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Yea so someone just came up to me and spat in my face on my morning walk. Thank god I’m vaccinated and had my mask on. How’s your day going?

For years, it’s been mostly white, male experts who have shaped the global discourse on Japan, a sexist, male-dominated country. That double myopia has been truly demoralizing — but voices

I really, really can’t stand this about Japan. And it’s just accepted by most, like it’s normal https://twitter.com/unseenjapansite/status/1293678400863744000 Okay, “I think” then — now perhaps direct your attention to the

I feel so conflicted re: nuclear power. I’ve visited Fukushima countless times, and saw up close how a disaster can devastate an entire region. What I can say is that

Another batch of natto, done. We’re going to have some tonight and freeze the rest.. I was tickled to see natto feature in this new short story by Bryan Washington

Happy Fathers Day! p.s. I have no idea where this was taken.. My parents broke every Asian parent stereotype. Told me not to study too hard, that there were more

L Train on a Saturday morning We’re here for our antibody tests. No line! Free, quick and easy. Thank you to all the frontline medical workers making this possible

One thing to understand abt masks is viral dose: Evidence suggests it takes a big dose of the Coronavirus to cause an infection. Masks can be effective even if they

Not sure why Japan’s situation is such a mystery. Back in mid-March, it looked like Covid cases were spiking. After much pressure, and after the Olympics were canceled, officials raised

We’ve sadly run out of our favorite seven-spice shichimi, and can’t seem to find any here, or a reasonable way to ship more from Japan given the recent postal restrictions.

What?https://twitter.com/nyydj2/status/1248818374261592065 Who’d be based where? Yankees at Tokyo Dome, Red Sox at Koshien?

The Tabuchis are Yomiuri Giants haters as well. An uncle everyone suspected was secretly a Yomiuri fan was ostracized for years.https://twitter.com/takumeister/status/1249516971093299203 But seriously, there are parts of Osaka where if