Ayako Takahashi, 1924-2012
Yesterday my wife's mother, Dr. Ayako Takahashi, died at the age of 87 in Kawagoe, Japan. Yoshiko was able to spend the final days and...
One Year After 3/11/2011
Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of the triple disaster in Japan. You choose which one was worse and which one on its own you...
Walking to Work
All of us need to get to work somehow. For some it is a daily commute by car and for others, especially in large metropolises like Tokyo,...
Remembering Kenneth Smith
Today we lost our uncle, Kenneth Smith, at the amazing age of 90. He had been living in Indianapolis and is remembered as a great uncle...
20th Anniversary- Four Seasons Hotel at Chinzan-so
Today was the twentieth anniversary of the opening of the Four Seasons Hotel, Tokyo at Chinzan-so. The hotel is owned and operated by...
Looking back over 2011
Today is the last day of 2011 and now is a good chance to reflect on the year we leave behind. Each year the Japanese choose a kanji...
What a weekend. Glad it is over.
An eventful weekend in every sense of the word and glad to see Monday finally. Yoshiko dropped a container of cosmetics in the bathroom...
Hawaii 5-0
To celebrate our 50th birthdays, a group of close friends and I gathered in Maui for ten days of relaxation, great food and many memories...
Tenth anniversary of 09/11/01
Today is the tenth anniversary of the simultaneous terror attacks on the US. These incidents had an effect on each us in different way...
Thriving on change
Over the past twenty-five years, I have experienced a lot of change in my life. I have moved to Canada to the US and onto Japan, changing...
