Doug
lifemind.com
Doug
@lifemind.com
American living in Tokyo with hubby and dog. Whole Food Plant Based.
2026 on the western calendar is Reiwa 8 in #Japan.

2 + 6 = 8!

An easy way to remember… for now.

Reiwa 8 will also be the Year of the Horse.

Have a good new year!

良いお年を!来年も宜しくお願いします!
December 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I’m going to the sports center. I’ll be back.
Sure, go ahead. What do I care?
#Dogs
December 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The third night of Hanukkah. The apple was a present from my neighbor. #japan
December 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
lerner.net/a-special-ne... #Japan

This is Masuda-san who lives immediately next door. She’s 97 years old and surprisingly active. Her husband, who was 100 years old, passed away last week. I posted a bit about a chat we had today.
December 8, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Yes, Pao l is well taken care of in the morning. #Dogs
December 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Asking Pao honestly, if he is going to be a monster again today? #Dogs
December 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This is in my neighborhood. Have Japanese stop signs always said stop in English also? It seems like I remember they used to be only in Japanese with larger characters. #Tokyo
November 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I met an old friend on my morning walk today. #Tokyo
November 29, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Hirokazu says Pao and I have the same expression on our faces. #Dogs
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Today the Katsushika Sports Center was closed in honor of Pao’s birthday. So we walked over there together and then walked home along the Nakagawa. #Dogs #Tokyo
November 26, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Today’s “headline I decided not to click. #rfkjr
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Pao coming back from his early morning birthday walk. He is six years old today. #Dogs
November 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The autumn leaves were turning to the color of his hair. #Dogs
November 22, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Anything special planned for today? #Dogs
November 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This morning’s walk. #Tokyo
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Even a dog distinguishes between being stumbled over and being kicked.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. #dogs
November 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM
That was a nice walk. Thanks. #Dogs
November 2, 2025 at 8:09 AM
My original entry stamp at Narita, in an old passport, exactly 42 years ago today. #Japan

And here's a link to the great 40th reunion party we had two years ago. lerner.net/40-years-in-...

Happy Halloween!
October 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I’m going shopping and for a walk without you. See you later. #Dogs
October 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Pao deciding whether to go down the stairs and take his afternoon walk. #Dogs
October 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Rainy day #dogs
October 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Uh, you can see it’s raining, can’t you? #Dogs
October 25, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Caption needed. #Dogs
October 23, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Pao runs into his sister, Komachi, at the Nakagawa. #Dogs
October 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Some event at a local shrine near the sports center. #Tokyo
October 18, 2025 at 5:51 AM