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Thomas Dillon
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jun 2, 2012
A different health standard
It was Friday the 13th. And two health officials showed up at our door.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
May 19, 2012
The list of lists
They grace the Internet like snack foods at a cocktail party.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
May 5, 2012
The word of words
Sometimes students will ask me, "What's your favorite Japanese word?"
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Apr 21, 2012
I would rather eat a rock
A pleasant day in the park with a caressing sun and the flirtatious glow of spring! To top our day of Tokyo touring, I treat my U.S. guest to a food-stall serving of takoyaki — small balls of breaded octopus.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Apr 7, 2012
Texting in the proper context
What's wrong with this picture?
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Mar 24, 2012
Looking for work in all the wrong places
"Know of any jobs? Anything at all?"
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Mar 10, 2012
Who wants to know what's where?
One problem I have with the phrase "language struggles" is the image.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Feb 25, 2012
The sounds of not much silence
Patience . . . People say the Japanese are born with it.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Feb 11, 2012
TOEIC for Caribou
"Here's an idea. . . . Why not plug my book?"
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jan 28, 2012
A serious case of the sniffles
On occasion I meet someone with a suggestion for this column, proposals that I typically decline.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jan 14, 2012
Some cups of revisionist history
There's this guy I drink morning coffee with. Like me, he came to Japan as a young man and now wonders where the decades have flown. We sit at the window and watch the people rush past, so much like the years of our lives.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Dec 31, 2011
Just when you think nothing can go wrong
You've heard it . . .
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Dec 17, 2011
Tis the season to tell stories
The warmth of the holiday season often cooks up a nice story — a helping of good will to be served with turkey and plum pudding, osechi and omochi or whatever other delicacies might grace your international table.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Dec 3, 2011
Playing a little chicken
Here it comes, the eternal question . . .
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Nov 19, 2011
The poetry of pet peeves
First, let's clarify the term, "pet peeve."
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Nov 5, 2011
Refusal, disposal, separation . . . exasperation
Japan is fond of buzzwords and perhaps one of the buzziest of the last two years has been the term "danshari."
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Oct 22, 2011
Yawn of the dead? Not in this life
"The reason I love zombies . . ."
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Oct 8, 2011
Where have all the heroes gone?
Sound cannot travel in a vacuum and perhaps that explains the growing silence in the Japanese spirit.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Sep 24, 2011
You weigh 140 kg . . . how stylish!
Two years ago I had a bet going with my younger son about who could lose 10 kg the fastest. So I bought a Wii Fit unit.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Sep 10, 2011
A guide to fortunetellers
Japan is a fortunetelling nation and so, to start, here is Truman Capote's famous line about fortunetellers . . .
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Ride-hailing restrictions to be eased during 2025 Osaka Expo
A venue for the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka
Foxconn's interest in Nissan said to be on hold amid Honda merger talks
Foxconn’s pause in its pursuit of Nissan is the latest development in the unexpected emergence of two suitors for the ailing Japanese carmaker.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.
Curiosity didn’t kill the meme: Why cats still rule Japanese YouTube
A screen shot from YouTube user @lagelda shows the simplicity of going viral in Japan in 2024: A cat dancing to EDM in front of a green screen.

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