Do you look forward to the Wellness and Sports sections every month? Here you can find healthy living advice and information on the nation’s sports community.
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Localized Baking Ingredients
This article originally appeared in the May 2023 issue of CONNECT. Dianne Yett (Gunma) I come from a town in Southern California where you can find virtually any baking ingredient all in the same aisle ...
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Spring’s Green Gold: Taranome
Foraging and eating the iconic Japanese mountain sprout This article originally appeared in the May 2023 issue of CONNECT. Monica Hand (Ehime) Bumping along in four-wheel drive, we climbed higher and higher up a steep ...
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Run with the Umineko
In-person races are back, and I am ready! This article originally appeared in the May 2023 issue of CONNECT. Etienne van Rooyen (Aomori) My phone buzzed. It was a message from my regular group chat ...
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Brunching on a Budget
This article originally appeared in the February 2023 issue of CONNECT. Alexandra Crombie (Gunma) This recipe is sure to brighten your Sunday morning. I try to keep the ingredients for this in my fridge so ...
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Maintaining Wellness in Isolation: Top Tips
This article originally appeared in the February 2023 issue of CONNECT. Alexandra Crombie (Gunma) You feel rotten. You get yourself to a test centre or have some rapid tests hanging around at home. The results ...
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Halloween Lesson Plans
This article originally featured in the October 2021 issue of Connect. Future Tense - Halloween Fortune Tellers Rachel Fagundes (Okayama) I’m a fiend for Halloween, so from the first of October—it’s ON. Students love anything to do with ...
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The Life of an Olympic Ambassador
This article originally featured in the May 2021 issue of Connect. DeeDee Trotter interviewed by Rashaad Jorden (Yamagata 2008-2010, Kochi 2018-2020) DeeDee Trotter represented the United States at three Olympics (2004, 2008 and 2012) in track and field, ...
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From the Black Hills to Mt. Fuji
This article originally featured in the May 2021 issue of Connect. Billy Mills interviewed by Rashaad Jorden (Yamagata 2008-2010, Kochi 2018-2020) Prior to entering the 1964 Olympics, Billy Mills was rather unheralded, but the native of South Dakota went ...
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Simply Bento
This article originally featured in the May 2021 issue of Connect. A Quick-Start Guide for Beginners Michelle Maczka (Chiba) Universal truths are fairly rare when it comes to experiences on the JET Program, but one thing is certain: ...
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Sickness and the System
This article originally featured in the May 2021 issue of Connect. An experience with Japanese healthcare and Covid-19 By A. Doi As an American, my first reaction to Japan’s medical care was awe. I could get an appointment ...
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