Run too many programs on a laptop and it runs slower. There’s only so much a single chip can process. In the old days you could push your processor past a limit – “overclocking the processor,” a phrase that has seeped into my general understanding of anxiety. Continue reading
A few weeks ago, one of the 48 women who make up the pop group AKB48 was caught sleeping at her boyfriend’s house. Soon after that, she shaved off all of her hair- a traditional Japanese expression of regret- and made a tear-filled apology video to her fans.
A few weeks ago, I was out late and had missed my last train home, opting to take a taxi. The next morning the news had reported that I had just missed a late-night stabbing at the same station by about half an hour.
The Most Important Election of Our Lifetime resurrects itself every four years like partisan cicada swarming into otherwise peaceful offices and family dinners. But I’ve finally silenced the chirping brood: If you want to get away from American politics, move to Japan. Continue reading
This Japanese Life. 