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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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Sep 4, 2021
Roger Dahl on the versatility of an obi at the beach
Japan Times
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Aug 28, 2021
Roger Dahl on Japan's fragile medical response to COVID-19
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Aug 28, 2021
Roger Dahl on valuable judo lessons
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Aug 21, 2021
Roger Dahl on the ever-present threat of COVID-19
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Aug 21, 2021
Roger Dahl on baby steps in texting
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Aug 14, 2021
Roger Dahl on Yoshihide Suga's struggles to combat COVID-19
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Aug 14, 2021
Roger Dahl on Instagram safeguards
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Aug 7, 2021
Roger Dahl on Olympic gratitude
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Aug 7, 2021
Roger Dahl on the inspiration for karaoke
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Jul 31, 2021
Roger Dahl on athletes' ambitions at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
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Jul 31, 2021
Roger Dahl on emergency air conditioning
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Jul 24, 2021
Roger Dahl on Japan's vaccination targets
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Jul 24, 2021
Roger Dahl on fortune telling in Japan
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Jul 17, 2021
Roger Dahl on Suga's empty Olympic stadiums
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Jul 17, 2021
Roger Dahl on roses and radishes
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Jul 10, 2021
Roger Dahl on managing COVID-19 outbreak
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Jul 10, 2021
Roger Dahl on wet shoes and rainy season blues
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Jul 3, 2021
Roger Dahl on the Supreme Court ruling on separate surnames
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Jul 3, 2021
Roger Dahl on dog haikus
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Jun 26, 2021
Roger Dahl on heard immunity
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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.
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Officials from the Meteorological Agency hold a news conference about the heavy snow forecast, on Sunday in the city of Saitama.
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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.
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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.
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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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