Barry Kawa (Kawaguchi)

I’m a Japanese-American living in Japan and currently serving as the slot editor for the Asia & Japan Watch digital news site of The Asahi Shimbun.

[Barry Kawa (Kawaguchi) @KawaBarry]

@kankao Have been good, staying inside remote working and staying cool. Hope you have been doing good as well!

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I don't know what to think about seeing my old newspaper photo on eBay. It was part of the Cleveland Plain Dealer's photo morgue that got sold off and then each photo is being put up for auction. https://t.co/zUpXHhz41u

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My vintage Vixen C-80 on a Vixen Custom alt-azimuth mount that I just picked up at a local recycle shop in the 'junk' section for 1,400 yen (about $10). Great optics and I love the yellow tube. This one is a keeper.

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Make my day. Saw the new Coca-Cola Japan cocktail combo with Jack Daniels at my local grocery store. Who could resist this combo?

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@cherilynm @realsaltlake @adidas For sure! Looks great! I would wear that on the flight back home the next time!

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@MichaelMcIntyre @MarkGillispie1 I'm saddened to hear of Mark's passing. He was my favorite golf partner of all time. A 4-handicap player, he played fast, didn't say much and loved the game. I always enjoyed meeting him for a quick 18 holes in the early morning before heading to the office. A great guy.

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Opening on the Asia & Japan Watch copy desk coming up in late March. Looking for an experienced editor who can take a translated news story from the vernacular Asahi Shimbun in English and copy edit and rewrite for a Western audience on our website. Please contact me.

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Best restaurant bathroom door handle ever! No germs or wet handle. At Yumean chain restaurant.

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Enjoyed our Sunday morning bargain shopping spree at the Motor-Vu swap meet. I’ve been going to these since high school and the final one will be Nov. 27. A very nostalgic memory on my vacation trip home. With my sister Cherilyn, my brother in law Steve and my niece Ally.

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@gaijincoolgoods That's good to hear. I would just hate having to take my heavy work laptop to the States and having to telework from there with the time difference if I tested positive for COVID, which is a likely possibility, given the lack of mask wearing and social distancing.

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The two acquaintances I've known who have flown out of Japan both tested positive for COVID upon trying to return and had to cancel their flights back until they can test negative. There is no way I'm flying back to the U.S. until that re-entry requirement is lifted.

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It's nice of my neighbor ladies to remember my birthday and also give me seasonal gifts for helping take out their garbage and things. But why always six packs of beer? I don't really drink beer but this is a beer-drinking country. Too bad it's not a wine-drinking nation.

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@SenMikeLee Hmm, he killed two Japanese citizens with his car, claiming to have had 'altitude sickness.' Is that 'NOTHING wrong'? Who is this racist white senator from Utah? I'm glad I got the hell out of that state if that is an example of the elected leaders there now.

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I found my American roast beef fix at the Big Boy Victoria Station restaurant near Nishi-Waseda Station. I know it's a Big Boy, but when I want a cheap and big slab of roast beef, which is hard to find if not impossible in Tokyo, this is where I will go.

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@dwvcd @Taylor_stang I'm a little late but another American-style burger place near Homey's in Takadanobaba is called Great Lakes. I like Homey's but Great Lakes went all vegan so it's healthier and offers tater tots as well. The interior is a lot nicer and brighter. https://t.co/G5BSFP6Cts

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Big thrill today to meet Konishiki, the first non-Japanese-born sumo wrestler to reach the second-highest rank of ozeki, who was at Grandberry Mall in Machida for Hawaiian Days. We had a nice chat, and I'm looking forward to trying the delicious Konishiki BBQ sauce!

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I've seen the famed Nakagin Capsule Tower Building in Tokyo for 20 years every day while walking to the Asahi Shimbun offices. But sad to see the capsules being dismantled before the building is demolished. A stream of people stopped by today to snap pictures before it is gone.

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@DannyLWard Thanks for the link, I've driven through Sharon, I went to grad school about an hour away in Athens. That Peach Tree Star Gaze tour looks like a good one. If it has a vendor/flea market day, for sure, I will be there in the future!

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Picked up this old Georgia map at a knickknack store in Yokohama and put it on my wall. It's to remind me of my birthplace and where I am from and who I am. I have lost that part of my identity living in Japan for 20 years.

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@KitFleming18 That's where I went to grad school, the University of Georgia! I grew up in Decatur, Georgia, a fan of Georgia football, so I always wanted to be a Bulldog. I miss Athens.