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A new and unexpected twist to life in Japan: tornadoes

Our Lives | WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST May 25, 2014

A new and unexpected twist to life in Japan: tornadoes

Japan, which so loves its seasons, now has another time of year to highlight: tornado season.

Tokyo: what not to do and when not to do it

Our Lives | WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST Apr 27, 2014

Tokyo: what not to do and when not to do it

Here it is: Tokyo — all the must-miss spots that might ruin your day, if not your entire visit.

Spending decades in Japan has made a mascot out of me

Our Lives | WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST Mar 28, 2014

Spending decades in Japan has made a mascot out of me

Japan loves mascot characters, part of its unholy obsession with anything "cute." If you want a list of such characters, it's hard to know where to begin. Yet, if we must, there's Domo-kun, the NHK television mascot, who resembles a walking square of chocolate, only ...

Our Lives | WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST Mar 14, 2014

Nonsensical slogans point to a surreal 2014 baseball season

Spring is a time of two things: hope and . . . baseball. And — unless you are a Chicago Cubs fan — those two often go together. Perhaps no place is baseball hope quite so high as in Japan, where the sport enjoys more ...

Our Lives | WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST Feb 28, 2014

One boy, one peach, but hold the kibidango: 'Momotaro,' the movie

The Oscars are upon us, and I have this idea for a Hollywood screenplay — "Momotaro! The Peach Boy Of Japan"!

Our Lives | WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST Feb 14, 2014

Time to nip this growing plastic tumor in the bud

I find myself swamped with cards. And not just the e-money variety. Member cards, discount cards, hospital registration cards — my wallet has so many damned cards, it's like a plastic tumor bulging from my back pocket.

Our Lives | WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST Jan 31, 2014

Japan's cops: keeping the nation safe, in their Keystone kind of way

Most Japanese have a good cop/bad cop view of their law-enforcement services. They see a sinister side — one of smoky back rooms, coerced confessions and trumped-up charges — and they see a soft side: those helpful cops-in-the-box dotted throughout the land.

Our Lives | WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST Jan 17, 2014

Fortune, fame or betrayal? It's all in the omikuji

With omikuji, if the fortune is favorable, you carry it with you. If the fortune — in fortune-telling parlance — sucks, then most people tie the paper around some slender branch, to leave the bad luck behind.

Our Lives | WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST Jan 3, 2014

It's the Year of the Horse, so bring on the feedbag

2014 is — according to the Chinese zodiac — the Year of the Horse. Born in a distant year of another cordial horse, we thus celebrate the spin of the 12-year cycle. This year is our year!

Our Lives | WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST Dec 20, 2013

To tap tourist yen, think train-packing, plastic grub and sumo

I think it is time for some up-to-date experiences — ones that the waves of tourists due to flood Japan up through the 2020 Olympics might savor more than those that revolve around traditional Japanese culture.

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