Ken PlasReturning Japanese: It’s a bird! It’s a crane! It’s origami!I looked down on the brightly coloured square of paper in my hands. I was seven or eight and my class had just been told the story of the…Mar 29, 2017Mar 29, 2017
Ken PlasReturning Japanese Goes to the Movies Pt 1The original Godzilla was a searing commentary on the danger of nuclear and American power, with clear references to the recent traumas of…Mar 9, 2017Mar 9, 2017
Ken PlasReturning Japanese: Part 1When people hear that I am half Japanese, the first question I am usually asked is ‘Do you speak Japanese?’ I used to answer that I spoke…Jan 23, 2017Jan 23, 2017