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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.
Japan Times
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Sep 5, 2020
Roger Dahl on rock paper scissors
Japan Times
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Sep 5, 2020
Roger Dahl on Shinzo Abe's legacy
Japan Times
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Aug 29, 2020
Roger Dahl on the opposition's merger
Japan Times
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Aug 22, 2020
Roger Dahl on the dangers of grass allergies
Japan Times
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Aug 22, 2020
Roger Dahl on Japan's re-entry policy amid COVID-19 pandemic
Japan Times
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Aug 15, 2020
Roger Dahl on a dog's life
Japan Times
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Aug 15, 2020
Roger Dahl on Shinzo Abe's absence
Japan Times
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Aug 8, 2020
Roger Dahl on hairstyles
Japan Times
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Aug 8, 2020
Roger Dahl on the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
Japan Times
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Aug 2, 2020
Roger Dahl on the perils of texting while hiking
Japan Times
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Aug 1, 2020
Roger Dahl on Japan's Olympic banana skins
Japan Times
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Jul 26, 2020
Roger Dahl on handling a blackout
Japan Times
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Jul 25, 2020
Roger Dahl on the government's Go To Travel campaign
Japan Times
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Jul 19, 2020
Roger Dahl on a day at the beach
Japan Times
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Jul 18, 2020
Roger Dahl on turning a corner amid a pandemic
Japan Times
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Jul 12, 2020
Roger Dahl on the struggle to find large-size jeans in Japan
Japan Times
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Jul 11, 2020
Roger Dahl on the impact Japan's rainy season has on employment
Japan Times
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Jul 5, 2020
Roger Dahl on the canine YouTube star
Japan Times
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Jul 4, 2020
Roger Dahl on the preemptive strike nursery rhyme
Japan Times
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Jun 28, 2020
Roger Dahl on Japan's vending machines

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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.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals