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The water is coldGive me strength to endure itAs I purge myselfOn the second Sunday of the New Year, wearing nothing more than loincloths called shitaobi and headbands called hachimaki, many Japanese men brave the icy waters of Teppozu Inari Jinja, a Shinto shrine in central Tokyo, to practice a yearly purification ritual.

Japanese Expressions II

A story told with photos.

Japan Robert George<br>Haiku by Celeste Heiter

If You Are the One

Film Review: If You Are the One

Newly wealthy from the sale of his invention to an angel investor, Qin sets out to find himself a...

Japan / China Celeste Heiter

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Japanese people are very modest. This modesty affects the way they use language. Even if someone ...

Japan Frank Lev

20 things in Tokyo

I’ve now traveled to Japan twice, below I will list some of the exciting activities I did d...

Japan Bebe

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The Shadow of Perfection: Kawabata (Part I)

Before Wittgenstein arrived to spoil the party, artists used to populate shabby cafes asking ques...

Japan Kenneth Champeon

Oshizushi

'Woman in the Dunes' Osaka-Style Japanese Menu

This Osaka-style menu features a rich and savory array of dishes that includes a light cucumber a...

Japan Celeste Heiter

The Prints of Isoda Koryusai

Title: The Prints of Isoda Koryusai, Floating World Culture and its Consumers in Eighteenth-Centu...

Japan ThingsAsian Booklist

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Choosing a Quality Language Program

Opportunities for overseas and exchange programs abound, but to find quality instruction, you'll ...

Japan / Vietnam / Myanmar Dawn Stanton

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Losing the Name of Action

Review of Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human, quite possibly the best and briefest literary expression...

Japan Kenneth Champeon

Hirohito: Emperor of Japan

A Puppet and His Fish

Review of Leonard Mosley's Hirohito: Emperor of Japan

Japan Kenneth Champeon

Young tourists stroll on the main shopping street in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

NAHA, Japan, July 1, 2005 - Reminders of World War II bloodshed are everywhere on Japan's souther...

Japan AFP/Shigemi Sato

Amaimono - Japanese Sweets

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

Japan Celeste Heiter

First Impressions

As a Senior High School teacher in the southern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima, I don't spend a...

Japan Nolan Webb

Hanetsuki is a kind of Japanese badminton game played with shuttlecocks called hane and decorativ...

Japan Robert George<br>Text by Celeste Heiter

Wrong About Japan

For the West, Japan has always been an enigma. From the day that Commodore Perry opened Japan to ...

Japan Will Raus

Japanese salarymen are expected to show devotion to the company by working long hours, often six days a week. So, a sunny lunch hour provides a welcome opportunity for a little R&R.

The Streets of Tokyo

A story told with photos.

Japan Robert George

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Hello Kitty. Ambassador

Japan appoints a cartoon character as it's goodwill ambassador. The moon-faced cat will also be b...

Japan Agence-France Presse AFP

Sushi Salad

Recipe: Sushi Salad

A variation of the classic Japanese dish Chirashizushi, this salad has all the components of sush...

Japan Celeste Heiter

A Night, A Day and Some Petty Larceny in Okinawa

The sun was sinking into the Pacific and I was feeling the first pinging of a headache as my airp...

Japan Joshua Samuel Brown

Hair Color Eleven

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

Japan Nolan Webb

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