Category Archives: Suburban wildlife

Naughty Birds

Posted on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. We’re now just over halfway into April, and the weather has become quite warm, with some days topping out at over 25℃, the Japanese Meteorological Agency’s definition of summer. Despite the lovely weather we’ve been experiencing for several … Continue reading →

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Gecko (or Spring at Last)

Posted on Sunday, March 31, 2024 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. Spring proper is finally here. Chilly and even cold weather continued into late March, and the official announcement of the cherry trees blossoming was made on the 29th – considerably later than usual. The 29th started with strong … Continue reading →

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Ootheca

Posted on Saturday, March 16, 2024 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. March started off cold and wet, and it was well into the second week of the month before things picked up. March is an extremely busy month for me, with the academic year winding down, I am often … Continue reading →

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Lunch of the Angry

Posted on Saturday, January 27, 2024 by wildinjapan

So, in the interests of survival, they trained themselves to be agreeing machines instead of thinking machines. Breakfast of Champions Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Hi blog. This is a post I didn’t expect to make. Warning: It’s going to be somewhat … Continue reading →

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Year of the Dragon

Posted on Monday, January 1, 2024 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. Just a quick post to wish you all the very best for 2024. As you may or may not be aware, one tradition here for the New Year celebrations is the sending of greeting cards to relatives, friends, … Continue reading →

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The Blue Dragon

Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2023 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. As I was riding home tonight, I was feeling a bit down. Almost half of the month has passed, and I hadn’t the faintest idea what to blog about. With the solstice still to come, which means it is still … Continue reading →

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The Mystery Beast – A Tale of Bad Art, Bad Translation, and Artificial Stupidity

Posted on Thursday, November 30, 2023 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. Things are a bit chaotic right now. I was sure that I wouldn’t get a second post out in November, then inspiration struck, and I thought I might actually pull it off… but things beyond my control cropped … Continue reading →

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It’s Culture, innit.

Posted on Saturday, November 11, 2023 by wildinjapan

Hi, blog. November 3rd is Culture Day. My students love to tell me that the origin of Culture Day is the date of the announcement of the post-war constitution, but they conveniently forget that it was a holiday before that; … Continue reading →

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Wild about Wildcats

Posted on Thursday, October 19, 2023 by wildinjapan

Hi, blog. Thankfully, most of the sporting nonsense has died down, although I still get a giggle from the utter silence surrounding the rugby World Cup – soon after Japan exited the competition it was as if the whole event … Continue reading →

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September

Posted on Sunday, September 24, 2023 by wildinjapan

Hi, blog. Well, it’s almost the end of September and I haven’t posted anything since… the first third of August?! I blame the weather. While western and central Japan were hit with multiple floods this summer, eastern Japan just endured … Continue reading →

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