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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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Jan 30, 2021
Roger Dahl on Tokyo's Olympic hurdles
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Jan 30, 2021
Roger Dahl on wearing a face mask
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Jan 23, 2021
Roger Dahl on revisions to the law on infectious diseases
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Jan 23, 2021
Roger Dahl on winter bathroom visits
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Jan 16, 2021
Roger Dahl on sumo's political fallout
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Jan 16, 2021
Roger Dahl on Coming of Age Day
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Jan 9, 2021
Roger Dahl on classic contemporary Japanese scenery
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Jan 2, 2021
Roger Dahl on the Year of the Ox
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Jan 2, 2021
Roger Dahl on auspicious new year cards
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Dec 26, 2020
Roger Dahl on inching toward 2021 with trepidation
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Dec 19, 2020
Roger Dahl on the 12 days of avian flu
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Dec 19, 2020
Roger Dahl on social distancing at Christmas
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Dec 12, 2020
Roger Dahl on Japan's zero carbon Christmas
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Dec 12, 2020
Roger Dahl on Tokyo's crowded commutes
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Dec 5, 2020
Roger Dahl on China's regional ambitions
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Dec 5, 2020
Roger Dahl on chewing squid
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Nov 28, 2020
Roger Dahl on the light at end of the Olympic tunnel
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Nov 28, 2020
Roger Dahl on slurping noodles
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Nov 21, 2020
Roger Dahl on the impossibility of removing a kimono
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Nov 21, 2020
Roger Dahl on COVID-19 and the Go To Travel campaign
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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