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Author Archives: Eryk Salvaggio
On Being Bullied in Japan
I have been overwhelmed by the sweetness of Japanese kids. One student, seeing me without an umbrella, ran backward through the rain to walk with me under hers. Another classroom, after a lesson on how Christmas was different in America, … Continue reading
On Caring About Your Lonely Friends in Japan
Not everyone who moves to Japan is lonely when they arrive, but most are by the time they leave. One can’t reasonably complain about it, of course: We do it to ourselves. But we can try to understand how loneliness … Continue reading
On Losing Control in Japan
America, Japan has a question for you.
On Staying Sane as an Expat in Japan
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.
On Doing Mass Radio Calisthenics in Japan
Everyone in Japan knows how to do Radio Taiso.
On Inventing Yourself in Japan
Living in Japan is living in a thought experiment.
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