Monkeying Around in Hell Valley
Carolyne Wilhelm (Niigata Prefecture) This article originally featured in the February 2019 issue of Connect. On a crisp early winter
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Lifestyle
Kentucky Fried Christmas
Amanda Muller (Kyoto) This article originally featured in the December 2018 issue of Connect. There isn’t a lot that tastes like
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CONNECT MAGAZINE Japan #76 November 2018
Whether the impending chill is making you want to curl up at home with a book or video game, or
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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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Being Half-Japanese
Alex Furukawa (Oita) Two of my American friends here in Oita prefecture received a grant from the American embassy to
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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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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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Everyday life after a disaster
Camilo A. Guerra-Tejo (Mihara) There is no question that disasters alter our lives. Homes and cherished personal items are destroyed,
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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
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Donations and Volunteering for West Japan Floods
Callum Hull (Hiroshima) As many of you may know, on the 6th and 7th of July 2018, West Japan was
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