Introducing Kikai Corporation

Hi Everyone! I created a new company, Kikai. Its written 株式会社きかい in Japanese. Depending on how you write きかい Kikai in Kanji characters, it can mean opportunity, machine, strange, or return to the sea. Suits me perfectly! I want this company to offer all those things: a place for opportunity to do whatever we want… Continue reading Introducing Kikai Corporation

Ethnographic perspective on slow coronavirus spread in Japan

Oscar Boyd offers thought-provoking ideas in his article, Japan Times Commentary Section: Why is Japan still a coronavirus outlier? As a researcher/ethnographer, I would like to propose the following reasons why Japan is still a coronavirus outlier. To offer a perspective, Mayo Clinic offers the following for the cause for coronavirus: Mayo Clinic: Coronavirus disease 2019… Continue reading Ethnographic perspective on slow coronavirus spread in Japan

Reading, watching TV, listening to music growing up

I Refuse to Run a Coronavirus Home School Lovely article in the New York Times. After reading it, I remembered that this is exactly how I grew up, from kindergarten through high school. It wasn't the pandemics, but my family situation was always uncertain having an unstable mother living the best she could. loving me… Continue reading Reading, watching TV, listening to music growing up