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Alice Gordenker
Alice Gordenker writes the "So, What the Heck is That?" column, providing in-depth, carefully researched explanations of the things foreigners find so puzzling about Japan. Her work has been modified as a textbook for Japanese university students called "Surprising Japan" (Shohakusha, 2012).
For Alice Gordenker's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Mar 19, 2021
Sep 14, 2018
Jan 26, 2018
Apr 11, 2017
Feb 14, 2017
Sep 6, 2016
Jul 16, 2015
Feb 6, 2015