Japonica

Finding Your “Ikiai” — and Other Life Lessons from Japanese Archery

And, no, it’s not a misspelling of…

A Rear View of Hootie & the Blowfish — From South Carolina to Japan

Hootie & and the Blowfish are not…

BOOK REVIEW

Reading “Gamblers, Fraudsters, Dreamers & Spies” by Robert Whiting

The Strange Expectations of My Japanese In-laws

The conditions they placed on our marriage

Unveiling Japan: Where Ancient Customs and Technologies Coexist

When it comes to Japan, few other…

Who Should Clean the Toilets?

Gen Z Japanese on gender parity and housework

BOOK REVIEW

Chasing Shadows: On Reading Kunio Yamagishi’s “Return of a Shadow”

Are You Eating Sushi the Right Way?

If you dip the rice in the soy sauce, you will make the sushi chef…

This Tiny Island Off the Coast Of Hiroshima is a Feast for the Senses

My only regret is that I…