Tokyo Swallows Podcast 71 (August, 2022)
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Chris, Dave, and Kozo are back to ponder the big questions like… Can
Tsubakuro die? Who’s number 71? Who’s the greatest number 17? How good is
Murakami? An...
Break Bread with Me
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A version of my essay on gastrodiplomacy and the power of food appeared in
the March issue of Metro Minutes a couple of weeks ago. Thank you, dear Yuu
Mura...
Remembering Japan | 3 Years Later
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Three years ago today was the most terrifying day of my life. The shaking
during the 9.0 earthquake in Japan was awful. I was in my second grade
classroom ...
My Village
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It’s not looking well. Words I hate to hear, especially coming from my
father. This is a man who, given the option to sugar coat things, presents
difficult...
In Summary
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I've been thinking lately about where I've ended up and the relative
infrequency of my activity on this blog. When I started re-turn in 2005, I
was newly m...
Cassandra Victorious
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Best to state it baldly, up front: Zero Dark Thirty is pro-torture.
Its makers have protested that its treatment of torture is artistically
ambiguous and ...
JINGELING VI
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This year's JingEling comes in four parts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPYh_uRvoGw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znxaZ52cbpk
http://www.youtube.com/wa...