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Thomas Dillon
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Aug 27, 2011
Summertime's biggest fans
"The first time I went to see a fan dance . . ."
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Aug 6, 2011
Another day, another murder
A snap of her wrist . . . and she has yanked back our kitchen curtains. Her eyes dart over the yard. That is, what we call a yard — a few square meters of gravel and grass that our neighbor's house now shadows from the morning sun.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jul 16, 2011
It's now time for complete BS
Socrates said his wisdom flowed from knowing he knew nothing.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jun 25, 2011
When every card's a joker
Once — a dozen years or so ago — I yawned my way past a politician giving a "stump" speech to the early morning commuters at my station. In fact, I had to side-step him on the narrow walkway.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jun 4, 2011
The home fires — burning out of control
American poet Walt Whitman once said that if anything was sacred, the human body was sacred.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
May 14, 2011
Questions that keep eating me
Here's a short list of some of the questions I first heard in my early days in Japan, in the mid 1970s.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Apr 23, 2011
Coming to proper terms
"You think you've got it rough?" says my wife. "How about me?"
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Apr 9, 2011
You walked into this
We could all use a good laugh. The only question is what defines "good."
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Mar 26, 2011
Measuring what has happened
This is supposed to be a humor column.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Mar 19, 2011
When the big one hit
When the big one hit — at 2:46 p.m. on March 11 — I was trying to be funny.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Mar 12, 2011
Smoke gets in your eyes
"If you could pick five great places to smoke a cigar, where would you choose?"
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Feb 26, 2011
The new foreigner in my 'hood
The new foreigner in my neighborhood is . . . me.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Feb 12, 2011
A serving paints a thousand words
In Japan, food is not just food. It's art.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jan 29, 2011
It's just me against the machine
I have news for those who fear the machines will one day rise against us.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jan 15, 2011
After 20 years . . . and more
Japan is a revolving door when it comes to foreign residents. They come and they go. And when they go, most never come back.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jan 1, 2011
Perfect vacation and perfect aggravation
All good marriages hinge on compromise, no matter what the couples' cultural backgrounds. Remove compromise and the open door of married life soon swings awry.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Dec 18, 2010
What resumes don't show
"A good job is hard to find" sounds like the title to a short story.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Dec 4, 2010
Tigers and lions and bears, oh my!
I have always enjoyed a good zoo.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Nov 20, 2010
What's wrong with talking a little turkey?
Japan typically digs in its heels against outside customs. To win acceptance here, such customs must first measure up to Japan's high standards of cultural attainment.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Nov 6, 2010
An index finger pointing . . . where?
My wife cannot tell a story.
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.
With rare Asia carrier deployment, France seeks greater interoperability
The flight deck of the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier during a stop at Changi Naval Base in Singapore in May 2019

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