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My coming to Japan has been a series of journeys. I am now leaving for Hamamatsu to teach for a s...

Japan Stefan Chiarantano

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Virgil Is To Dante As Oe Is To Us

I A beach in Thailand. Turquoise seas, gentle breeze, Bob Dylan's disembodied voice in the backgr...

Japan Kenneth Champeon

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SJF Seeks SJM For Cherry Blossom-Viewing

It is a truth universally acknowledged, begins Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice , "that a single...

Japan Kenneth Champeon

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Ganbatte Means For It! Or...How to Become an English Teacher in Japan - a book review

Title: Ganbatte Means For It! Or...How to Become an English Teacher in Japan Author: Celeste Heit...

Japan Ernie Yap

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If you are interested in personal growth and development, perhaps, you might consider giving zaze...

Japan Stefan Chiarantano

A giant ferris wheel, in Korakuen Amusement Park. Tokyo, Japan.

A Random Walk Through Technokyo

If all that glitters were gold, Tokyo would be doubly rich. Every turn you take in this dynamic c...

Japan Graham Simmons

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Indulge your Prince Charming fantasies here...

Tokyo's Butlers Café taps into the popular fantasy of Japanese girls that they will grow up to m...

Japan AFP/Kanako Nakanishi

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Doing the tourist thing in Komagane, Nagano

Today I did the tourist thing. I have written this piece from the Shibuta Kyukei Cafe Studio. It ...

Japan Stefan Chiarantano

Japanese Bento Boxes

Recipe: Japanese Bento Boxes

Bento is a term for a Japanese boxed lunch, traditionally wrapped in a colorful scarf or handkerc...

Japan Celeste Heiter

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A Chop Heard Round the World: Mishima

* * * * * Review of Yukio Mishima's The Temple of Dawn , Vintage Books, 1990. * * * * * On Novemb...

Japan Kenneth Champeon

Long ago, when many families lived on farms, they called Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. With clearer skies and warmer winds came anticipation for what lay ahead. Seeing spring on the way, they would get ready to plant fresh food, hope for a strong, new harvest, and welcome visits from old friends. "Gung hey fat choy!" they would say to each other, "Congratulations and wealth!" or "Xin nian kuai le!", which means "New Year happiness!"

Photo of the Day Archive for January 2006

Photo of the Day Archive for January 2006

Japan Albert Wen

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Japan on the Web

Outdoor Japan . Your guide to traveling the outdoors in Japan. Here, you can plan a trip and join...

Japan ThingsAsian

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'Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles' Chinese Favorites in Japan - Recipes & Photos

The film Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles is the story of a Japanese man who travels to China ...

Japan / China Celeste Heiter

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I love visiting second hand stores and flea markets. It's an opportunity to examine what people h...

Japan Stefan Chiarantano

Although baseball has gained enormous popularity since its introduction to Japan, sumo wrestling still remains its national sport. Sumo fans turn out in droves to enjoy the six tournaments called basho held throughout the year. Here, a crowd waits for the sumo basho to begin.

Photo of the Day Archive for July 2006

Photo of the Day Archive for July 2006

Japan Albert Wen

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There is a lovely woman at my school who in her free time and at her own expense displays an Ikeb...

Japan Stefan Chiarantano

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The Japanese moon

While living in Komagane, I had wonderful views of the moon and enjoyed its beauty. On my evening...

Japan Stefan Chiarantano

Soul, Searching

Review of Pico Iyer's The Global Soul, describing Hong Kong and Japan among other Asian locales.

Japan / China / India Kenneth Champeon

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Today I visited Ueno zoo and was pleasantly surprised. I had gone mainly to see the star of the s...

Japan Stefan Chiarantano

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The photography of Iijima Kouei on view at the JCII Photo Salon

If you have an interest in Japanese photography, do visit the JCII Photo Salon near Hanzomon Stat...

Japan Stefan Chiarantano

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