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Homeland Insecurity
After six productive years in Japan, Rob Volansky made the reluctantly inevitable move back to the States. That was more than a y...
Faces in the Crowd
The Great Ballini
Juggling personal relationships and careers in the arts brought Stefan Bell from his native Hungary to Canada, America, and then ...
Onsen
Confessions of a Sento Junkie
A brief cultural history of the sento from a hot water nut I guarantee I go to the sento (public bathhouse) more than you. I k...
Kitesurfing
No Gusts, No Glory
Harness nature and reach places a surfboard or snowboard could never possibly take you. You know what? Just go ahead and fly. Go ...
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Kokusai Couple
Behind every great man is a tiny woman. Isn’t that how the saying goes? In the case of Pat and Naomi O’Keefe, this axiom especial...
Snowboarding
Catching up with Michael Baker
Owner, Powder House Lodge & Hakuba Real Estate Michael Baker arrived in Japan from his native Australia 12 years ago t...