All the entertaining things I’ve learned while doing book research
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How do you translate the impossible?
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Haunted Household Goods of Japan
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Why do cars drive on the left in Japan?
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How a trip fail helped me recapture the joy of traveling
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Traditional Japanese Inns: Heaven…or Hell?
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Nine Japanese inventions we need right now
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The weird things you can buy in Japanese vending machines
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The Mingei Movement celebrates the high art of ordinary things
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How do they make all those mind-boggling Nuno textiles?
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How to plan the best Japan trip EVER
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All about nihonga: A master reveals the secrets behind Japan’s ancient form of painting
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The kamikaze didn’t just fly planes
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You’re heard of “Paris Syndrome” but what about “Tokyo Syndrome”?
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How NOT to say “Get Well Soon” in Japan
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Seven reasons not to fall in love with that $25,000 Japanese farmhouse
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If we’re going to give up cars, we’re going to need more hand towels
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Why are used cars, beautiful old houses and vintage kimonos so cheap in Japan?
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Why are those trees wearing placemats?
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What’s the most Japanese thing you could ever do? Go on a bus tour
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Why yes, that mold IS a National Living Treasure
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The Wizard of Oz is alive and well
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The REAL story of the 47 rōnin
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How to read a haiku
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How to live forever, Japan style
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Be careful what you hang on your wall
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The strange barbers of Yoshiwara
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