Remember in “Weathering with You”, Hina Amano’s brother Ngai always dresses in a ghost-like costume when she prays for sunshine. The ghost like costume is called Teru Teru Bozu – the sunshine doll. “Rain rain […]
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The Use and Abuse of History by Nietzsche
I was a little bit worried about this edition. In the Editor’s Introduction, the editor criticizes Nietzsche’s “gospel of the will to power” as something that has “unleashed bestiality in the name of the sanctity […]
Unearthed Japanese camp found in B.C. mountains, was likely an escape from racism, until internment in 1942
During WW II, twenty-two thousand Japanese Canadians were unfairly uprooted from the coast and sent to internment camp. EDMONTON— Hidden away in British Columbia’s North Shore mountains are the remnants of a Japanese-Canadian logging camp […]
The Municipal Yaeyama Museum at Ishigaki Island, Okinawa | Travel to Japan from Canada
Delve into the fascinating past of the Okinawan archipelago, at this quaint little museum in Ishigaki island crammed with excellent artifacts. The municipal Yaeyama Museum offers a unique perspective into the history of the Okinawa […]