Happy New Year 2026 from「VAoJ」
あけましておめでとうございます。 今年もよろしくお願いします。
あけましておめでとうございます。 今年もよろしくお願いします。
There have been big changes at our local shrine in the last year. The local elders, who have been in charge of preparations for most of the shrine…
My last post on community problems and this post on community collaborative problem solving have unintentionally come together as bookends and an appropriate way to ring out the…
The first three of the photos in this series were from July of this year at a park in my neighborhood. But maybe the timing might be better…
Two left-over shops from x-mas shopping in Kyobashi. New taco and hamburger shop near work… Bonus Shots (w/ sources): https://www.facebook.com/mongolialive.org/posts/because-i-cant-wai…
Seems to be a perfect match for VAoJ! Sign language and home movies… The Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies (JISLS) held its first “Sign Language Research Seminar”…
Bonus link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCpXMy5GalI&list=RDlCpXMy5GalI
Source: https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/watch-where-you-are-going
2026 AJJ Annual Conference May 23-24th, 2026 Akita University Conference Theme Entanglements and Embodiments: Anthropology, Ethnography and Sensing Japan Location The conference will be held …
For more information: https://shuwanomachi.jp/
Remembering good friends and praying for a Hanshin win tonight…
Produced, Directed and Written by John Williams Co-Producer and Co-Director: Yu Iwasaki 2024/86 min./Japan/Bilingual version (Japanese with English subtitles, English with Japanese subtitles) …
Hanshin beat the Yokohama Baystars three games in a row in the Central League Final Climax Series. The Japan Series starts on October 25. Still waiting to see…
The photo and caption say it all… Source: https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/msdf-new-sub-launched
Last year we had to cancel the danjiri festrival because our neighborhood leader was in poor health. No one knew if we would be able to do it…
The Master has been continuously busy, going after all the garbage thrown into the canal. With his pole and blue net, he hoisted up an old TV set…
Image: https://hanshintigers.jp/
I moved into my neighborhood in 2003. Most of the houses were new and very ordinary. From the outside, there was really no architectural evidence of any particular…
We bought three packs and got 6 cards, none of which were Hanshin Tigers… Hopefully we will have better luck next time. Especially since, as of the time…
Japan-Adjacent: In Praise of Creative Expression within Japan’s Shadow LAURA HEIN, Series Guest Editor One of the pleasures of Japan is the high quality of visual art and…