Voices

Writer William Lang’s previous Christmases were all about excess — the more presents and food, the better. But this year, he’s celebrating the holidays with a minimalist approach.

The pure-white Kupuna was brought to Japan from Hawaii by a military family. When they were ordered to return to the States before a reposting, the airline refused to take the dog and cited earlier problems it had had with dogs, though none had ...

Juniper, an exuberant Labrador that was first featured in the Adopt Me! column in December 2018, has now found a home with the Regent family in Tokyo. Juniper's new family — parents Heidi and Cris, son Christopher and daughter Christianna — came to Japan from ...

Double double, no trouble: When a woman in Shiga Prefecture found 10 cats in a park, she contacted ARK and together they were successful in helping the litter. Two of those are black beauties that we're featuring in Adopt Me! this week. Born in July, ...

Robot Restaurant and MariCar (or Street Kart or whatever you want to call it) were problematic tourist experiences, sure. That doesn't mean they weren't bold.

In the pursuit of a truly inclusive society, Uyanga Erdenebold makes the case for attitudinal accessibility in addition to the physical kind.

When my son switches from speaking English to Japanese, it seems like his personality changes as well.

Before the pandemic, being a so-called international citizen was something to be proud of. However, is having family scattered around the world a good thing?

With language lessons on hold for many English teachers due to the pandemic, William Lang catches up with some of his own Japanese students.