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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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Aug 22, 2015
Sidesteps
Japan Times
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Aug 16, 2015
Sleep Dance
Japan Times
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Aug 15, 2015
Hollow Words
Japan Times
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Aug 9, 2015
Vending Ice
Japan Times
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Aug 8, 2015
Electoral Maze
Japan Times
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Aug 2, 2015
Certainties
Japan Times
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Aug 1, 2015
Stadium Hourglass
Japan Times
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Jul 26, 2015
Malnutrition Poem
Japan Times
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Jul 25, 2015
Shortsighted
Japan Times
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Jul 18, 2015
Eel Queasy
Japan Times
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Jul 18, 2015
Strike
Japan Times
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Jul 12, 2015
Computer Fungus
Japan Times
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Jul 11, 2015
Running Bulls
Japan Times
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Jul 5, 2015
Umbrella Sizes
Japan Times
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Jul 4, 2015
Hornets Nest
Japan Times
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Jun 28, 2015
Manly Umbrella
Japan Times
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Jun 27, 2015
Voting Age Apathy
Japan Times
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Jun 21, 2015
Landmark Comparison
Japan Times
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Jun 20, 2015
Olympic Blame
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Jun 14, 2015
Toilet Pilot
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.
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.
Trump to order U.S. Education Department abolished, WSJ reports
People walk past the Department of Education building in Washington on Feb. 4.
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.
Can Shiori Ito’s documentary open Japan’s black box?
Shiori Ito is the first Japanese director to have been nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary feature film. "Black Box Diaries," which tells the story of her quest for justice following her rape in 2015, hasn't been released in Japan.
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.

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