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On Pretending to Know About Education in Japan, pt. 3: Paying for It
We’ve been imagining a future for Tetsuo, our imaginary middle-upper-class Japanese child. We’ve assumed a moderate degree of financial difficulty in getting Tetsuo-kun into university, but nothing too major: We’ve been blandly middle-class. About these ads
On Pretending to Know About Education in Japan, pt 2: On Getting Into High School (and University)
We last left our fictional Japanese son, Tetsuo, in his final year of junior high, preparing for high school entrance exams. You and I – his loving, middle-class parents, and you, my adorable wife, who is almost too infatuated with … Continue reading
On Pretending to Know About Education in Japan, pt 1: The System!
After spending two years in a Japanese High School and having multiple conversations with people who actually know how things work, I’m happy to return to my journalistic roots by pretending I’m an authority on something I’ve barely scratched the … Continue reading
On Forgetting Your Umbrella in Japan
When the weather changes, so does your life.
On Condescending Expats in Japan
Written as a counterpoint to my recent post about being condescended as a foreigner in Japan, I wrote a snarky column rant for Fukuoka Now! magazine this month about being condescended by foreigners in Japan. You can find it in English here … Continue reading
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On Law (and Order) in Japan
When I look at the Japanese justice system, I see it through the eyes of Law and Order. I imagine a Law and Order: Kabukicho edition, with one episode focusing on a university student who downloads an AKB48 album.
