Words. Pictures. Cats.
Translator of Strange Pictures, Strange Houses, Strange Buildings, Strange Maps etc.
Author of Discovering Yamaguchi Sake
I'm a lucky guy, all in all. Bad things have happened in my life, but I've made it through them more or less intact. I have a loving, healthy family. A career that is basically ideal. And through it all, I've been able to experience…
Continue reading...My sixth column for the local Setouchi Times newspaper was about my encounter with spring at a local park. It was one of my favorites, mostly for the pictures. I spotted a Longtailed Tit couple building a nest from spiderweb and moss, and while I…
Continue reading...I stepped off the plane in Osaka on June 9, 2004. Though I didn't know it yet, I was home. My memories of that first day are blurry. I remember buying my first bottle of "Milk Tea," syrupy sweet and delightful, at an airport kiosk.
Continue reading...I know that, in doing this, I contribute to the problem in its own way, but I simply can't bear it anymore. The AI frenzy I have seen among my fellow translators has to stop. It feels like I'm watching otherwise intelligent, literate folks suddenly…
Continue reading...My fifth column for Setouchi was about my experiences with my first photo show, as part of my Hikari Shayukai club. The photos I showed all ended up with someone word-play/punnish types of names, which I know the editor likes. He chose to run one…
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