30061015 said...

30061015 at 12:20 PM JST - 29th September

cleaning the earth with a dustbuster?

From what I can tell, she is using an empty fertilizer bag to pick up weed roots, weed fragments and small stones. A common practice.

crippled old ladies in rural Japan

Most planted rice by hand when they were old enough, carrying heavy sacks…

Posted in Full bloom at 12:20 PM JST - 29th September
30061015 at 12:09 PM JST - 29th September

Although there are many virtues, this is the really sad side of Japanese group centered society.

A child is locked into his pier group from birth. If a nasty nick name sticks at a young age or they are kept outside of the group, this will dog a child through…

Posted in Student hangs himself in Hokkaido; note hints at being bullied at 12:09 PM JST - 29th September
30061015 at 11:49 AM JST - 29th September

w/o the lady in the background

Without the ladies in the background, there would be very little farming done in Hokkaido and that much less food on your plate.

A woman works

When you visit, you wont find a man doing this kind of field work.

heaven

With all the…

Posted in Full bloom at 11:49 AM JST - 29th September
30061015 at 11:38 PM JST - 28th September

war games

Can we play too?

Posted in Iran says advanced missiles can target any threat at 11:38 PM JST - 28th September
30061015 at 02:56 PM JST - 28th September

remarks by Japan’s finance minister indicating tolerance of the yen’s rise relative to the dollar

Will make it cheaper in the next wave of bank failures for Japan to buy US banks

Posted in Nikkei tumbles to 2-month low on strong yen at 02:56 PM JST - 28th September
30061015 at 12:52 PM JST - 28th September

prepared to crush any military threat

I think Saddam made a similar statement

Posted in Iran says it is prepared to crush any military threat at 12:52 PM JST - 28th September
30061015 at 09:17 PM JST - 27th September

Will she look that good at 90?

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30061015 at 03:57 AM JST - 27th September

As a net importer of food and fuel, Japan needs every blessed wwoofer it can get. Back to the land or tent cities ? Not gonna export itself outta this box.

Posted in Increasing number of people staying in farm houses under WWOOF system at 03:57 AM JST - 27th September
30061015 at 11:22 PM JST - 25th September

Iran... is constructing a second uranium enrichment plant

What's that sound? Israeli jets warming their engines.

Posted in Iran reveals existence of 2nd enrichment plant to IAEA at 11:22 PM JST - 25th September
30061015 at 11:52 PM JST - 23rd September

Dream on

Posted in Hatoyama hints at providing vocational training to Taliban soldiers at 11:52 PM JST - 23rd September