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Youkoso! Welcome! Salutations!
Greetings GIF hounds, Tumblr trolls, Buzzfeed quizzers, the NSA, and everyone else on the Internet. This blog will house stories I write about Japan. It’ll also feature anything I write within the...
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How Forests Act as Mega-Shields Against Tsunami
Here’s a front-of-book story I wrote for Wired earlier this year that was cross-posted on Wired UK. It’s about tsunami. Bad news: All the X-Men-generated force fields in the world can’t prevent ‘em....
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Who Doesn’t Love Burritos?! Like, Most of Asia.
How Americans feel about Chipotle: How the Japanese feel about Chipotle: While Mexican food exists in Asia, the place does not observe Taco Tuesday. In America? Nachos are as much a staple in our...
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How to Be a Tourist (and Not a Clueless Schmuck) in Japan
I follow Travel + Leisure on Facebook, and yesterday they re-posted an old slideshow of theirs: The Anti-Tourist Travel Rules. It got me thinking: How does one be an “anti-tourist” in Japan? That is,...
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Above the Fold: Origami Drives Robot, Satellite Design
Earlier this summer, Wired ran a story I wrote about a new type of solar-powered satellite. The twist? The satellite unfolds like a huge paper blossom once it’s in space, making it easier for...
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Japanese Shaved Ice Puts Slush Puppies to Shame
This coming from a guy who loves a good Slush Puppy — preferably Smurf-hued and from a gas station. (pic via) But during my first summer in Japan, my palate for syrup-drenched ice dishes evolved to new...
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Konnichiwa, NYC: Your Guide to New York’s Incredible Japanese Scene
(pic via) So you’re visiting New York. You’ve got your reasons: a Broadway show, that sublime pizza slice, Central Park strolls, spotting a bed bug in the wild, people-watching par excellence, Times...
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Konnichiwa, NYC: More Japanese Must-Sees
Here’s part two of this series, which spotlights a few of New York’s top-tier Japanese offerings. Aburiya Kinnosuke (pic via) What: Choice sashimi and shochu restaurant in Midtown. Totally rocking that...
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