Richard Walton
@rawmih.bsky.social
Food, Dairy, Sustainability, Probiotics
June 1st is World Milk Day (June is Milk Month in Japan). This is a chance for those of us in dairy to display how proud we to be in an industry what provides vital nutrition and supports livelihoods and local economies. About 1 billion people around the world rely on dairy for their livelihoods.
June 2, 2025 at 12:54 AM
June 1st is World Milk Day (June is Milk Month in Japan). This is a chance for those of us in dairy to display how proud we to be in an industry what provides vital nutrition and supports livelihoods and local economies. About 1 billion people around the world rely on dairy for their livelihoods.
Interesting exhibit in the public space below the Kyobashi Edo Grand Building near the Kyobashi Station entrance. Beatles, early rock, and Japanese group memorabilia and some guitars on display.
May 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Interesting exhibit in the public space below the Kyobashi Edo Grand Building near the Kyobashi Station entrance. Beatles, early rock, and Japanese group memorabilia and some guitars on display.
With the addition of 7 new regional specialties, including Tokachi young beef, the total number of foods protected by Japan Geographical Indication comes to 161.
March 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
With the addition of 7 new regional specialties, including Tokachi young beef, the total number of foods protected by Japan Geographical Indication comes to 161.
This is being posted by others, but as a reader of this publication this rings especially true for me.
March 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
This is being posted by others, but as a reader of this publication this rings especially true for me.
Respect for America's neighbor to the north for handling recent bullying with class.
March 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Respect for America's neighbor to the north for handling recent bullying with class.
picking an idiotic fight has consequences
March 4, 2025 at 4:50 AM
picking an idiotic fight has consequences
Holding a walk next weekend. Long-term Japan residents who are interested in lesser known historical places are especially welcome. www.ycaps.org/plum-blossom...
February 1, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Holding a walk next weekend. Long-term Japan residents who are interested in lesser known historical places are especially welcome. www.ycaps.org/plum-blossom...
三浦按針 William Adams' (aka John Blackthorne) former place of business was near Nihonbashi. There is a marker that is easy to miss and a street named for him but not marked. Seems like a bit more marketing could be expended on this.
January 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
三浦按針 William Adams' (aka John Blackthorne) former place of business was near Nihonbashi. There is a marker that is easy to miss and a street named for him but not marked. Seems like a bit more marketing could be expended on this.
I love this tree - it is most beautiful in the winter. Oshima Island can be seen in the distance. (cell phone picture from a walk in the hills near my home)
December 23, 2024 at 2:03 AM
I love this tree - it is most beautiful in the winter. Oshima Island can be seen in the distance. (cell phone picture from a walk in the hills near my home)
The autumn colors of these ginkgo trees at my local temple are fantastic with the tree on the left tagged and numbered by the prefecture. Just a few cell phone shots. 勝福寺 小田原 Shofukuji Temple (established in the Nara Era, relocated to current location in 830 CE or AD)
December 8, 2024 at 3:58 AM
The autumn colors of these ginkgo trees at my local temple are fantastic with the tree on the left tagged and numbered by the prefecture. Just a few cell phone shots. 勝福寺 小田原 Shofukuji Temple (established in the Nara Era, relocated to current location in 830 CE or AD)
"Take it from me, overdependence on a personal translator can cost you big time!"
July 5, 2024 at 4:48 AM
"Take it from me, overdependence on a personal translator can cost you big time!"
Iris japonica or fringed iris
April 21, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Iris japonica or fringed iris
Fuji looking pretty during my morning bike ride.
February 27, 2024 at 5:09 AM
Fuji looking pretty during my morning bike ride.
At the end of last year, I went to an Irish cheese event in Tokyo - held at an Irish Pub naturally. Needless to say, great beer, great cheese.
February 1, 2024 at 4:51 AM
At the end of last year, I went to an Irish cheese event in Tokyo - held at an Irish Pub naturally. Needless to say, great beer, great cheese.
A bit swath of buildings between our head office and Tokyo Station is being leveled for redevelopment, including Yaesu Book Center which used to be such an important destination in Tokyo.
January 31, 2024 at 3:04 AM
A bit swath of buildings between our head office and Tokyo Station is being leveled for redevelopment, including Yaesu Book Center which used to be such an important destination in Tokyo.
Pretty combination of temple gate and belfry. Does anyone have a definitive answer about the relationship between the Hojo family kamon and the Triforce in The Legend of Zelda video game? Are they related? Just coincidence? Not sure if I should believe what I have seen online. Jochiji Temple 浄智寺 鎌倉
January 23, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Pretty combination of temple gate and belfry. Does anyone have a definitive answer about the relationship between the Hojo family kamon and the Triforce in The Legend of Zelda video game? Are they related? Just coincidence? Not sure if I should believe what I have seen online. Jochiji Temple 浄智寺 鎌倉
During the holiday season Lawson promoted milk, hot milk and milk containing products to help the dairy farmers who typically suffer during school breaks (and no school milk sales).
January 21, 2024 at 11:13 AM
During the holiday season Lawson promoted milk, hot milk and milk containing products to help the dairy farmers who typically suffer during school breaks (and no school milk sales).
Entrance to a 13th century temple in Kamakura, one of the original 5 mountains of Zen Buddhism. If the stairs were nice and straight, it wouldn't feel right. Jochiji Temple 浄智寺 Kamakura 鎌倉
January 20, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Entrance to a 13th century temple in Kamakura, one of the original 5 mountains of Zen Buddhism. If the stairs were nice and straight, it wouldn't feel right. Jochiji Temple 浄智寺 Kamakura 鎌倉