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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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Nov 13, 2021
Roger Dahl on mystery Japanese dishes
Japan Times
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Nov 2, 2021
Roger Dahl on bobbing for apples in a Japanese hot spring
Japan Times
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Nov 2, 2021
Roger Dahl on Kishida's electoral mandate
Japan Times
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Oct 30, 2021
Roger Dahl on the 2021 Halloween election
Japan Times
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Oct 30, 2021
Roger Dahl on feng shui in the classroom
Japan Times
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Oct 23, 2021
Roger Dahl on opposition alliances ahead on the Lower House election
Japan Times
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Oct 23, 2021
Roger Dahl on washing machine earthquakes
Japan Times
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Oct 16, 2021
Roger Dahl on no time to die
Japan Times
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Oct 16, 2021
Roger Dahl on Zen enlightenment for dogs
Japan Times
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Oct 9, 2021
Roger Dahl on diplomacy with China
Japan Times
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Oct 9, 2021
Roger Dahl on working out what's for dinner
Japan Times
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Sep 30, 2021
Roger Dahl on the curveballs ahead for Japan's prime minister-elect
Japan Times
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Sep 30, 2021
Roger Dahl on a Colonel Sanders doppelganger
Japan Times
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Sep 25, 2021
Roger Dahl on the many paths to victory in the LDP leadership race
Japan Times
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Sep 25, 2021
Roger Dahl on dusty tatami mats
Japan Times
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Sep 18, 2021
Roger Dahl on the LDP's heavyweight leadership race
Japan Times
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Sep 18, 2021
Roger Dahl on the pain of an expired work visa
Japan Times
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Sep 11, 2021
Roger Dahl on Suga's shock resignation
Japan Times
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Sep 11, 2021
Roger Dahl on learning summer festival dances
Japan Times
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Sep 4, 2021
Roger Dahl on the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
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.
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.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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