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Shawn B. Swinger

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Japan is Not Your Candyland

Over-tourism and its fallout

Apr 30, 2024

Mount Fuji in the background, red Japanese shrine in the foreground.

Apr 30, 2024

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About Me — Shawn Swinger

Here’s Me, Condensed into Paragraph Form

Oct 2, 2023

About Me — Shawn Swinger

Oct 2, 2023

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Inside the World of Japan’s Secretive Hostess Clubs

What Motivates the Girls Who Work There?

Sep 13, 2023

Inside the World of Japan’s Secretive Hostess Clubs

Sep 13, 2023

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A Yakuza-linked Hostess Club Owner Takes me on a Man Date

Jul 10, 2023

A Yakuza-linked Hostess Club Owner Takes me on a Man Date

Jul 10, 2023

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That Time I Was Blackmailed in Japan

Car crashes, yakuza wannabes and surly police

Jun 14, 2023

That Time I Was Blackmailed in Japan

Jun 14, 2023

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How MAGA Christians Make It Easy To Not Believe

Incredibly hypocritical stupidity is how

Sep 24

How MAGA Christians Make It Easy To Not Believe

Sep 24

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How I Feel Living in Japan During the Rise of the Far Right

How the latest election affects my understanding of belonging here

Jul 31

Two wall posters of Japanese political candidates

Jul 31

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How I Went From Hardcore Missionary to Liberal Agnostic

The power of an echo chamber

Jul 16

How I Went From Hardcore Missionary to Liberal Agnostic

Jul 16

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Psychic Predictions of Japan’s Demise Prove False

Yet it’s always good to be prepared

Jul 15

Psychic Predictions of Japan’s Demise Prove False

Jul 15

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If I Didn’t Move to Japan, I’d Be an Alt-Right Fanatic

From conservative evangelical to liberal agnostic

Jun 25

If I Didn’t Move to Japan, I’d Be an Alt-Right Fanatic

Jun 25

Shawn B. Swinger

Shawn B. Swinger

History teacher (MSc), write about life in Japan and other Asian nations. Also on Substack https://shawnswinger.substack.com/

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