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XpatNation: Japanese American - We post regularly on news and culture in Japan, the lifestyle of a Japanese expatriate in the US, and on US policy from a Japanese perspective.
Mission: To bridge the knowledge gap between Japan and the United States of America
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There are things I wished my friends would have known before visiting me in Japan. I loved seeing them, but in retrospect everything would have gone smoother if only I'd told them ahead of time... 1. We Don't Have A Car Having a car in Japan is a major life decision, and only slightly
There is nothing better
Everything you need to know.
Do the yakuza in Japan really still do this?
It is called Yubitsume.
Many, and None, at the Same Time
It's complicated
George Takei on Japanese internment camps, and how he feels Donald J. Trump might repeat America's darkest mistake.
Turn up the volume! Many don't know that I speak and understand Spanish. In fact, I grew up with many Mexican American neighbors in LA. This message, regarding my own personal experience with racial demonization, is addressed in Spanish to my Latino fans and their families and friends. I hope I did the language justice.
Vegetarian in Japan? Be prepared to get organized
In a nation where Buddhism is one of the major religions, you would think that eating vegetarian, or even vegan, would be easy.
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Attacked From Both Fronts: Fighting the Enemies Abroad And Racial Prejudice At Home.
They finished the war as the most decorated fighters in American history.
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Japanese craftsmanship that blends science, art and magic
It is a unique nearly living thing
These Japanese contemporary artists are making a huge impact
Japanese contemporary artists have become major players in the art world, selling out shows, reinventing techniques and amassing a cult following of die hard art fans, here are 5 of our favorites. Yosh*tomo Nara Yosh*tomo Nara is one of those artists that have reached a cult-like status, with
At the peak of their power, about 10 percent of Japan’s population was samurai
Few things inspire more curiosity and romance in Japan than the samurai
Japanese Kids Clean Their Own Schools
There are no janitors in Japanese elementary schools
Bonsai is the Japanese art of the cultivation of miniature trees into living works of art, but did you know it actually began in China?
Bonsai!
He loves going after Japan and their car exports
When presidential candidate Donald Trump is criticizing America's trade relations, he typically follows the Republican line of who the bad guys are -- China and Mexico. But unlike his fellow Republicans (and occasionally even Bernie Sanders), Trump almost always tags on Japan to the list of na
It's all the rage in Japan
Yaeba literally means double tooth
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Do you still follow traditional Japanese gift giving rules?
Everyone could learn a thing or two from Japanese gift giving culture
Mochi : )
Mochi is a traditional treat from Japan. Watching it get made by a master? That's even more special. Stand back, it gets intense.
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You can swim in your favorite beverage at the Yunessun Spa And Resort in Japan.
Looks like it will be a fun games in Tokyo
Five sports, including baseball, skateboarding and surfing, are set to feature at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after the IOC on Wednesday recommended them.
All roles are played by androgynous women, and always have been, since 1913.
The city of Takarazuka, Japan, inland from Kobe and Osaka, will immediately begin issuing certificates recognizing same-sex partnerships as equivalent to marriage, the fourth local government in Japan to offer this service. Tokyo’s Shibuya and Setagaya wards, and the city of Iga, in remote Mie Prefe
"Folks, I came over here from Japan over 20 years ago, with only five hundred dollars in my pocket… For me, the American dream came true."
One of the hallmarks of world culture after World War II is the ubiquity of things American. Blue jeans, Coca Cola, muscle cars, McDonalds, and Rock and Roll probably did more to defeat communism than anything else. So, it shouldn't surprise me that one of the hottest tickets in Branson, Mis
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One of the fun things about speaking bits and pieces of a foreign language is that sometimes there are words and ways of saying things we just don't have in English. For some terms, we just pull them in, words like manga, karaoke and anime. Good as those are, I'd like to nominate a few mor
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You've never seen the history of Japan like this.
Attacked From Both Fronts: Fighting the Enemies Abroad And Racial Prejudice At Home.
They finished the war as the most decorated fighters in American history.
#TheyDeserveAStamp
The Victims Of American Fear: Before the Muslims Were The Japanese One of the most shameful episodes in modern American history is the treatment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. In the post-Pearl Harbor climate of fear, President Franklin Roosevelt ordered the incarceration of people of
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