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WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST

COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
May 19, 2012
The list of lists
They grace the Internet like snack foods at a cocktail party.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
May 5, 2012
The word of words
Sometimes students will ask me, "What's your favorite Japanese word?"
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Apr 21, 2012
I would rather eat a rock
A pleasant day in the park with a caressing sun and the flirtatious glow of spring! To top our day of Tokyo touring, I treat my U.S. guest to a food-stall serving of takoyaki — small balls of breaded octopus.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Apr 7, 2012
Texting in the proper context
What's wrong with this picture?
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Mar 24, 2012
Looking for work in all the wrong places
"Know of any jobs? Anything at all?"
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Mar 10, 2012
Who wants to know what's where?
One problem I have with the phrase "language struggles" is the image.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Feb 25, 2012
The sounds of not much silence
Patience . . . People say the Japanese are born with it.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Feb 11, 2012
TOEIC for Caribou
"Here's an idea. . . . Why not plug my book?"
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jan 28, 2012
A serious case of the sniffles
On occasion I meet someone with a suggestion for this column, proposals that I typically decline.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jan 14, 2012
Some cups of revisionist history
There's this guy I drink morning coffee with. Like me, he came to Japan as a young man and now wonders where the decades have flown. We sit at the window and watch the people rush past, so much like the years of our lives.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Dec 31, 2011
Just when you think nothing can go wrong
You've heard it . . .
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Dec 17, 2011
Tis the season to tell stories
The warmth of the holiday season often cooks up a nice story — a helping of good will to be served with turkey and plum pudding, osechi and omochi or whatever other delicacies might grace your international table.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Dec 3, 2011
Playing a little chicken
Here it comes, the eternal question . . .
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Nov 19, 2011
The poetry of pet peeves
First, let's clarify the term, "pet peeve."
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Nov 5, 2011
Refusal, disposal, separation . . . exasperation
Japan is fond of buzzwords and perhaps one of the buzziest of the last two years has been the term "danshari."
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Oct 22, 2011
Yawn of the dead? Not in this life
"The reason I love zombies . . ."
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Oct 8, 2011
Where have all the heroes gone?
Sound cannot travel in a vacuum and perhaps that explains the growing silence in the Japanese spirit.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Sep 24, 2011
You weigh 140 kg . . . how stylish!
Two years ago I had a bet going with my younger son about who could lose 10 kg the fastest. So I bought a Wii Fit unit.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Sep 10, 2011
A guide to fortunetellers
Japan is a fortunetelling nation and so, to start, here is Truman Capote's famous line about fortunetellers . . .
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Aug 27, 2011
Summertime's biggest fans
"The first time I went to see a fan dance . . ."
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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