Category Archives: Just another day in Japan

July 22

Hilarious Haiku About The Small Embarrassments Of Modern Life

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So, last week I discovered Yamada Zendo, an artist who pens haiku-like truisms paired with pitch-perfect drawings, and they are SO FUNNY…if you can read handwritten Japanese, that is. Fortunately, I have a friend who helped me with the more opaque characters (and because no good deed goes unpunished, will be pestered to do so […]

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July 09

Why Are Tattoos Still Taboo In Japan? (Spoiler: It’s not because they think you’re a gangster)

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So, everyone knows you can get kicked out of hot springs, public swimming pools, and water parks in Japan if you’ve got visible ink, even if it’s a teeny, tiny, adorable Hello Kitty. But why? The usual excuse is that nobody wants their nice business infested with yakuza gangsters, which is the only Japanese group […]

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July 06

The Bowling Salon

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I have to admit I was just the teensiest bit disappointed that the bowling salon actually only offers, well, bowling. I was all ready to sign up for “Mani-Pedi & Bowl” or even “Cut, Color & Bowl”… • Read a novel set in Tokyo…

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May 15

The Wedding Of Your Dreams

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Because what nuptial event could possibly be complete without… • Read a novel set in Tokyo

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May 05

I Never Thought I’d Be Excited About A Fire Escape

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But isn’t this the best fire escape EVER? I mean, it’s a SLIDE. (And a fast one too. I know. I was a childhood slide junkie.) If I lived here, I’d want to have fire drills every day. • Read a novel set in Tokyo

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March 31

Why I’d Totally Follow This Guy’s Instagram If He Hadn’t Died In 1889

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Kawanabe Kyosai. He’d have had the best instagram ever. Of course, these are just a small appetizer – the show is HUGE, and so full of great stuff, it took me over an hour to see it all. If you’re in Tokyo before “This is Kyosai: The Israel Goldman Collection” ends on April 16, 2017, GO. It’s […]

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March 14

In Which We Encounter Japanese Engineering At It’s Finest

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It’s always reassuring to know that the Tokyo subways are state-of-the-art. • Read a novel set in Tokyo

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