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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jun 9, 2007
Key garbage experiences in the land of the sanitary enthusiast
Years ago when I first moved to my island, some Japanese friends from the mainland came to visit. The plan was to have a barbecue, so they brought all the ingredients from the mainland, since meat and some other things were hard to come by on the island.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jun 2, 2007
The chiropractic masseuse and the starfish
Several friends had recommended Tana-san for massage. "He's a little strange, but he's very good," one friend said. He sure sounded strange — Mr. Shelf?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
May 26, 2007
Before you whack or splat — consult the Insect Hotline
Some insects are highly revered in Japanese culture. While in the West, we may whack first and ask questions later, in Japan, you should really shouldn't go around indiscriminately killing insects. It may even be bad luck.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
May 19, 2007
A reflection on harmonious cohabitation
It seems the insects arrive every year during Golden Week. Is it possible that even the insects are on this Japanese work schedule with set travel times? Or maybe it's insect tenkin. Transfer or travel, during Golden Week we are all on the same migration pattern. Face it, we're all just really large...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
May 12, 2007
One sure way to build your Japanese vocabulary
I'll never forget the first time I went to city hall in Japan to talk about the national health insurance plan. The man behind the desk explained the whole scheme in perfect Japanese, which at that time was perfectly unintelligible to me.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
May 5, 2007
Elvis impersonators may be answer to island's problem
Like many other places in Japan's countryside, Shiraishi Island is suffering from depopulation. When I came here 10 years ago, the population was 900. Now it is almost 700. Which goes to show that anyone can have his or her own island if one waits long enough.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Apr 28, 2007
Leading figures in the Funky Old People's Hall of Fame
After having spent the winter away from the island, I can say it is great to be back. As I take a walk around the island, I am comforted by the little touches of home: Bent-over ladies with bundles of sasaki on their backs, white-haired fishermen bringing in their day's catch, and old men sitting on...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Apr 21, 2007
The cherry blossom in a court of its peers
Imagine a clearing in the forest, where several species of flowers are blooming.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Apr 14, 2007
When life's a drag, wear a costume
Do you think Japanese people are too serious? Do you ever speak to someone in Japanese only to have them just stare back at you in confusion? Do you find living in Japan downright depressing sometimes? You may need help. You may be a gaijin.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Apr 7, 2007
The short-lived cherry blossom -- Japan's national identity
The most beautiful time to be in Japan is right now -- cherry blossom season. Oha-nami cherry-blossom-viewing parties are taking place everywhere, and you don't need an invitation to go to one.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Mar 31, 2007
Short on big? Stretch out in Hokkaido
Everything is big in Hokkaido. Big streets, big stores, big parking lots. Hokkaido doesn't give you that quaint, traditional, slightly claustrophobic feeling you get in Honshu and throughout the rest of Japan. Big gaijin would like Hokkaido.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Mar 24, 2007
If it looks like yesteryear, you know you're skiing in Japan
After a winter in Hokkaido, I feel at home skiing on the mountains here. Sometimes I even forget I am in Japan, until something "only in Japan" happens.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Mar 17, 2007
Winning formula prevails in the midst of diversification
As I near the end of my winter stay in Niseko, I am left with a nagging question: Has Niseko been ruined by tourism?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Mar 10, 2007
Onsen -- a rubber ducky's dream
Bath time: Run the bath water, throw in some bath salts and jump in. If this is your idea of bath time, then you and your rubber ducky have been deprived.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Mar 3, 2007
Niseko -- growing up like St. Moritz
If you asked the town of Niseko, Hokkaido what it wants to be when it grows up, it would say St. Moritz, Switzerland. Now there's a town with a vision. And due to what I call "Why not?" town planning, it may even get there. I have faith that Niseko will someday join the European Union.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Feb 24, 2007
Young ice crystals on their best behavior
What do you think Hokkaido people do in the wintertime for entertainment? Being such a cold place, you'd think they'd specialize in trips to Tahiti. But no, all over Hokkaido during the coldest months of the year they hold snow and ice festivals.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Feb 17, 2007
Niseko -- snowflake Mecca
It snowed 30 cm last night. And another 30 cm today. Nature is expressing herself.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Feb 10, 2007
Livng 'E.R.' on Japan's northern island
My current job as medical translator at a ski resort in Hokkaido means that most of my job takes part in the emergency room. I am living my own "E.R."
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Feb 3, 2007
Making the streets safe in Hokkaido
I came to Hokkaido for the winter to take a job in medical translation. I work in Niseko, the powder snow Mecca to skiers and snowboarders. And when they face plant in the powder, ski into a tree, or huck a cliff and land improperly, I go to the hospital and help interpret between doctor and patient....
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jan 27, 2007
Never visit a Hokkaido home in the a.m.
Just when I thought I knew everything about Japanese toilets, I came to Hokkaido. Boy, do I have a lot to learn.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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