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By: On Being the Fattest | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です

On Being the Fattest | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:08:06 +0000

[...] Whereas I had to resort to telling jokes – or something resembling jokes – because being the funny kid meant you didn’t get called the fat kid, fat boys in Japan have the option of being strong and immovable mountains: Athletes. [...]

By: On Watching a Baseball Game in Japan | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です

On Watching a Baseball Game in Japan | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です — Thu, 26 May 2011 03:28:41 +0000

[...] ball,” and the twists on the game reveal as much to observers of Japanese culture as any sumo match. Training. Baseball practice starts at 9 a.m. with a 10-mile run and lasts 10 hours, [...]

By: On Watching a Baseball Game in Japan | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です

On Watching a Baseball Game in Japan | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です — Wed, 25 May 2011 13:27:29 +0000

[...] Here, the game is literally called “fielding ball,” and the twists on the game reveal as much to observers of Japanese culture as any sumo match. [...]

By: On Getting Drunk with your Boss in Japan | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:36:27 +0000

[...] party starts with at least three sumo-sized glass bottles of beer at each table. They will disappear in 10 minutes.Like hummingbirds in [...]