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Japan is Not Your Candyland

Over-tourism and its fallout

Apr 30

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

Apr 30

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About Me Stories

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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Japonica Publication

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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Change Your Mind Change Your Life

Four Ways to Get Your Shit Together

What I learned from massive failure

1d ago

Four Ways to Get Your Shit Together

1d ago

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Japonica Publication

I Infiltrated A Host Club In Japan for Free

I’d recommend it but you might not want to leave

Oct 7

Nightclub in Japan, DJ in front,

Oct 7

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Japonica Publication

Getting Rejected for Permanent Residence

After 11 years, the struggle continues

Sep 30

Getting Rejected for Permanent Residence

Sep 30

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Japonica Publication

I Almost Got Scammed on a Land Deal in Japan

A real-life “Tokyo Swindlers” moment

Sep 16

I Almost Got Scammed on a Land Deal in Japan

Sep 16

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Globetrotters

The Coolest Region in Japan

Three years living in the frozen wilds of Aomori Prefecture

Aug 28

Two floats of a samurai fighting a demon

Aug 28

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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