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Shut up, Brandon!

Biden lumps Japan with India, China, and Russia into a Basket of Xenophobics

3 min read2 days ago

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Joe Biden shaking hands with Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

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Drinking Link to DNA Damage Confirmed

Sipping your health away, one cell at a time

2 min read4 days ago

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Five people holding their drinks up as a toast.

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Are Ponytails Banned in Japanese Schools?

Well… kind of.

6 min read6 days ago

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Japanese girl holding ponytails.

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Suicide by Jetliner

The story of the man who flew JAL Flight 350 into Tokyo Bay

7 min readMay 4, 2022

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JAL McDonnell Douglas DC-8 on a runway

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Is Japanese Food Really Healthy?

Maybe not says one Japanese doctor

6 min readMay 28, 2022

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Multi-dish Japanese meal

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Japan Supremes Award Damages Over Social Media Likes

Ruling says “Likes” offended victim’s sense of honor.

2 min read6 days ago

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Portrait of Mio Sugita

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Japan’s Spinning Food Top

More intuitive and informative than the USDA Food Pyramid

3 min readApr 25, 2024

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Five pre-modern Japanese women in kimono and old-fashion hairstyles eating lunch together.

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Cup of Noodles Halts the Mighty Shinkansen

Irate passenger disrupts bullet train line.

2 min readApr 8, 2024

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Shinkansen train running with Mt. Fuji in the back ground

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enshittification

It’s ubiquitous and enduring

3 min readFeb 18, 2024

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Pile of horse manure with a horse in the background

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Valentine’s Day In Japan — 2024

More Japanese women opting for self-chocolaty love

2 min readFeb 14, 2024

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Valentine’s Day candy

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Edward Thomas

Edward Thomas

Chicago | Japan since 1969 | Japanese>English translator, editor | Teaches English at Japanese University. | Buy me a ko-fi @ ko-fi.com/edwardthomas

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