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Cross-Country Travelling: How to Survive Japan’s Highway Buses

Cross-Country Travelling: How to Survive Japan’s Highway Buses

December 17, 2019
by Kelly Rawnsley
Japan Tips

When exploring greater Japan, there are a lot of options regarding public transport. You have the option to fly, catch a shinkansen or jump on…

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Enduring "Woke" Conversations with Straight Dudes -- A Lesson in Humility

Enduring “Woke” Conversations with Straight Dudes — A Lesson in Humility

December 4, 2019
by Elizabeth Blu
Editorial

“Do you have a boyfriend?” my accidental travel companion asks almost innocently. “I have a girlfriend,” I lie. An easier opportunity to come out and…

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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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Global Hobo Launches On-the-Road Writing Workshops in Japan

Global Hobo Launches On-the-Road Writing Workshops in Japan

September 26, 2019
by The Hobos
Workshops

Are you a wannabe freelance writer or an aspiring travel journalist with itchy feet? Do you want to spend a month frolicking across urban and…

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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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The Indo-Japan Driver Exchange

The Indo-Japan Driver Exchange

June 28, 2019
by Ojasvi Gupta
Yarns

Prologue Two lanky gentlemen are standing in a visa application line at the Japanese consulate in Delhi. Mr Sajjan: “Mr. Sharma, remind me again why…

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When Japanese Plasters Don't Stick to Kiwi Feet

When Japanese Plasters Don’t Stick to Kiwi Feet

June 10, 2019
by Eli Sooker
Japan Yarns, Yarns

I’m 10 minutes into my hike to Abukuma Caves when I realise I have a slight problem. The last few days of marching on a…

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Finding More to Japan's Host Culture

Finding More to Japan’s Host Culture

June 3, 2019
by Faith Ang
Yarns

As kids, Mum would tell us, “Don’t talk to strangers.” But living in Tokyo for a month, I thought I’d be spontaneous, so I searched…

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Meet Harajuku’s Heroine to Combat Mental Health

Meet Harajuku’s Heroine to Combat Mental Health

May 1, 2019
by Megan Turner
Features

Content warning: This piece discusses self-harm, suicide and mental health. In Japan, a country known for its conformity, the backstreets of Tokyo reject and rebel….

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Travelling With Anxiety: It Happens to the Best of Us

Travelling With Anxiety: It Happens to the Best of Us

April 7, 2019
by Ryan Backhouse
Yarns

In the dying days of the Japanese ski season, there was a definite lack of snow. When there is a lack of snow around these…

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