It seems like a lifetime ago. November 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, my wife and I visited Japan du ...
It seems like a lifetime ago. November 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, my wife and I visited Japan during the island nation’s vibrant fall colours. She was returning after 40 years. My first trip ...
People join gyms with the best of intentions to improve their health. I have (many times). But what I had ...
People join gyms with the best of intentions to improve their health. I have (many times). But what I had hoped would be a lasting commitment to workout at least three or four times a week, usually be ...
Soft-spoken and friendly, Clive Langley is the selfless sort. Not only does he spend a large portion of t ...
Soft-spoken and friendly, Clive Langley is the selfless sort. Not only does he spend a large portion of the year travelling to Leeds, England to care for his widowed mother, he worked as a crisis line ...
“Ima Bōken!” Now, adventure! Those words echo everlastingly in my mind every time I think about where I’v ...
“Ima Bōken!” Now, adventure! Those words echo everlastingly in my mind every time I think about where I’ve been, what I’ve seen, and the adventures lurking in my next visit to the place I call my seco ...
“Cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials.” The phras ...
“Cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials.” The phrase is attributed to Nathan Myhrvold, the American author of the six-volume series Modernist Cuis ...
After our morning taisō, I mentioned to my Japanese co-worker my plans to climb Mt. Fuji. She cheerfully ...
After our morning taisō, I mentioned to my Japanese co-worker my plans to climb Mt. Fuji. She cheerfully replied with the traditional salutation, “Ganbatte,” which she explained meant, “Try hard” — an ...
I arrived in Yokohama/Tokyo at the end of a 30-day Far East cruise and was determined to make the best of ...
I arrived in Yokohama/Tokyo at the end of a 30-day Far East cruise and was determined to make the best of my inaugural visit to this city of 37 million people. ...
Dr. David Suzuki attributes his father, Kaoru Carr Suzuki, for inspiring him to enjoy and appreciate the ...
Dr. David Suzuki attributes his father, Kaoru Carr Suzuki, for inspiring him to enjoy and appreciate the natural world in his youth. Mr. Suzuki senior, born in Vancouver, was the son of Japanese immig ...
In February 1972, the dreams of an entire country fell onto the shoulders of a petite 18-year-old girl. C ...
In February 1972, the dreams of an entire country fell onto the shoulders of a petite 18-year-old girl. Canada was not doing well at the 11th Winter Olympic games in Sapporo, Japan. And as each day pa ...