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Frog's Glen

Jack Krown

Profiles of real Japan

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I once told a Japanese person that I liked the taste of fuki no to. Now I can’t escape being served them.

Call me paranoid. But it’s as if that one random comment I made 25 years ago to someone—I don’t even remember who—has...

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Does he come in a fridge magnet?

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The other day I was on a routine visit to the Frog’s Glen hospital to pick up a prescription.

It’s not a small place—there are many old people in the Japanese countryside. I noticed that on the first floor in the back corner...

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The boars will think twice next time

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The handwritten signs, tacked to telephone poles, community buildings, and our one bus stop, were posted on Thursday morning.

MEETING ON FRIDAY, 6PM
Re the Boars

The boars? I looked twice t...

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Note: There are no dragons in Japan on December 31

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New Years here is different.

I learned the hard way. It was 39 years ago, a few months after I had ‘stepped off the boat’ into my new life. That first December I was excited for New Years because Japan is Asia, right?

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Scenes from life

Hey everyone, hope all is going well. I’ve started a photo website featuring my takes on life and everyday scenes in Japan. If you ever want to get lost in another land, give it a visit.

frogsglen.squarespace.com

—Jack

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  • Jack Krown

    Welcome. Frog’s Glen is my name for a rural corner of the Kanto area I live in with my partner and dog. I write light- and not so light-hearted essays about life here and in Tokyo.

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