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A personal journey into the atomic bombing of Hiroshima

This personal essay isn't meant as a means to criticize or put down America. Far from it. I love ...

Japan Stefan Chiarantano

Bongggggg. The bell sounds. The meditation begins. 1.......... 2............3................. I ...

Japan Frank Lev

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Film Review: Tokyo!

This enigmatic triptych of Tokyo short stories features the work of three different directors, no...

Japan Celeste Heiter

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The Cycle of Life: An Interview with Patrick Morris, Founder of VeloAsia.

If the wheels of a bicycle could offer a metaphor for life, then Patrick Morris , founder of Velo...

Japan / Vietnam / Indonesia Celeste Heiter

Taking the waters has always meant drinking lots of purifying mineral water as well as soaking in it.

The Healing Waters of Japan

Taking the waters takes on a whole new meaning in Japan. Relaxing in a hot spring is more than j...

Japan John Lander

Hideko Arima, 101-year-old bar proprietress, deals with a customer at her tiny bar Gilbey-A in Tokyo's glitzy Ginza district.

Japan's elderly stars shine in rapidly greying society

As Japan's population ages at a speed no other nation has ever experienced, its society is gettin...

Japan AFP/Miwa Suzuki

I went to see Sumo the other day. It took a lot of determination getting there but it was worth i...

Japan Frank Lev

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Japanese nun looks back on life of love

Jakucho Setouchi, the 84-year-old Japanese Buddhist nun and novelist best known for her translati...

Japan AFP/Harumi Ozawa

Shout Good News

Every Sunday night there is a jam session near the heart of downtown Kyoto at a place called "Le ...

Japan Frank Lev

Amaimono - Japanese Sweets

Japanese cuisine is not widely known for its luscious desserts. Theirs tend to be more dainty and...

Japan Celeste Heiter

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The Jizo figure

On my travels in Japan, I have seen them in Buddhist temples and cemeteries. Perhaps, you have to...

Japan Stefan Chiarantano

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A visit to Kamakura

Kamakura is a quaint and charming town in Kanagawa Prefecture. It's easy to get to from Tokyo...

Japan Stefan Chiarantano

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Marriage Hunting in Japan

It's sweeping Japan: "konkatsu" or "marriage-hunting". A word play on "job hunting", it suggests ...

Japan AFP/Harumi Ozawa

The Echo of Ancient Drumbeats

From the lofty mountains and mist-shrouded beaches of ancient Japan, to the lively parades and fe...

Japan Celeste Heiter

Miso Shiru - Japan's Favorite Soup

Japanese soups tend to be light and clear, made with a soup base called dashi . This basic stock,...

Japan Celeste Heiter

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A Good Sake in Paris?

The typical French sake drinker is a chic, 30-year-old male, ready to splash out on a bottle as a...

Japan AFP/Emma Charlton

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Yamanashi Prefectural Museum

Great works of art and beautiful gardens move me. They leave me feeling inspired and refreshed. I...

Japan Stefan Chiarantano

Hair Color Eleven

Akushun! The director growled a tenth consecutive time. The small cast of four foreigners and thr...

Japan Nolan Webb

Sushi - Vinegared Rice Dishes

Sushi , perhaps the most widely recognized of all Japanese food, is the categorical term for a va...

Japan Celeste Heiter

From The Sushi Book by Celeste Heiter, photography by Marc Schultz

Chinese knock-offs feed French sushi craze

The French are crazy about sushi. The number of Japanese restaurants in Paris has jumped 30 perce...

Japan AFP/Jacqueline Pietsch

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