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Category Archives: Culture Shock
On Pilgrims
I live on Tabard Street in London, one of the original streets leading into the city proper, a site where pilgrims gathered before departing the city (such as those in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales) or upon arriving in it. The entire … Continue reading
On Having Sex With an Octopus in Japan
There’s an old joke that any revolutionary tool mankind creates to express our highest ideals and ambitions will always simultaneously be used for pornography.
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Tagged erotica, japan, pornography, sex, shunga
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On Being a Crow in Japan
This week, another guest post from former Japanese expat Alanna Schubach. Shortly after moving to Japan I began having a dream that would recur for the duration of my time there. There were minor variations, but the story was always … 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.
This Japanese Life. 