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28 Apr
Aberration, or yet another symbol of what is wrong with Japan?
Aberration, or yet another symbol of what is wrong with Japan?
Gen Kanai points to this article by Norimitsu Onishi for the International Herald Tribune about Monday’s train derailment in Osaka which has left 96 people …
24 Jul
Japan through the lens of Roppongi Hills
Japan through the lens of Roppongi Hills
Adam Greenfield, who has just shuffled off these islands of Japan, sums up his two-year stint here, using the new Roppongi Hills project as metaphor: Here …
17 Jun
SMAP’s Made in Japan campaign
SMAP’s Made in Japan campaign
The above is a full page ad that was published in yesterday’s Yomiuri Shinbun, sponsored by the hugely popular Japanese boy-band, and television mainstay, SMAP. …
12 May
A disquieting jolt
A disquieting jolt
We just experienced what I assume was a very minor earthquake, but which seemed to last an inordinately long time. And of all the earthquakes …
19 Apr
Irresponsible copy-editing
Irresponsible copy-editing
Now my father is in the biz, so I know mistakes can obviously happen in any newsroom, but for the life of me I can’t …
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