{"id":2686,"date":"2026-09-27T18:28:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T01:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/?p=2686"},"modified":"2026-10-31T13:35:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T20:35:35","slug":"video-telling-gigantic-in-japan-a-tall-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/video-telling-gigantic-in-japan-a-tall-tale\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Telling &#8216;Gigantic in Japan: A Tall Tale&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1492\" height=\"1163\" src=\"https:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-26-at-6.33.06-PM-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2689\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/16;object-fit:cover;width:300px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-26-at-6.33.06-PM-1.png 1492w, https:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-26-at-6.33.06-PM-1-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-26-at-6.33.06-PM-1-1024x798.png 1024w, https:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-26-at-6.33.06-PM-1-768x599.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1492px) 100vw, 1492px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GIGANTIC IN JAPAN: A TALL TALE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Story by Bill Zarchy&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>at The Monkey House, Berkeley, September 27, 2026\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clearly I was outside the normal range for\u00a0human height in Japan. Once again, I was too tall for Asia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Closed captions enabled (CC).&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16:10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Video by Susan Zarchy.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#9b1212\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLrLe-0MeS8kuTwQQZv_jS82lX0AcRFqMH\"><em><strong>CLICK HERE to see my YouTube playlist for Storytelling<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"62\" src=\"https:\/\/billzarchy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WYSlogo-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2688\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yR4fLy26ww4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GIGANTIC IN JAPAN: A TALL TALE<br \/>\nStory by Bill Zarchy<br \/>\nat The Monkey House, Berkeley<br \/>\nClearly I was outside the normal range for\u00a0human height in Japan. 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