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  • The Price of Soda
    August 31st, 2009By Nakata
    Sometimes the things I discuss in this forum I’ve provided myself are grand sweeping ideas whose larger implications have bearing on the lives of millions. Sometimes what I say offends as many people and that cannot be helped. An opinion coated in the proverbial sugar of polite discourse often loses its » Continue Reading
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  • The Great Japanese Adventure
    August 26th, 2009By Nakata
    Forgive me friends. For those of you who like reading these updates on my life in Japan, I know I have made you wait longer than usual. It is not that Tokyo, Japan, or even the Japanese have stopped amazing me on a daily basis, it is that life has a » Continue Reading
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  • The modern art of Japanese communication
    August 22nd, 2009By Ashley Roushom
    Embarrassing or not, the very first time I realized that Japan was a real country, was in the later years of  middle school. Prior to that, everything surrounding this tiny region of the world seemed distant to the point that it was unreal. I didn’t know anything “true” about Japan and its culture until the moment my family » Continue Reading
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  • Plane rides
    August 3rd, 2009By Erika Scott
    I can’t recall how many times I’ve flown, especially to and from Japan.  It always seems to take an average of 11 hours and though some might consider that long, I enjoy them.  For one, it gives me time to sleep as well as read my book and maybe catch a » Continue Reading
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  • Lost? No translation necessary!
    June 24th, 2009By Sylvia Saracino
    Living abroad at different times in my life has enabled me to have so many unique and eye-opening experiences. Although some of them have been “special” in a bad way, most have just been special. Case in point: that creature in the photograph above. Soon after I started my new job, a » Continue Reading
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  • Aikido, Part III: The Secret of Sweep
    May 29th, 2009By Blewing
    The children all ran to a line of brooms waiting at the left side of the dojo, and the rest of the students ran to the front. They started to sweep the mats, pushing the dirt from left to right making their way down their designated column of mats then handed » Continue Reading
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  • From Alleys to Dead Ends
    May 22nd, 2009By Lieske Leynen
    When I first moved to Japan, I lived in a city that had very organized streets.  They went in parallel lines like a grid.  At least the streets in my neighborhood were in a parallel line in a grid.  It was nice, because no matter where I went, I couldn’t really » Continue Reading
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  • Aikido, Part II – The Intermission
    May 21st, 2009By Blewing
    I was partnered with a sweet boy from the local university (Kagawa University). His face was dark, and his hair was expertly separated with wax into the spiky chunks only the cool guys can pull off. He did not speak much English… at all, but his smile was encouraging. We watched as the » Continue Reading
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  • The Woman with the Golden Teeth
    May 14th, 2009By Lieske Leynen
    Before I even knew Japanese, one of my neighbors started talking to me.  She was an energetic old woman, who was always wandering the allies around her house, talking to anyone she saw. The first conversation I had with her was also the last conversation I had with her.  Not because » Continue Reading
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  • Bus Dos and Don’ts: Girly Edition
    May 8th, 2009By Fuuka
    photo credit: mdid I’m from Southern California-AKA I drive everywhere. Not particularly because I want to, but out of necessity. Bus and trolleys are expensive, confusing and you have to wait 30 minutes to an HOUR before you can ride. But I do not like driving, so moving to Japan and » Continue Reading
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