Tag Archives: weather

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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When the River Runs Low

Posted on Sunday, September 12, 2021 by wildinjapan

Hi, blog. School is back, and although Sports Day and the interschool sporting competitions have both been cancelled due to Covid19 concerns (after the Olympics went ahead…), a tighter version of the English speech contest – which directly involves me … Continue reading →

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The Shogun Cometh

Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 by wildinjapan

When the Generals talk You better listen to him When the Generals talk You better do what he say When the Generals Talk, Midnight Oil Hi blog. Yes, I know, it’s been over a month since my last post.  Yes, … Continue reading →

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Frozen

Posted on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. As you probably know, I am not terribly fond of winter.  January 22nd gave us our heaviest snowfall since that really big one four years ago.  Some of the snow and ice still remains piled up (or compressed) … Continue reading →

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Tropical storms to the left of me, typhoons to the right

Posted on Monday, September 14, 2015 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. Just in case you’ve been living under a rock, or in one of those countries whose news stories are all sports reports, eastern Japan was hit by the worst flooding on record. We were not affected here.  Sure, … 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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Snow – the saga continues

Posted on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 by wildinjapan

Well, we can forget about that earlier blog entry’s claim for the heaviest snow in 20 years! The snowfall on Friday was not only heavier here, it was followed  by a few hours of rain on Saturday, which makes the … Continue reading →

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Snowed Under

Posted on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. It’s a public holiday today, but I have a feeling that I’ll be doing more of what I was doing on the weekend – shovelling snow! It seems hard to believe that we had March/April maximums at the … Continue reading →

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More Adventures in Cross-Linguistic Nomeclature – What’s (not) in a name?

Posted on Thursday, October 10, 2013 by wildinjapan

I’ve been way too quiet on the blogging front over the last few months.  Finding things to write about can be tricky, especially without a good camera and the time to find that perfect shot, not to mention the weather … Continue reading →

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Haru Ichiban

Posted on Saturday, March 2, 2013 by wildinjapan

Between early February (the beginning of spring on the lunar calendar) and the equinox, there is usually a gale from the south bringing warmer and more humid air over the archipelago. This gale or storm is commonly known as haru ichiban (春一番). … Continue reading →

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