Anzac Day service Tokyo 2026 Hodogaya Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery They shall grow not old As we that are left to grow old Age shall not weary them Nor the years condemn At the going down of the sun and In the morning, We will remember them #anzacday2026

My 15 year old son, born and raised in Japan, applying for his first part time job from an online job board. First email was to confirm nationality and visa status given his katakana name. I’m observing from the sidelines to see how things progress. All emails in Japanese. Fingers crossed.

Yesterday was a prime example.

I hadn't seen this before. This is pretty remarkable. Earth and Moon in one NASA photo. ht @astrokatie.com

"The era when many foreigners found the sticky appearance and smell of natto off-putting is now apparently a thing of the past." mainichi.jp/english/arti...

I did not know that the world's oldest wombat lives in Japan. mainichi.jp/english/arti...

Meetings at the Onigiri Summit are around tables placed in a triangle. summit.onigiri.or.jp

New Japan nightlife app. It’s got so many useful features. Still sorting things out so feedback welcome. apps.apple.com/jp/app/japan... Btw it’s free.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Enjoying this demonstration of a drone deploying bear repellent spray. In case you are concerned, I don't think that is a real bear. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAW3...

This is a big one.

Tickets have just gone LIVE for the Japan Real Estate Summit, 4-5 October 2025, at the Tokyo international forum or online, via the streaming room - grab yours at realestate.jp/summit - can't wait to see you all with us!!! Check out the last summit's highlights reel here - youtu.be/dEPuYGSjZl4

Hmm. I can’t decide if I love this or outraged at the cultural appropriation!

I waited hours for this cloud to come near the lake #lightning strike reflection.

Honestly…. Accessing women’s bodies without consent is a weird kink but so sad that it is, yet again, women that have to uphold their boundaries.

Mocking people for food they grew up eating is just petty and childish. Drinking milk is normal, so is eating natto, menudo or okra. No one needs to hear that you think it's gross. Grow up and let people eat in peace.

What evilness went into creating blue curry? Yes the rice is shaped like Mt Fuji.

I think I heard crickets tonight. Is that the end of Summer? Why is it still so darned hot?

Shakey shakey. Wonder where the earthquake is…

Say this louder please!!!

Happy Friday! This made me smile today.

Post office women’s health screening information. Complete with squishy boob and cute character of a uterus with pompom ovaries!! Love it.

Note to self…. Automatic injector needles need to have their caps taken off before you press the trigger. D’oh!

This is called a “bale”-out…. (Ref. Collective noun for turtle)

still whips

Somebody somewhere Needs an endless old road Filled with flowers tonight

Great new article in the Japan Times on tree issues in Japan. “A culture that once built shrines to sacred groves now routinely fells them for stadiums. The centuries of wisdom still lingers — only to be increasingly ignored or paved over.” I’m quoted too. www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/...

The BSL during Finland was sensational #Eurovision

#RecipeOfTheDay is Lemon and Elderflower Pudding Cake, the perfect Sunday lunch pud! If it’s hot where you are – it’s a a dim, damp day here in Sydney – you may want to make the drizzle cake version of this (and it eat with berries): see instructions in recipe intro www.nigella.com/recipes/lemo...

Oh jet lag, why won’t you let me sleep? So much to do.

Last night in SFO. Lovely catch up with Tokyo friend. Then pumping street fair in the Mission, tacos with a dear friend, street art, random drag show and Martunis. Then driven home by a robot car. San Francisco you delivered!!

Needed some humor this morning.

This is pretty clever… If you know you know.

Healthy solo Sunday brunch. I am so happy right now.

Anzac cookie batch production in a small Japanese kitchen.

Happy Easter again

After the week I’m having needed this.

Summit.realestate.jp Summit in English all about Japanese real estate and market entry. Commercial investments, residential, renovations, buying abandoned houses, monetization strategies.

Tokyo sky tree, friends and full bloom. Fab

This kid will help your day

The Swan

Trying to stay positive while dragging a recalcitrant teen through the park. #shinjukugyoen

Japanese law… must take selfies this time of year.

Hail or snow? Verdict = micro hail @ Shibuya

Channeling my past 90’s dance party vibes with my girl Kylie.

I want to say thank you to all the women who are older than me and fought for everything we have, to the women who never pulled up the ladder behind them, to the ones who walked into the room as the first woman ever to be there. Thank you 🙏