Alex Farrell's Posts
- What do you know?
- July 27th, 2009
- I know that I know nothing. This quote is attributed to the Greek philosopher Socrates in the “Apology” of Socrates written by his student, Plato. I periodically ponder this phrase when going about various tasks in my daily life such as writing an article, conducting research, drafting a translation or discussing an important family decision » Continue Reading
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- Western Justice and Oriental Order
- July 12th, 2009
- When I happen to have the spare to time to read something for pleasure, rather than for work, lately I’ve been exploring A History of Japan by George Sansom, published in 1963. Obviously it lacks the historical perspective to enlighten the reader much about modern Japan, but the first 100 or » Continue Reading
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- The Occult World of Ancient Kyoto
- June 1st, 2009
- We all know Kyoto as the most popular tourist destination for Western visitors to Japan, filled with some of the most spectacular temples, shrines, rock gardens etc. But did you know that this city, once the country’s capital for 1,000 years, has over its long history spawned a plethora of dark » Continue Reading
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- The “English Teacher Trap,” Part 1
- May 7th, 2009
- A good number of English-speaking foreign residents in Japan are English teachers, many of them working for the JET Program, one of the various big “eikaiwa” (English conversation) schools or for some other employer. These typically young and bright-eyed “teachers” come over to the Land of the Rising Sun » Continue Reading
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- Bye Bye Job, Hello Gov’t Bureaucracy
- April 15th, 2009
- Since this is my first blog entry, I’d like to express my thanks to you for at least reading this sentence, and say that this blog’s angle will be to offer practical advice and insights from the perspective of a long-time foreign resident in Japan. I’ve been here since February 2003, » Continue Reading
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