000 plum trees, but it was still hard to get my hopes up. The pictures we... 118@http://www.japanwindow.com/blog/ Japan Places 2005-03-18T16:59:27+09:00 http://www.japanwindow.com/archives/just_for_fun/2005/vicious_puppy_dog_wearing_kimono_in_higashi_tokyo.html In my last post, I said that I would post more plum blossom pictures. But I didn't want you to lose all respect for me, so here is a picture straight from the mean, gritty streets of Tokyo. The... 117@http://www.japanwindow.com/blog/ Just for Fun 2005-03-13T15:32:07+09:00 http://www.japanwindow.com/archives/just_for_fun/2005/an_ethical_and_proper_greeting_in_japan.html I wrote this a couple of days ago and then decided not to post it to the blog. But my wife and her friend got such a kick out of it that I decided to go ahead and share it.... 116@http://www.japanwindow.com/blog/ Just for Fun 2005-03-11T08:59:36+09:00 http://www.japanwindow.com/archives/japanese_images/2005/japanese_plum_blossoms_and_prespring_impressions.html Last week was the first spring wind. Those who have lived in Japan know the seasons here are marked off by wind, rain and blossoms. With each change comes a change in temperatures and temperments. Wind and rain are... 115@http://www.japanwindow.com/blog/ Japanese Images 2005-03-04T11:24:52+09:00 http://www.japanwindow.com/archives/my_life_here/2005/part_1_building_a_house_in_japan.html I mentioned in a previous post that we've been thinking about building a house here in Japan. We're not in a rush; we're thinking at least two years out. But we've talked to some people to begin learning about... 114@http://www.japanwindow.com/blog/ My Life Here 2005-02-10T20:12:27+09:00