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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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Aug 19, 2022
Roger Dahl on the LDP's ties to the Unification Church
Japan Times
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Aug 13, 2022
Roger Dahl on Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan
Japan Times
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Aug 13, 2022
Roger Dahl on cooling off in summer
Japan Times
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Aug 6, 2022
Roger Dahl on the giant battle Kishida faces over regional threats
Japan Times
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Aug 6, 2022
Roger Dahl on aggressive gateball tactics
Japan Times
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Jul 30, 2022
Roger Dahl on the seventh COVID-19 wave
Japan Times
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Jul 30, 2022
Roger Dahl on Japan's herd mentality
Japan Times
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Jul 23, 2022
Roger Dahl on restarting Japan's nuclear plants amid the power crunch
Japan Times
CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
Jul 23, 2022
Roger Dahl on using office equipment properly
Japan Times
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Jul 16, 2022
Roger Dahl on uncomfortable political conversations
Japan Times
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Jul 13, 2022
Roger Dahl on Shinzo Abe's assassination
Japan Times
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Jul 9, 2022
Roger Dahl on Japan's record high temperatures
Japan Times
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Jul 9, 2022
Roger Dahl on waterslide woes
Japan Times
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Jul 2, 2022
Roger Dahl on voter apathy ahead of the Upper House election
Japan Times
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Jul 2, 2022
Roger Dahl on exceptions to the rules
Japan Times
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Jun 25, 2022
Roger Dahl on Kuroda's approach to monetary policy
Japan Times
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Jun 25, 2022
Roger Dahl on Japan's unusual trail mix
Japan Times
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Jun 18, 2022
Roger Dahl on Kuroda's fiscal policy
Japan Times
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Jun 18, 2022
Roger Dahl on Japan's rainy season
Japan Times
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Jun 11, 2022
Roger Dahl on Kishida's new economic policy

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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