Locus
One review and two articles from Locus have been added. I used to read Locus as soon as it appeared in my mail, from cover to cover. Work, Japan, progeny, and other things made this more difficult over the years, but Continue reading Locus
Category Archives: history
Seahawk
Several hundred items were published in the Yokosuka Seahawk and I no longer have copies of most of those stories. It will take me considerable time to convert the articles I still retain. These were scanned from the printed originals. Continue reading Seahawk
At Your Leisure articles
Two articles (so far) from: At Your Leisure have been posted. The original publications were printed on newsprint, which is definitely not the medium of choice for long-term preservation. These were reproduced via scans and OCR (Optical Character Recognition).
Navy Times article
I shared credit for one story in Navy Times It was written in the 1980s, when the yen in Japan started at 360 to the dollar and, by 1987, had risen to 105 to the dollar. As the military personnel Continue reading Navy Times article
Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast (ASPAC)
Added paper presented at the: ASPAC (Association for Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast) 1979 meeting in Olympia, Washington. This was held at Evergreen State College. The text was scanned from a typewritten original manuscript, then edited for “typos” introduced Continue reading Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast (ASPAC)
Mini book reviews
Random short book reviews. These are mostly science fiction and fantasy, with some history, computer science and other topics thrown in as seems appropriate. https://www.nishiryu.us/publications/mini-book-reviews These are not in any particular order other than chronological.
New commemorative chart marks the Battle of Midway’s 75th anniversary
Free commemorative edition nautical chart of Midway atoll, site of the battle that was the turning point of the Pacific War. Source: New commemorative chart marks the Battle of Midway’s 75th anniversary
Visit to NSA
The National Security Agency (NSA) has a large campus on Fort Meade, Maryland, protected by fences, barbed wire, police dogs, guards, and maybe a dragon or two. It is not visitor friendly. But right outside of the campus is the Continue reading Visit to NSA
Palma de Mallorca, February 1966
On January 17, 1966, a B-52 bomber carrying four Mark 28 hydrogen bombs collided with a KC-135 aerial tanker during a mid-air refueling at 31,000 feet over the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Spain. The collision killed three of Continue reading Palma de Mallorca, February 1966