Friday, March 27, 2026

Japan's Abandoned Houses: Akiya

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  For the past few years social media outlets have been quick to share the news about Japan's abandoned houses known as Akiya . I have h...
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Saturday, December 27, 2025

2025 Year in Review

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  Another year of serving in Japan has come and gone. It is time to once again reflect upon the last year. Here is the theme verse of this y...
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Sunday, September 28, 2025

Group Circles

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  As understood by those who have spent any length of time trying to understand Japan knows, it is considered to be a group culture. It is s...
Friday, June 20, 2025

Law versus Reality

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  As of the writing of this blog, I have lived in Japan for eleven years now. Coming from a Rule of Law country where laws determine the ru...
Saturday, March 15, 2025

Time

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  Growing up in America in the 90s my stereotypical idea of the orient was that of the Zen Buddhist image of peace, serenity, and harmony....
Saturday, December 28, 2024

2024 Year in Review

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  Once again a new year is upon us. What have we learned in the past year? What has happened in Japan? It is time to reflect upon the last y...
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Sunday, September 22, 2024

Church Planting on Stony Ground: Revisiting Japan's Situation

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  “ And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: But when the...
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Saturday, June 22, 2024

Japanese Education

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  With our recent venture into establishing a mission in Japan it would be a good time to talk about education in Japan. After having lived ...
Friday, March 29, 2024

Reading the Air

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  Anyone who has spent time learning about Japan knows that this country has a group-oriented culture. Group-oriented meaning that the group...
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Saturday, January 13, 2024

2023 Year in Review

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  Suddenly the year has come to an end and it is time to think about what has been learned. Ever year brings forth new blessings, challenges...
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