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Roger Dahl
Roger Dahl has been contributing editorial cartoons and his Zero Gravity strip for The Japan Times since 1991. He also is an illustrator; his most recent project, a children's book called "Wisha Wozzariter" (Penguin Publishing), was released in 2012. An American from Seattle, he is a graduate of the University of Washington.
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Apr 9, 2021
Roger Dahl on responding to North Korea's nuclear threats
Japan Times
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Apr 9, 2021
Roger Dahl on re-imagining 'The Tale of Genji'
Japan Times
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Apr 3, 2021
Roger Dahl on Japan's Olympic torch relay concerns
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Apr 3, 2021
Roger Dahl on the perils of refining one's golf swing in Japan
Japan Times
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Mar 27, 2021
Roger Dahl on China's maritime incursions
Japan Times
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Mar 27, 2021
Roger Dahl on chunky sea urchin soup
Japan Times
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Mar 25, 2021
Roger Dahl on canine karaoke
Japan Times
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Mar 25, 2021
Roger Dahl on visiting Japan amid COVID-19
Japan Times
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Mar 13, 2021
Roger Dahl on the 10th anniversary of 3/11
Japan Times
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Mar 13, 2021
Roger Dahl on train surfing
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Mar 6, 2021
Roger Dahl on Yoshihide Suga's sinking popularity
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Mar 6, 2021
Roger Dahl on discarding delicious curry buns
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Feb 27, 2021
Roger Dahl on looming threats to Japan's stock market success
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Feb 27, 2021
Roger Dahl on nailing the correct seiza technique
Japan Times
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Feb 20, 2021
Roger Dahl on misfortune cookies
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Feb 20, 2021
Roger Dahl on the confusion surrounding yes and no
Japan Times
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Feb 13, 2021
Roger Dahl on Yoshiro Mori's sexist remark
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Feb 13, 2021
Roger Dahl on smiling snickering
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Feb 5, 2021
Roger Dahl on Japan's sluggish vaccination plan
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Feb 5, 2021
Roger Dahl on the complexities of Japanese tea
Dominant Natsumi Tsunoda delivers Japan's first gold medal at Paris Olympics
Gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda celebrates on the podium after she won the women's under 48-kg division at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Japan's Hifumi Abe defends Olympic title after sister falls early
Hifumi Abe reacts after defending his Olympic title in the judo men's under-66 kg division at the Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris on Sunday.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
In historic move, U.S. to upgrade military command structure in Japan
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (left to right), U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara prior their "two-plus-two" talks at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Sunday
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
The Olympic roar is back in Paris after two pandemic-hit Games
French fans cheer on their team during an Olympic rugby sevens match on Sunday. Fans are back in force at the Games and providing a lively atmosphere for the competition after COVID-19 forced the Tokyo and Beijing Olympics to be mostly played without spectators.
For aging Japan, a troubling link between heat and dementia
The latest research indicates that heat stress is likely to worsen the condition of people with Alzheimer’s disease — which accounts for over half of all dementia cases in Japan — by making them more irritated or exacerbating their cognitive decline.
In historic move, U.S. to upgrade military command structure in Japan
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (left to right), U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara prior their "two-plus-two" talks at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Sunday
Influencers helped cause overtourism. Can they help fix it?
More tourists than ever are guided around Japan based on the content they consume online, but can those same creators help direct them to less-populated areas of the country?
Japan's extreme heat is causing a rethink of school sports
The students at Mitaka Municipal No. 7 Junior High School have access to various cooling devices for when they play sports.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
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