Feature
The
Ever-changing Face of Leisure |
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Photo by Sarah Richards |
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| A Sunday afternoon in Harajuku: a sea of little
goth bo-peeps, villainous superheroes, and grunge punk rockers
showing off their carefully assembled costumes. |
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Book
Hanami
- Chapter I |
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 The
gleaming bronze statue of a samurai stood alongside the granite
stairwell at the south entrance to Ueno Park, towering over
Jake as he cut through the mass of people congregating on the
stairs. |
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International Relations
A
guide to dating - for men |
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 So
there's someone you like. A Japanese lady? You've managed to
secure a date with her and could use some advice. Want to know
where you should take her, or how you can impress the woman
of your dreams? |
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Culture
Japanese
Culture - My View |
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 As
a British expat living in Hiroshima sitting down to write about
Japanese culture as I have experienced it, I considered writing
about onsens, pachinko or Japanese-style gardens. |
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Economics
Does
2005 see you in the green? |
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 In
spite of the fact that this is the year of the chicken, you
have decided to muster your courage and challenge the Japanese
consumer market. |
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Language
Even
Samurai Swords Can't Cut through Kanji |
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 As
a novice student studying Japanese I have some advice for anybody
interested in participating in this admirable intellectual and
cultural exchange: mo ii yo (forget it). |
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Short Fiction
Mr.
Graves' Evening Class |
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 Mr.
Graves lingered just a few moments over his morning paper to
finish an article about an automobile accident that had happened
the previous evening not too far from his home. |
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Poem
Tanka |
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 Melted
snow
on the pavement
puddles
wet tracks of galloshes
on my floor. |
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