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East Asian Studies librarian recently retired and enjoying time to read picture books, take long walks, and chat with my dogs. I will always make time for former students and folks with quirky questions about Japanese toilets or books.
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In the midst of going down a rabbit hole. Ozaki Yukimasa 尾崎行正 had 4 sons - Ozaki Yukio 尾崎行雄, Osaki Yukitaca 尾崎行隆, Ozaki Yukitake 尾崎行武, and Ozaki Yukimasa 尾崎行昌.

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Good morning. Avoid the news and let’s do a woods walk instead.

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Someone is in a hurry for good things to happen in 2025.

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Who needs Santa to decide if you have been naughty or nice when you have these judgmental buggers at home.

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Damn it. It shouldn't be so hard to track down biographical information about fascinating American women from the early 20th century. These stories need to be told.

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You know that sense of sadness when you see typos in books because even if there had been a human proofreader, the person didn't know the original Japanese to be able to spot the error.

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Doing a bit of research on Japanese toilets. A Japanese scholar pointed out that given the premodern diet, Japanese excrement would have resembled that of a goat so using bamboo strips would have kept them plenty clean. No need for soft paper:) Just FYI.

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Excavated from this morning’s cleaning. “for all sensuous people”

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