Arts, Culture & Fashion

I'm done. I'm calling it quits. The Sano Ichiro series has jumped the shark, and doubled down on its homophobia, to the point where I'm just done with it. I started The Samurai's Wife hopeful ...
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This article originally appeared in the May 2023 issue of CONNECT. Valerie Wonderland (Osaka) A couple weeks ago, I visited where I used to live in Gifu, Nakatsugawa, for the first time in a year ...
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This article originally appeared in the May 2023 issue of CONNECT. Sophie McCarthy (Hyogo) Okinawa is a world class travel destination with a dizzying amount of activities to do and things to see. Between the ...
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This article originally appeared in the May 2023 issue of CONNECT. Knox Yoder (Saga) Adult life is filled to the brim with stressors. Bills, taxes, long work hours, tedious jobs, family drama; the list seems ...
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This article originally appeared in the April 2023 issue of CONNECT. Andy Hanson (Nara) Before coming to Japan I knew that Japan liked baseball . . . and that was about it. I didn’t really ...
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Where the falling angel meets the rising ape This article is a web original. Marco Cian (Hyogo) Quest for Fire is a strange movie. It’s not so-bad-it’s-good, because it conveys what it wants to convey. And it’s ...
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The Next Must-Watch TV Show This article originally appeared in the April 2023 issue of CONNECT. Knox Yoder (Saga) In the world of video games, PlayStation exclusive The Last of Us has been hailed as one ...
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This article originally appeared in the April 2023 issue of CONNECT. Ashley Noelck (Tokushima) Japan is internationally admired for many aspects of its culture, including sushi, anime, and video games. However, I would contend that ...
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This article originally appeared in the April 2023 issue of CONNECT. Sophie McCarthy (Hyogo) Throughout many centuries and various cultures, flowers have long been symbols of grace and reverence; Japan is no exception. Ikebana (生け花, literally ...
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This article originally appeared in the March 2023 issue of CONNECT. The third and final installment of a series going through the unique islands of the Seto Inland Sea Victoria Clayton (Miyazaki) After spending a ...
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