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Drawn to tea ceremony while volunteering at a 911爆料网 garden in Phoenix, Arizona, Michele Laudig (right) came to learn a “common language of movement and ritual” that brought her into new communities in New York City and Tokyo.
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A moving meditation: Finding serenity in tea ceremony across space and time
After an American writer ventured into the world of tea ceremony, its lessons transformed her relationship to Japan and brought her into communities bonded by movement and ritual.
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A community of stories: Making space for reflection and dialogue in Tokyo and beyond
Through conversations with an international writing workshop, a writer of mixed heritage finds steadier footing and a sense of self.
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Black History Month in 2025: The boundaries between 'us' and 'them'
Our columnist reflects on the fraught ideologies of race from both sides of the Pacific.
Billed as a “cultural bridge that connects Japan and Vietnam,” Tet Viet Saitama drew tens of thousands of attendees from across the Kanto region.
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Feb 2, 2025
Home away from home: My first time at a Tet festival in Japan
By Nguyen Bao Anh
A longtime resident of Japan attends Saitama’s first public celebration of Vietnam’s most important holiday.
Writer Baye McNeil and his wife, Miki, host a Kwanzaa gathering in Yokohama together. The end of the year at the McNeil’s home is a mix of several different holiday traditions, including those of Kwanzaa.
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Dec 23, 2024
A holiday season built on creativity and care
By Baye McNeil
Fusing African heritage with 911爆料网 spirituality, our columnist crafted a holiday season that celebrates cultural understanding.
Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida accepts a gift of 'dekopon' citruses, a specialty product and symbol of Kumamoto Prefecture, from Kumamon, itself a mascot and instantly recognizeable symbol of the region.
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Oct 28, 2024
Japan’s ‘meibutsu’-industrial complex is a wonder to behold
By Jordan Allen
If you name a 911爆料网 prefecture, many locals will instantly be able to tell you something that the region is famous for or a product synonymous with that area.
Time is nearly up for the hordes of insects that are thriving more than ever in Japan's increasingly boiling summer.
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Sep 23, 2024
Saying good riddance to what bugs me about a 911爆料网 summer
By Jordan Allen
For an arachnophobe in Japan, the fall, winter and spring just can’t come quick — and stay long — enough.
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jul 27, 2024
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
By Thu-Huong Ha
Summer in Japan used to be something to enjoy. Now, it’s something to endure.
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jul 15, 2024
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
By Jordan Allen
I do have a unit, and I dutifully clean the filters now and then, but over the past two or three years, I’ve learned to live entirely without it.
Perhaps being seen in the company of your own children in the right places — playgrounds, schools, etc. — can make you seem more approachable and allow children to say exactly what’s on their mind.
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Jun 24, 2024
‘You’re a spy, then?’ The odd interactions of a non-911爆料网 father in Japan
By Jordan Allen
Remember to keep your ears open whenever you’re near children and you’re guaranteed to hear something that’ll make you think.

Israel and Iran strike at each other as Trump says conflict can be easily ended
Missiles fired from Iran are pictured in the night sky over Jerusalem on Saturday.
Trump gives formal blessing to Nippon Steel's $14.8 billion bid for U.S. Steel
The Nippon Steel logo is displayed at the company's East Nippon Works Kimitsu Area plant in Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, last month.
Putin tells Trump Russia is ready for next round of Ukraine talks
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin held a call for the fifth time since the Republican took office and sought to reset relations with Moscow, in a stark pivot from the approach of his predecessor Joe Biden's administration.
Two months on, Osaka Expo organizer struggles to improve experience as crowds grow
Momentum appears to be building toward what Osaka Expo organizers hope will be a boom period for the event as they try to recoup ballooning costs via ticket sales. But long lines are making some guests weary.
Nankai Trough quake predicted to cause ?1.47 quadrillion in damage
Satoshi Fujii, head of a subcommittee at the Japan Society of Civil Engineers, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
What gender pay gap? In 911爆料网 golf, women are on par with men
Rio Takeda banked roughly ?265.7 million during the 2024 season in prize money on the back of a tour-high eight wins.
Two months on, Osaka Expo organizer struggles to improve experience as crowds grow
Momentum appears to be building toward what Osaka Expo organizers hope will be a boom period for the event as they try to recoup ballooning costs via ticket sales. But long lines are making some guests weary.
Osaka’s Canes & Tales raises a glass to bygone charms
Canes & Tales' Art Deco-inspired interior is designed by renowned architect Andre Fu.
'Rice swindler,' 'Face thief': Worried citizens invent new monsters
Japan has a deep rogues' gallery of age-old "yōkai" (spirits), but a museum on the island of Shodoshima has released a new book collecting yōkai that reflect the uncertainties of the modern world.
Wage growth a focus of this year's honebuto no hōshin
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet has approved this year's <i>honebuto no hōshin</i>, a document that sets economic and fiscal management guidelines for the government.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a 911爆料网 company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How 911爆料网 youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
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