Rick 1 month ago

A Bowl of Renewal: Nanakusa-gayu A Bowl of Renewal: Nanakusa-gayu on Jan 7th marks the "Jinjitsu no Sekku" (人日の節句)—the Festival of Humanity, one of the five sacred seasonal festivals in Japan.

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A Bowl of Renewal: Nanakusa-gayu

A Bowl of Renewal: Nanakusa-gayu on January 7th Today marks Jinjitsu no Sekku (人日の節句)—the Festival of Humanity, one of the five sacred ...

Rick 1 month ago

Cloudflare's RADAR is a great service that is just chock full of info. Read their 6th annual year in review

The Cloudflare Blog

The 2025 Cloudflare Radar Year in Review- the rise of AI, post-quantum, and record-breaking DDoS attacks

We present our 6th annual review of Internet trends and patterns observed across the globe, revealing the disruptions, advances, and metrics that d...

for the latest global trends, patterns, disruptions, advances and metrics.

Rick 1 month ago

Kanreki: Completing the Circle at 60 Japan's Kanreki celebration marks the completion of the 60-year zodiac cycle in Japan. Reflections on turning 60 in the Year of the Fire Horse and what rebirth means today.

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Kanreki: Completing the Circle at 60

The morning of January 1st, 2026, I turned 60 — a milestone that in Japan carries a significance far beyond the usual birthday fanfare. I celebra...

Rick 1 month ago

Japan Shrine Donation Amounts Do you know how much money to give when you pray at a shrine in Japan? Read on to find out the standard good-luck and bad-luck amounts! ⛩️

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Japan Shrine Donation Amounts

Do you know how much money to give when you pray at a shrine in Japan? Read on to find out the standard good-luck and bad-luck amounts! ⛩️ Visi...

Rick 1 month ago

Just updated the design and functionality of my long-form "now" page at rick.cogley.jp https://rick.cogley.jp, check it out! It's part of a larger effort to build a personal publishing stack using sveltekit on cloudflare.!

Rick 1 month ago

Just updated the design and functionality of my long-form "now" page at [rick.cogley.jp](https://rick.cogley.jp), check it out! It's part of a larger effort to build a personal publishing stack using sveltekit on cloudflare.! JRC CleanShot Microsoft Edge 202…

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Just updated the design and functionality of my long-form "now" page at rick.cogley.jp, check it out!

Just updated the design and functionality of my long-form "now" page at rick.cogley.jp, check it out! It

Rick 2 months ago

We updated and upgraded eSolia’s Japan Emergency Information pages. Help a visitor to or resident in Japan by sharing! 🚑

eSolia - B2B IT Professional Services in Tokyo

Japan Emergency Information

Comprehensive emergency information for Japan including contacts, safety apps, and disaster preparedness. Essential guide for international residen...

Rick 3 months ago

Gosh what an exciting World Series. Dodgers and Blue Jays were both stellar and it was a nail biter until the end! Congrats LAD! 💦⚾️

Rick 3 months ago

Exciting World Series this year! On to game 7! 🏟️⚾️

Rick 3 months ago

When you change your domain’s DNS (NS records), you can flush the records in major DNS providers to force a quicker propagation: Cloudflare:

1.1.1.1 — One of the Internet’s Fastest, Privacy-First DNS Resolver

✌️✌️ Browse a faster, more private internet.

Google:

Google for Developers

Flush Cache | Public DNS | Google for Developers

OpenDNS:

OpenDNS

OpenDNS: Cloud-Delivered Security Enforcement and Intelligence

We secure every device, everywhere to reduce the risk and impact of security breaches. Big data analytics predict and prevent threats before they h...

1.1.1.1 — One of the Internet’s Fastest, Privacy-First DNS Resolver

✌️✌️ Browse a faster, more private internet.

Google for Developers

Flush Cache | Public DNS | Google for Developers

OpenDNS

OpenDNS: Cloud-Delivered Security Enforcement and Intelligence

We secure every device, everywhere to reduce the risk and impact of security breaches. Big data analytics predict and prevent threats before they h...

Rick 5 months ago

Visited Osaka Expo 2025 on 6 Sept with 220,000 others. It was hot and crowded but ultimately a good time thanks to A’s planning and a little luck.

Rick 5 months ago

We have the J-ALERT disaster warning system here in Japan which pushes mobile alerts regarding quakes, floods etc. It makes a big racket when a train car of phones get an alert! 💥

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Japan J-ALERT Emergency Broadcast System

Understanding Japan

Rick 5 months ago

A and I are heading to Osaka to visit the Expo. Of course a typhoon was coming up as we were heading down so there was a delay but we are moving now. Oh and there’s a pet bird chirping away. 🚄🐤

Rick 7 months ago

Did you know you can add your Japan My Number card to your Apple Wallet? You can, using your MyNaPortal app. 🧐

Rick 7 months ago

I use git and git clients daily, and a recent one I really like is the fast and featureful fork. It’s available for MacOS or Windows, and “just works”. ⋔⌨️⋔

Fork - a fast and friendly git client for Mac and Windows

Fork - a fast and friendly git client for Mac and Windows

Fork - a fast and friendly git client for Mac and Windows

Rick 7 months ago

Japan visitors, it’s supposed to be rainy season, but instead we have a heat stroke alert in Kanto. Take it seriously, stay cool, don’t push too hard! 🥵

Heat Illness Prevention Information : Heat Stroke Alert

Rick 8 months ago

My team at eSolia published a couple new blog posts, on checking your laptop battery health and asking AI about IT terms. Check them out! 😎

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UTP Cable? Cat Cable? RJ45 Connector? Admin asks AI about IT ter…

What are the "UTP cable", "Cat cable" and “RJ-45 Connector” that are often seen on estimates for LAN cabling construction? Our admin team was c...

Rick 8 months ago

On 2nd June in 1859 (166 years ago), the Yokohama port opened for business, after the US-Japan trade agreement the following year. I’ve been fortunate to live here in Yokohama for years now, and enjoy the international feeling of especially the port areas of Sakuragicho and Kannai. ⚓️

Rick 8 months ago

Do you feel an age or generation gap working with people from younger or older generations? I know I do. I’d love to hear your experiences. Δ

Rick 8 months ago

There’s a 1963 phone from NTT called the “model 600”, very much like the Bell model 500, which you can view among others at the NTT History Center of Technologies in Musashino, in west Tokyo. I hope to visit some day. ☎️

NTT

Analog Telephones

—Actual Phones are Open to the Public for Viewing at NTT History Center of...