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JAPAN LITE

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Jan 29, 2017
Caroline Kennedy's legacy in Japan will be her message of equality and reconciliation
Caroline Kennedy left a deep impression upon Japan and will long be remembered for her positive role here.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Dec 25, 2016
Discovering the mystery behind 'Goat Island' in the Seto Inland Sea
There was a man living on a small island in the Seto Inland Sea who had a goat. He was not an old man, and he didn't know much about ruminants, so when his goat grew bigger, and its stubbornness exceeded its usefulness, the man started looking for a way to get rid of it. Rather than roast the goat, he...
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Nov 27, 2016
Finding fishy enlightenment and sustenance on the Mackerel Trail
The Wakasa Road is a historical trail that helped advance Japan's culture and cuisine. The Wakasa region of Fukui Prefecture, on the nation's west coast, was one of the strategic miketsukuni regions of Japan that produced food for the emperor in ancient times.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 23, 2016
Uninvited pair of animal invaders leave island in a tizzy
When a boar and a deer show up offering diversity and hope to repair our ecosystem, we should be honored that they'd even consider taking up residence here.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Sep 25, 2016
If you don't feel accepted in Japan, join the far-from-exclusive club
If you feel you've never been accepted in Japan, then welcome to the club: Many Japanese people don't feel accepted here either.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Aug 28, 2016
Japan's men and women must stand together against the scourge of sexism
Sexism is one of the scourges of the nation. Fortunately, it's a problem that can be tackled through education. So why isn't anyone doing this?
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jul 24, 2016
Cruel wind of circumstance blows islanders’ plans off course
The story of how one small accident heralded the abrupt end of a seafaring lineage.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jun 26, 2016
Never mind Japan's looming pension disaster — here's a cute squirrel
On our island of just 529 people in the Inland Sea, we have one post office and one bank. The bank, run by the almighty JA (Japan Agriculture), shares an office with the JA dry goods store, which offers everything from rodent poison to a new water heater.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
May 29, 2016
Plenty of blame to go around for the young and older alike
The 50s must be the point where you can no longer blame things on young people and so switch to blaming middle age.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Apr 24, 2016
Guesthouses are proliferating in Japan's countryside, but at what cost?
To ensure they can continue working into their twilight years, many owners of traditional Japanese inns are keen to change their business model.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Mar 27, 2016
Seto Inland Sea island finds salvation through art, but on its residents' own terms
Until recently facing a shrinking, aging population, Ogijima is growing thanks to its thriving community-based art scene.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Feb 29, 2016
Alarm over the death of a doctor ripples across the Seto Inland Sea
The death of the island's only doctor has come as a major shock to the islanders of Shiraishi and beyond.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jan 24, 2016
Eating crow on the issue of the clever critters we consume
The controversies surrounding the eating of various animals in our modern world are numerous: the hunting of bluefin tuna to near-extinction; eating shark fin soup (in which only the fin is used and the rest of the shark is often discarded); the consumption of dogs in various Asian countries; the use...
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Dec 27, 2015
Taking a longer view in defense of clutter
There's a worrying trend in Japan that is spreading throughout the world: that of throwing things out.
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Nov 29, 2015
Seeing 'only in Japan' through an inflatable kayak moment
'Only in Japan' isn't just about the lengths people go to here to do things for others — it's also the lengths they go not to.
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Oct 25, 2015
It's the little things — like ¥10 — that remind me why I'm still here
It's times like these that I chuckle to myself and am reminded why I love living in Japan.
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Sep 27, 2015
Can art bring people back to Japan's depopulated islands?
I've seen island revitalization projects come and go, but the idea of an NPO riding on the coattails of a successful art trend in the area strikes me as having some promise.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Aug 30, 2015
I've often thought about your doppelganger, but have you?
Have you considered that maybe your double lives in Japan? And that you might meet them someday?
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jul 26, 2015
Even the departed are abandoning Japan's countryside
At a time when Japan is trying to revitalize the countryside, the dead are being relocated to the big cities.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jun 28, 2015
Time to banish old people to the countryside?
I couldn't help but gasp upon reading the Japan Policy Council's new recommendations to help take the aging population burden off Tokyo: "Encourage the elderly to move to the countryside, where the facilities are less crowded and there are more spaces for those needing full time care."

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People in cities across Japan will pop into their local convenience store for any number of products they believe will help them with a night of drinking.
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