Tag: Japan
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July 2025 and the Power of Prophecy: Should We Be Worried?
July has arrived—and for some people in Japan and the online “urban legend” community, this month feels just a little different. That’s because of a certain prophecy. A Dream That Sparked Warnings: The Case of Tatsuki Ryo In Japan, manga artist Tatsuki Ryo became well-known after claiming to have dreamed about the 2011 Great East…
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Image Strategy
It’s been weeks now since the day Russia attacked Ukraine. I just glance at the news and feel helpless, not being able to do anything about these big battles and the course of history. The real impact on me, a California resident, is the cost of gasoline, which is starting to look more and more…
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All I want for Christmas is~
It’s December. It’s Shiwasu., which means A monk runs around because it’s so busy. Are you busy? Christmas songs are ringing out these days. This season was fun when I was a kid and young, but now that I’m an adult, not so fun. Why is it that I don’t have many memories of Christmas…
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A New Year’s Eve Retrospective of the 18 Ticket Journey
Youth 18 tickets – all you can ride a local train I don’t remember what year it was again, but a few years after I started working, a friend from junior college asked me if I wanted to go to Hokuriku using the Youth-18 Ticket. My friend became friends with two railroad enthusiasts (boys) at…
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Reminiscing: New Year’s Eve
I don’t remember what year, but I do remember one New Year’s Eve in my early twenties when I spent with my friends and seniors from my club activities at college. Worship at the temple around 12:00 AM We decided to spend New Year’s Eve at a friend’s house in a peaceful area of Tokyo…