Our rice cooker broke the other day. The magic smoke has escaped; it's gone, passed away, pushing up the daisies, taken down the sign, w...

Osaka harbour seen from one of the tall canal bridges. Taishō is one of the westernmost wards in Osaka city. As it's by the sea, it'...

(this is the last post about population trends in Japan; the introduction is here and the second part, about population decline, is here ) ...