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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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Feb 11, 2023
Roger Dahl on 4K jobs
Japan Times
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Feb 4, 2023
Roger Dahl on reaching a consensus in a meeting
Japan Times
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Jan 28, 2023
Roger Dahl on bullet train hairstyles
Japan Times
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Jan 21, 2023
Roger Dahl on the contents of a train driver's compartment
Japan Times
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Jan 14, 2023
Roger Dahl on the koto mosh pit
Japan Times
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Jan 7, 2023
Roger Dahl on understanding hanetsuki
Japan Times
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Dec 31, 2022
Roger Dahl on new year dreams
Japan Times
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Dec 24, 2022
Roger Dahl on changing Christmas traditions
Japan Times
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Dec 17, 2022
A Christmas gathering in one of Japan's hot springs
Japan Times
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Dec 10, 2022
Roger Dahl on dog empathy
Japan Times
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Dec 3, 2022
Roger Dahl on the annual back to school blues
Japan Times
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Nov 26, 2022
Roger Dahl on Kishida's plummeting approval rating
Japan Times
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Nov 26, 2022
Roger Dahl on a difficult day out in Tokyo
Japan Times
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Nov 19, 2022
Roger Dahl on how the Bank of Japan is channeling Escher
Japan Times
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Nov 19, 2022
Roger Dahl on the trouble with trying to find an address in Japan
Japan Times
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Nov 12, 2022
Roger Dahl on North Korea's missile tests
Japan Times
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Nov 12, 2022
Roger Dahl on autumn allergies
Japan Times
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Nov 7, 2022
Roger Dahl on walking into invisible spider webs
Japan Times
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Nov 7, 2022
Roger Dahl on balancing debt and inflation
Japan Times
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Oct 25, 2022
Roger Dahl on tracing the source of a smell in the refrigerator
China’s military puts Pacific on notice as U.S. priorities shift
A photo released by the Australia Defense Force showed an Australian Navy ship in the foreground and two Chinese navy ships in the Tasman Sea in February.
Snow forces highway closures in Tokyo
Officials from the Meteorological Agency hold a news conference about the heavy snow forecast, on Sunday in the city of Saitama.
Trump, claiming Japan guiding yen lower, hints at fresh tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that if Japan and China try to weaken their currencies and put the United States "at a very unfair disadvantage," he could impose fresh tariffs on them.
'Total panic' as USAID cuts jobs from Syria to Haiti
The minaret of a mosque is pictured next to destroyed buildings in the Khalidiya district in Homs on Feb. 10, 2025.
Not even Japan is safe from counterfeit luxury goods
While Japan's luxury goods market remains strong, its seconhand resale market is proving just as much a draw for tourists searching for great bargains — as long as they can manage to get their hands on the real deal.
Japanese stocks stalled at 1989 levels as investors weigh tariffs and rates
An electronic sign displays the benchmark Nikkei stock average on a street in Tokyo. The stock average has been range-bound between about 38,000 and 40,000 since hitting a new all-time high in July last year.
Redevelopment and resistance in historic Nishiogikubo
Tsuyoshi Mizukoshi, owner of a pub in Nishiogi’s commercial area, is a community organizer who is rallying local residents against the road development plan.
Why the latest Iwate wildfire is so difficult to extinguish
Firefighters work to extinguish the forest fire in the city of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, in this screenshot of a video footage from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency on Friday.
Japan’s climate heroes show potential and limits of local initiatives
Hidetaka Ishii, an official at the Chiba Municipal Government, says close coordination with private-sector operators is key for regional decarbonization efforts.
Aboard Japan’s most luxurious train, the journey is the destination
The luxury Seven Stars in Kyushu train trades the hyper-efficiency of typical rail travel in Japan for a slower, more decadent version.

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