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LIFE / Travel

Apr 4, 2020

Travel documentaries to feed your wanderlust

From the Lumiere brothers who traveled the globe capturing culture with their portable camera to modern day globe-trotting YouTubers with iPhones, since the late 19th-century travel documentaries have been sparking imaginations and igniting travel passions the world over.

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LIFE / Travel

Mar 28, 2020

If you must go out, keep your distance in a quiet green space

With the current upheaval caused by COVID-19, Tokyoites have been advised from going outside to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. But Tokyo apartments are cramped and constricting, and a solo sojourn in nature can do wonders to alleviate the anxiety the virus is causing. Tokyo has plenty up its sleeve that means you can bypass popular spots like Ueno Park for a moment of quiet all to yourself.

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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT

Mar 28, 2020

Dealing with anxiety during a global pandemic

As coronavirus news floods our social feeds, it's important to take care of our mental well-being as well as our physical conditions.

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LIFE / Food & Drink

Mar 21, 2020

Mornington Crescent: Great British baking finds a home in Tokyo

Stacey Ward couldn't find the home-style British baked goods she craved in Tokyo. So she took things into her own oven and opened Mornington Crescent, a combination bakery and teaching space.

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LIFE / Travel

Mar 21, 2020

Tokyology: Inside Tokyo's lesser known neighborhoods

Sick and tired of the Tokyo main drag? Good thing there are plenty of lesser-known neighborhoods. Here are The Japan Times' recommendations for five locales where its possible to both sightsee and get a glimpse of normal Tokyo life.

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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES

Feb 20, 2020

'Kurly in Kansai' host Ayana Wyse: 'I'm involved in the community, not the society'

As one half of the duo hosting the podcast 'Kurly in Kansai,' Ayana Wyse is doing her part in building a community for the international community in Japan.

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LIFE / Travel

Feb 1, 2020

A month of ice and fire: Japan's best winter festivals

Winter this year may have been relatively warm, but February brings a host of festive events across the country for snow-lovers and heat-seekers alike.

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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES

Oct 27, 2019

Former All Black Luke McAlister gives Japanese rugby a try

Now decked out in all blue, New Zealand-born rugby player Luke McAlister is giving the Shimizu Blue Sharks a taste of Kiwi sportsmanship — which includes post-game drinks.

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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES

Oct 23, 2019

Pursuing artistic passions at Tokyo LoveHotels

Kalin Lawrence needed an affordable place to showcase her creative output. When she couldn't find one that suited the needs of a young artist, she created it herself.

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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT

Oct 9, 2019

Tackling writer's block at the Japan Writers Conference

Now in its 13th year, the Japan Writers Conference aims to provide a place for creative thinkers to meet their peers, learn a few tricks and get motivated to finally start on that novel.

COMMUNITY / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT

Oct 9, 2019

Choose your own JWC adventure

There are plenty of activities to get involved with at the Japan Writers Conference taking place in Tokyo this weekend. You can't be everywhere at once, though, so here's a look at some of the presentations that caught my attention.

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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT

Aug 28, 2019

Community and deals at the Oi Racecourse Flea Market

Oi Racecourse Flea Market is a mismatch of stalls and sellers that is a surprisingly exciting insight into a different side of Tokyo.

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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES

Jul 10, 2019

The man behind some of Japan's most stylish denim has one main rule: fabric first

Mehervan Sethi began promoting Japanese denim as a way to give back to the country that has 'done so much for me and my family.'

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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES

May 8, 2019

Photographing Tokyo's human side: Isaac Aquino finds an 'interloper' in us all

Isaac Aquino has just quit his job as a reporter, and he seems quite pleased with himself. The soft-spoken Filipino recently decided to go all in on Tokyo Interlopers, an Instagram account he launched three years ago, by focusing on a business MBA.

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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES

Apr 3, 2019

Joy Waller's 'Pause :: Heartbeat' tackles intimacy and solitude in Tokyo

The solitude of losing yourself in techno, pink-tiled facades and rooftops as far as the eye can see, nocturnal intimacy and secret pockets of drug use — this is the lonely underbelly of Tokyo that Joy Waller puts into words in "Pause :: Hearbeat."

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COMMUNITY

Mar 6, 2019

There's a student Uprizine that needs to be heard

When students Hikari Hida and Trica Euvrard discovered that their university had no support in place for victims of sexual violence they created Uprizine to help make a change.

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COMMUNITY / How-tos

Feb 13, 2019

Starting fresh in Tokyo is easier than you think

I know what you're thinking: Moving to Tokyo is going to be a whole world of stress. That's what I thought at least. There was the language barrier, the fact that I had no idea where in the city I wanted to live and the innumerable articles I'd read online providing helpful information on just how next-to-impossible...

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