November 30, 2023

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Our Lives

Tora's face says, "Scratch me here, please!" Or was that his meowing?

COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!

Nov 3, 2023

Tora and Timothy are a cat and dog who love to chill

Some dogs are super hyper, but that's not Timothy. He's young and shy, but he also likes other dogs and quiet environments.

Meiji University professor and cinema expert Lindsay Nelson writes about
J-horror (Japanese horror) in her book, “Circulating Fear.”

COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS

Oct 28, 2023

‘Horror has always been a vehicle to talk about social problems’

By Matt Schley

A J-horror expert gives her take on the essence of the genre and the cultural roots of its creative choices.

Vagaries in Japanese law mean single mothers are sometimes left without financial support from their former partners.

COMMUNITY / Our Lives

Oct 23, 2023

Documentary shines a spotlight on Japan’s single mothers

By Louise George Kittaka

"The Ones Left Behind" explores the successes and struggles of single mothers in modern Japan.

Ryoji Nagai holds Jazz the cat. The Nagais were going to get a dog when son, Yusuke, fell in love with the cat at the shelter.

COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!

Oct 22, 2023

Good looks, a loving heart and all this Jazz

Jazz, who was featured in the Adopt Me! column last year, has found a loving family to spend his life with.

One of Lily's eyes has been "dark" since she was young, but she won't have any trouble seeing the light in a new family's hearts.

COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!

Oct 15, 2023

Lily the cat will make a sweet addition to your home

A feline in her evening years, Lily is full of love and looking for a calm place to call home.

Due to the small number of priests in the Orthodox Church in Japan, some have to care for as many as five different churches.

COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS

Oct 14, 2023

Rev. Stephen Keiichi Uchida: 'Your life has value’

By Justin Randall

Rev. Stephen Keiichi Uchida serves as a priest in the Orthodox Church in Japan and leads three churches in rural Kushiro, Hokkaido.

Truffle's distinctive markings may be genetic, shelter staff believe he has a bit of the Kai Ken breed in his lineage.

COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!

Oct 8, 2023

Truffle the dog's distinctive markings get heads turning

Young and a bit wary, once Truffle gets used to you he'll be your closest pal.

An official shot for this year’s lineup for NHK’s annual “Kohaku Uta Gassen.”

Things get warmer with Xi; Johnny’s get the cold shoulder

Yoshiko Koide sits in a classroom at Nagoya College where she teaches a Japanese-language observation seminar.

How a dictionary came to spark outrage among the web’s otaku

By Thu-Huong Ha and Yukana Inoue

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Italian cuisine that conveys appeal of Hachinohe

Italian cuisine that conveys appeal of Hachinohe

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