I have a few months left before starting my new life in London, but I’ve already filled 11 rubbish bags to bursting with the debris of my life in Japan. Continue reading
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On Doing Mass Radio Calisthenics in Japan
Everyone in Japan knows how to do Radio Taiso. Continue reading
On Inventing Yourself in Japan
Living in Japan is living in a thought experiment. Continue reading
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On the Salesmen of Sri Lanka
The first guy approached me while I was standing outside of a train station in Colombo, staring at the wood-and-paint schedule board full of clock faces the attendants adjusted by hand. Continue reading
On Eating School Lunch in Japan, Part 2
Yesterday, we looked at the history of middle-school lunches in Japan. For some reason, we’re doing it again today; only this time with a focus on what lunch is like in the modern day.
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On Eating School Lunch in Japan, Part 1
Eating lunch at a Junior High School in America was my first confrontation with the absurdity of my situation as a student.
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