Outside Contributors
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Ambivalence of transition back to social life after a year of isolation
Everyone was already in the backyard when I arrived at the home of my friend, who recently retired f...
May 20, 2021
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Rescue dogs are my new family
Do you currently have any obsessions? It’s boring to not be able to meet friends so often these days...
April 8, 2021
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COVID-19 further widens income gap
The issue of income inequality has been repeatedly and widely debated from a number of viewpoints....
April 4, 2021
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Career success: Differing self-definitions by workers across countries
The last time I worked in an American office I was 19 years old, earning an hourly wage to do a vari...
April 1, 2021
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For the love of Shirobara coffee
This time around, I’d like to introduce you to a famous product of Tottori Prefecture that I absolut...
April 1, 2021
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Some changes forced on us by COVID-19 might be here to stay
A year ago, almost to date, three innocent words turned our lives upside down here in California: “S...
March 18, 2021
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Disaster relief efforts benefited future of Japan-U.S. ties
LOS ANGELES — John Roos, who was the U.S. ambassador to Japan at the time of the 2011 Great East Jap...
March 11, 2021
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Get smoother skin courtesy of Ureshino Onsen in Saga Pref.
Hi, everyone. This time around, I feel like introducing Ureshino Onsen hot spring in Ureshino. Saga...
March 11, 2021
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Reconstruction panel wasn’t ‘dancing’
Governments past and present have often set up ad hoc advisory panels to tackle enormous problems fa...
March 8, 2021
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Attention to context: Differences start at a very young age
How soon cultural differences emerge in children is an issue that many people find fascinating, but ...
March 8, 2021
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Treasure hunting in Toyama Prefecture
This time around, I tried to look for jade at Miyazaki-Sakai beach, also known as “jade beach” in th...
March 4, 2021
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My Day on the Slopes: Full of Fun and Food
Hi everyone! I’m sure that many schools in snowy areas enjoyed taking part in ski camps this winter ...
February 25, 2021
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Public, private sectors should collaborate to help ‘ice-age generation’
Assistance programs to help people in the so-called employment ice-age generation become regular wor...
February 24, 2021
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A not so clear-cut case of fictional and real-life anthropologists
The woman walks briskly across the airport, her khaki jacket perfectly matched with a chunky piece o...
February 18, 2021
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When they cheer, I feel the power!
Whether I’m playing tennis or performing on stage, the sound of a cheering crowd is always a great s...
February 18, 2021
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