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WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST

COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Oct 9, 2010
Coming soon to a neighborhood near you
"I'd open up a bar."
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Sep 25, 2010
It's a dog's world — cute and crazy
I don't feel old and don't look old either, although my wife and bathroom mirror both disagree. Yet, I am approaching the age where I would not mind a grandchild.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Sep 18, 2010
The pot of gold and the expat rainbow
Life as a foreign resident has its trials. Some problems are giant-size, such as issues with communication, while others are more mundane, like how to deal with bugs. Which in Japan can also be giant-size.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Sep 4, 2010
Moby Cat — the Great White Stray
Call me, "Stupid." My father did. Rather often in fact.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Aug 21, 2010
It takes a lot of guts in Katakana Land
One struggle in learning Japanese is getting a grip on all the various loan words that have slipped into the vernacular from abroad.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Aug 7, 2010
Simile-ing with you, not at you
"Hey . . . Get that!"
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jul 24, 2010
A few ifs and thens, Kipling style
Have you ever given serious thought about what might have happened if Rudyard Kipling had lived in Japan instead of India?
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jul 10, 2010
An odor by any other name
Draw a big breath and admit it. Japan smells.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jun 26, 2010
Baseball should follow sumo's example, at least in language
Sumo is a sport of big men . . . and big problems.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jun 12, 2010
Not just driving — walking in Japan is hectic
People say driving in Japan is hectic. OK, I agree.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
May 29, 2010
An ode to aging English teachers
"I haven't lost a beat," he tells me.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
May 15, 2010
Disposing of a sticky problem
The answer to the disposable chopsticks problem is now at hand. And it always has been. We should all just eat with our fingers.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
May 1, 2010
By the pricking of my thumbs, something yummy this way comes
Every time I return to the States I cannot help but feel a bit . . . evil.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Apr 17, 2010
How I lost my wife to the B-Boys
I suppose it had to happen some day. I am a regular sort of joe and my wife is a honey. I couldn't tie her down forever; I should have known.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Mar 27, 2010
Big faces leave big impressions
I recently unearthed vital trivia stating that the average American will consume 35,000 cookies in his/her lifetime.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Mar 20, 2010
Here comes the never-ending season
The season is here . . . again. As if it ever ended.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Mar 6, 2010
A brooper a day
This past fall I received an e-mail from a student traveling in France. There was a photo attached and the mail announced it would be a shot of cows eating "glass."
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Feb 20, 2010
Stuck in a not so hairy situation
One way I kill time on my monotonous commutes across municipal Tokyo is to scout out the hairpieces in the strap-hanger set.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Feb 6, 2010
My views of Japan after a trip home
On a quick trip to the United States last winter, I had my sister pull over as we sped down a country road. This road provides a convenient link to the local interstate and my family members use it almost every day. I did too, back in my distant youth.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jan 23, 2010
Technical support — how it ought to be
My house is stacked with gadgets — from computers to cameras to game machines to bathroom scales that voice my weight, and more.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
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.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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