Uchinaaguchi: Writing Songs in an Endangered Language
Trevor Slevin (Oita) Umi nu mii warain Nzoo yunugutu sun Kuri nnjun tuchi Chimu, ufuʻiichi This is a poem I
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Arts & Culture
CONNECT MAGAZINE Japan #75 October 2018
Fall has finally arrived in Japan, bringing with it a chill in the air as well as the October issue
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Bending Not Breaking
Laura Pollacco (Kanagawa) This article originally featured in the September 2018 issue of Connect. Header photo by Anete Lūsiņa on Unsplash We are
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CONNECT MAGAZINE Japan #74 September 2018
Are you a brand-new ALT looking for some advice for your time in Japan, or are you a seasoned JET
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Life as a Muslim in Japan
Aisha Bibi (Hiroshima) “Muslims are spied on in Japan”—this was the statement that I had read online when I searched
Read moreYeah But Have You Heard Of… Kendo?
Jack Richardson (Yamagata) OK, so you probably have heard of it. Or, at least, you’ve probably heard of it. Kendo is not
Read moreCool Japan Wonderland-What’s New at Universal Studios’ Cool Japan 2018
Sabrina Zirakzadeh (Osaka) It’s that time of year again: the moment that puts the “Japan” in Universal Studios Japan. While
Read moreCome On Over to Comic-Con
Chad Grover (Tokyo) The second ever Tokyo Comic-Con took place from December 1st-3rd, 2017, at Chiba’s Makuhari Messe convention center.
Read moreBack and There Again
Jack Richardson (Yamagata) Christmas and New Year have come and gone, while many JETs have done the opposite. Here, five
Read moreIndigo Dyeing Studio Kosoen: Japanese Textiles Just Outside of Tokyo
Jessica Craven (Saitama) Some of Japan’s oldest surviving textiles, dating from the 8th century in the Nara period, are contained
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