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The Big Chill

Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. I’m doing my best to avoid the Olympics without the option of fleeing to another country.  Luckily for me, Japan had not won any medals and was forced to fill news time with something else. That something else … Continue reading →

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How hot?

Posted on Thursday, August 6, 2015 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. The weather continues to make the news here (often sports and weather are deemed more newsworthy than actual news…) as the hot weather continues. From the Asahi Shimbun: http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201508040052 Tokyo marks record 5th straight day of heat wave … Continue reading →

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Posted on Sunday, June 3, 2012 by wildinjapan

The Oxford English Dictionary has this definition of “season”: “a period of the year characterized by a particular climatic feature or marked by a particular activity, event, or festivity”   It’s easy to think of the number of seasons as … Continue reading →

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Have You Ever Seen the Rain?

Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2012 by wildinjapan

After more than a month it finally rained – then snowed, then rained again – yesterday. What may be surprising for people in other climes is how the weather functions in this part of the world.   Tokorozawa receives over … Continue reading →

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