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Rebecca Saunders
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 4, 2020
Travel documentaries to feed your wanderlust
From the Lumiere brothers who traveled the globe capturing culture with their portable camera to modern day globe-trotting YouTubers with iPhones, since the late 19th-century travel documentaries have been sparking imaginations and igniting travel passions the world over.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 28, 2020
If you must go out, keep your distance in a quiet green space
With the current upheaval caused by COVID-19, Tokyoites have been advised from going outside to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. But Tokyo apartments are cramped and constricting, and a solo sojourn in nature can do wonders to alleviate the anxiety the virus is causing. Tokyo has plenty up its sleeve that means you can bypass popular spots like Ueno Park for a moment of quiet all to yourself.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 28, 2020
Dealing with anxiety during a global pandemic
As coronavirus news floods our social feeds, it's important to take care of our mental well-being as well as our physical conditions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 21, 2020
Mornington Crescent: Great British baking finds a home in Tokyo
Stacey Ward couldn't find the home-style British baked goods she craved in Tokyo. So she took things into her own oven and opened Mornington Crescent, a combination bakery and teaching space.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 21, 2020
Tokyology: Inside Tokyo's lesser known neighborhoods
Sick and tired of the Tokyo main drag? Good thing there are plenty of lesser-known neighborhoods. Here are The Japan Times' recommendations for five locales where its possible to both sightsee and get a glimpse of normal Tokyo life.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Feb 20, 2020
'Kurly in Kansai' host Ayana Wyse: 'I'm involved in the community, not the society'
As one half of the duo hosting the podcast 'Kurly in Kansai,' Ayana Wyse is doing her part in building a community for the international community in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Feb 1, 2020
A month of ice and fire: Japan's best winter festivals
Winter this year may have been relatively warm, but February brings a host of festive events across the country for snow-lovers and heat-seekers alike.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Oct 27, 2019
Former All Black Luke McAlister gives Japanese rugby a try
Now decked out in all blue, New Zealand-born rugby player Luke McAlister is giving the Shimizu Blue Sharks a taste of Kiwi sportsmanship — which includes post-game drinks.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Oct 23, 2019
Pursuing artistic passions at Tokyo LoveHotels
Kalin Lawrence needed an affordable place to showcase her creative output. When she couldn't find one that suited the needs of a young artist, she created it herself.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 9, 2019
Tackling writer's block at the Japan Writers Conference
Now in its 13th year, the Japan Writers Conference aims to provide a place for creative thinkers to meet their peers, learn a few tricks and get motivated to finally start on that novel.
COMMUNITY / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 9, 2019
Choose your own JWC adventure
There are plenty of activities to get involved with at the Japan Writers Conference taking place in Tokyo this weekend. You can't be everywhere at once, though, so here's a look at some of the presentations that caught my attention.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 28, 2019
Community and deals at the Oi Racecourse Flea Market
Oi Racecourse Flea Market is a mismatch of stalls and sellers that is a surprisingly exciting insight into a different side of Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Jul 10, 2019
The man behind some of Japan's most stylish denim has one main rule: fabric first
Mehervan Sethi began promoting Japanese denim as a way to give back to the country that has 'done so much for me and my family.'
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
May 8, 2019
Photographing Tokyo's human side: Isaac Aquino finds an 'interloper' in us all
Isaac Aquino has just quit his job as a reporter, and he seems quite pleased with himself. The soft-spoken Filipino recently decided to go all in on Tokyo Interlopers, an Instagram account he launched three years ago, by focusing on a business MBA.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Apr 3, 2019
Joy Waller's 'Pause :: Heartbeat' tackles intimacy and solitude in Tokyo
The solitude of losing yourself in techno, pink-tiled facades and rooftops as far as the eye can see, nocturnal intimacy and secret pockets of drug use — this is the lonely underbelly of Tokyo that Joy Waller puts into words in "Pause :: Hearbeat."
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 6, 2019
There's a student Uprizine that needs to be heard
When students Hikari Hida and Trica Euvrard discovered that their university had no support in place for victims of sexual violence they created Uprizine to help make a change.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Feb 13, 2019
Starting fresh in Tokyo is easier than you think
I know what you're thinking: Moving to Tokyo is going to be a whole world of stress. That's what I thought at least. There was the language barrier, the fact that I had no idea where in the city I wanted to live and the innumerable articles I'd read online providing helpful information on just how next-to-impossible...

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