Monthly Archives: March 2011

A Few Other Things

Regarding the Evacuation Zones in Fukushima: I am not particularly concerned of, or upset by, the difference in the size of the evacuation zones set by different governments. In the area that they have no direct control over, it is … Continue reading

Posted in Japan

Stop Telling Us To Leave Japan

I do not have to reiterate the magnitude of the damage caused by the earthquake and tsunami and the seriousness of the current crisis of the Fukushima nuclear plants. It seems people outside Japan are more scared than the Japanese … Continue reading

Posted in Japan

Studying Okinawa

I moved from Tokyo to Okinawa in early February. I never really studied the history of Okinawa before, nor did I think about integrating it into my dissertation until my advisor suggested it — not because I did not think … Continue reading

Posted in Research, Travel