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The Writer's Routine

The Writer’s Routine

November 17, 2020
by Jada De Luca
Japan Yarns, Yarns

Six o’clock. Greeting her in the dim light, the mirror on the far wall can only fit a proportionate view of her features. It is…

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Rush Hour Sucks Everywhere

Rush Hour Sucks Everywhere

June 16, 2020
by Maria Danuco
Japan Yarns, Yarns

In Tokyo, rush hour extends to 8pm. Not because of systemic inefficiency, but simply because lots of people work later than 6 o’clock. And I…

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Failure to Launch

Failure to Launch

May 19, 2020
by Nahum Gale
Japan Yarns, Yarns

The legacy of one William Shakespeare specifically outlined the various separate qualities of a tragedy and a comedy: two stories destined never to interlink, telling…

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The Real Tokyo Blues

The Real Tokyo Blues

May 4, 2020
by Khushaal Singh
Japan Yarns, Yarns

The black coffee reflects the vague shape of a little boy who thinks he’s a man. It’s rather off-putting, to be honest. Like the transition…

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What The Mountains Shouted Back

What The Mountains Shouted Back

April 20, 2020
by Jada De Luca
Japan Yarns, Yarns

“You are not drunk!” It’s two in the morning and I’m shouting at a mountain – I’m definitely drunk. A weekend trip that replaced Tokyo’s…

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I Went to a Love Hotel, Japan's Open Taboo

I Went to a Love Hotel, Japan’s Open Taboo

January 24, 2020
by Isla MacKinnon
Japan Yarns, Yarns

It was approaching midnight on a cold Tuesday. My boyfriend and I were drunkenly trawling the backstreets of Shibuya, leading us to the street of…

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A Bit of Bad Fortune in Tokyo

A Bit of Bad Fortune in Tokyo

January 6, 2020
by Sophie Browning
Japan Yarns, Yarns

During my stay in Japan, I observed a lot of fortune-telling in Tokyo. I write “observed” because I found it difficult to get my own…

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My Friendship With a Quiet Japanese Bookstore Owner

My Friendship With a Quiet Japanese Bookstore Owner

January 3, 2020
by Dominic Hone
Japan Yarns, Yarns

The first thing I noticed about Colombo Cornershop was its owner doling out takeaway coffees from the side window. His bowl haircut and baggy red…

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Lessons from Japanese Love Dolls

Lessons from Japanese Love Dolls

November 5, 2019
by Jodie Holm
Japan Yarns, Yarns

Hi, I’m interested in your collection. *Delete Delete Delete*  Hello, I would like to come and see your dolls. *Delete Delete Delete*  Maybe I should…

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Too Big in Japan

Too Big in Japan

November 1, 2019
by Bronni Bowen
Japan Yarns, Yarns

I can feel my face turning a warm, visibly peachy colour as those uncomfortable, familiar prickles run up my neck, around my ears, even to…

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Night Fishing in Tokyo

Night Fishing in Tokyo

August 27, 2019
by Klaudia Puah
Japan Yarns, Yarns

The Sumida river flows through Tokyo the way the memory of Fisherman Yoru (night in Japanese) will course through my head, reminding me about the…

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How Studio Ghibli Nearly Got Me Arrested in Japan

How Studio Ghibli Nearly Got Me Arrested in Japan

August 2, 2019
by Brody Whiteman
Japan Yarns, Yarns

I’ve always been a model citizen. Not a church boy, but just enough so my moral compass feels I’m benefitting the world in some fashion….

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