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WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST

COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Oct 9, 2010
Coming soon to a neighborhood near you
"I'd open up a bar."
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Sep 25, 2010
It's a dog's world — cute and crazy
I don't feel old and don't look old either, although my wife and bathroom mirror both disagree. Yet, I am approaching the age where I would not mind a grandchild.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Sep 18, 2010
The pot of gold and the expat rainbow
Life as a foreign resident has its trials. Some problems are giant-size, such as issues with communication, while others are more mundane, like how to deal with bugs. Which in Japan can also be giant-size.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Sep 4, 2010
Moby Cat — the Great White Stray
Call me, "Stupid." My father did. Rather often in fact.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Aug 21, 2010
It takes a lot of guts in Katakana Land
One struggle in learning Japanese is getting a grip on all the various loan words that have slipped into the vernacular from abroad.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Aug 7, 2010
Simile-ing with you, not at you
"Hey . . . Get that!"
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jul 24, 2010
A few ifs and thens, Kipling style
Have you ever given serious thought about what might have happened if Rudyard Kipling had lived in Japan instead of India?
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jul 10, 2010
An odor by any other name
Draw a big breath and admit it. Japan smells.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jun 26, 2010
Baseball should follow sumo's example, at least in language
Sumo is a sport of big men . . . and big problems.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jun 12, 2010
Not just driving — walking in Japan is hectic
People say driving in Japan is hectic. OK, I agree.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
May 29, 2010
An ode to aging English teachers
"I haven't lost a beat," he tells me.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
May 15, 2010
Disposing of a sticky problem
The answer to the disposable chopsticks problem is now at hand. And it always has been. We should all just eat with our fingers.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
May 1, 2010
By the pricking of my thumbs, something yummy this way comes
Every time I return to the States I cannot help but feel a bit . . . evil.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Apr 17, 2010
How I lost my wife to the B-Boys
I suppose it had to happen some day. I am a regular sort of joe and my wife is a honey. I couldn't tie her down forever; I should have known.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Mar 27, 2010
Big faces leave big impressions
I recently unearthed vital trivia stating that the average American will consume 35,000 cookies in his/her lifetime.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Mar 20, 2010
Here comes the never-ending season
The season is here . . . again. As if it ever ended.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Mar 6, 2010
A brooper a day
This past fall I received an e-mail from a student traveling in France. There was a photo attached and the mail announced it would be a shot of cows eating "glass."
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Feb 20, 2010
Stuck in a not so hairy situation
One way I kill time on my monotonous commutes across municipal Tokyo is to scout out the hairpieces in the strap-hanger set.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Feb 6, 2010
My views of Japan after a trip home
On a quick trip to the United States last winter, I had my sister pull over as we sped down a country road. This road provides a convenient link to the local interstate and my family members use it almost every day. I did too, back in my distant youth.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jan 23, 2010
Technical support — how it ought to be
My house is stacked with gadgets — from computers to cameras to game machines to bathroom scales that voice my weight, and more.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
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.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
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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