“At exactly fifteen minutes past eight in the morning, on August 6, 1945, Japanese time, at the moment when the atomic bomb flashed above Hiroshima, Miss Toshiko Sasaki, a clerk in the personnel department of the East Asia Tin Works, had just sat down at her place in the plant office and was turning herContinue reading ““A Noiseless Flash”*”
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“Boy, did he get the brush-off!”
Last night, I was flipping through the TV stations, and I came across that famous painter on public TV who makes “happy little trees.” I watched for a while. He began talking of the oil paint colors he was going to use, and gave a description of the types of brushes he was going toContinue reading ““Boy, did he get the brush-off!””
July 17-19 “Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still” – ancient Chinese proverb
July 17, 2001. Two different locations, two different situations, seemingly worlds apart in both time and space, but we’ll soon see… First: several books on Great Wall of China. Pop up book “the Great Wall of China” 1996; “Great Wall” 1996; and “The Best of The Great Wall-Simatai” 2000. Second: several books on Mt Fuji.Continue reading “July 17-19 “Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still” – ancient Chinese proverb”
March 27 ‘Sniffer or Snifter’
It is a beautiful day today, March 27th. First because of National Cherry Blossom Day. On March 27, 1912 the Mayor of Tokyo gave 3020 Cherry trees (He started with 2000 earlier that unfortunately were burned because of customs finding bugs in the roots) to Washington D.C. to plant around the Tidal Basin. Thus beganContinue reading “March 27 ‘Sniffer or Snifter’”
February 11 ‘the thrill of the risk’
If anyone is a betting man (or woman), I have a few special books, and a few special events to bet on. The first is National Foundation Day Japan. This day is to celebrate the founding of Japan. It is a safe bet that Japan is one of the most beautiful countries that I have visited. Much like Dorothy,Continue reading “February 11 ‘the thrill of the risk’”
January 22-Birthday of Friend
Today is the birthday of a good friend-Mayumi. She has helped me in my quest to understand the beauty and culture of Japan. I have visited twice, and she has returned visits as well. The first gift Mayumi gave me was a toy forklift, a model of ones she would rent out, with her family business. She was noContinue reading “January 22-Birthday of Friend”
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