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Tet: The New Year Magic of Vietnam

January 2, 2020January 15, 2020 Web Editor Chinese, family, Ho Chi Minh, Kitchen God, New Year, rat, tet, Vietnam, Vietnamese

This article originally featured in the January 2020 issue of Connect. Wellness Editor: Caroline Allen (Tottori) By the time you read

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From the Magazine Travel 

Autumn in Ancient Capital

January 1, 2020January 15, 2020 Web Editor Eikando, Kitano Tenmangu, Kodaiji, Komori, Yachiyo

This article originally featured in the January 2020 issue of Connect. Travel Editor: Hoong Shao Ting (Nagano)   In the second

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From the Magazine Lifestyle 

Getting Into the Habit of Making Great Habits

December 9, 2019December 18, 2019 Web Editor

This article originally featured in the December 2019 issue of Connect. How to Unclutter Your Mind and Routine Teresa Fong

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From the Magazine Wellness 

Your Winter Body

December 7, 2019December 18, 2019 Web Editor ADVICE, Byoukyuu, doctor, flu, hospital, medicine, sick day, sick leave

This article originally featured in the December 2019 issue of Connect. It’s your fall body, but you have the flu

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From the Magazine Lifestyle Travel 

Tatami Surfing: A timeshare by JETs for JETs!

November 21, 2019December 17, 2019 Web Editor host, Tatami Timeshare, travel, TT

This article originally featured in the November 2019 issue of Connect. Abbie Philpott (Nagasaki) and Monica Aguilar-Scion (Okinawa) Have you ever

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Bathing Bare in Hot Spring Heaven

November 21, 2019December 18, 2019 Web Editor Akan Onsen, Akita, Arima Onsen, Dogo Onsen, Ehime, Gero Onsen, Gifu, Gunma, Hakone Onsen, Hokkaido, Hot Spring, Hyogo, Ishikawa, Kanagawa, Kinosaki Onsen, Nyuto Onsen, Ofuro Cafe Hakuju Hot Spring, onsen, Saitama, Takaragawa Onsen, Tsuru no Yu, Yamanaka Onsen

This article originally featured in the November 2019 issue of Connect. Hoong Shao Ting (Nagano) Autumn’s finally here, and as the

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From the Magazine Lifestyle Wellness 

My Epic 208-Kilometer Adventure ‘Round Sado Island

November 18, 2019December 7, 2019 Web Editor 208 km race, runner, sado island, ultramarathon

This article originally featured in the November 2019 issue of Connect. Sheila Mulherin (Hokkaido) For the past year or two, I’ve

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From the Magazine Lifestyle Travel 

¡Vamos Tokyo Carajo!

November 18, 2019December 7, 2019 Web Editor F.C Tokyo, FIFA, football, J-League, Leeds United, sports

This article originally featured in the November 2019 issue of Connect. A year of hope and heartbreak following F.C Tokyo, the

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From the Magazine Lifestyle Travel 

Nara to Hiroshima: A Pedal-Powered Adventure

November 17, 2019December 7, 2019 Web Editor bike, cycle-touring, hiroshima, Kobe, Nara, Shimanami Kaido, Tobishima Kaido

This article originally featured in the November 2019 issue of Connect. Khanh Nguyen (Gunma) Learn by doing. This bit of wisdom

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From the Magazine Lifestyle 

From Lost to Found: Leaving the Inaka and Finding My Sanity

November 17, 2019December 6, 2019 Web Editor ALT, Inaka, Interac

This article originally featured in the November 2019 issue of Connect. Lindsay Ellis (Kanagawa) I came to Japan with high hopes.

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