Saturday, May 02, 2026
Peace and Article 9, Japanese Constitution
Our right-wing PM would so love to repeal Article 9. As it is, Japan will export offensive weapons from this year. Moral complicity be damned. Anyhow, great that Japan has a female PM. Just not this arrogant, immoral person.
Friday, May 01, 2026
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Monday, March 30, 2026
Hiraizumi and WW2: A Lucky Miss?
Hiraizumi, Iwate, is home to Chusonji, a 900-year-old temple of the Jodo Shinshu Sect. Tucked away in Hiraizumi Station is a small exhibit showing what the US Air Force was up to in early August, 1945, in addition to obliterating Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Either the temple was lucky, or the crews were instructed to spare the site. Anyhow, the bombings in Hiraizumi that August caused extensive damage, and many lives were lost.
Sunday, March 29, 2026
Sado Roadside Shrines, 辻堂
Sado abounds in 辻堂、of which a few:
Invariably a figure or figures of Jizo-sama, sometimes minus one or more bits; flowers not unusual and occasionally fresh; 折り鶴 are uncommon in my experience.
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