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House sitting in Japan — still mostly an expatriate affair

How-tos | LIFELINES Jul 16, 2017

House sitting in Japan — still mostly an expatriate affair

by Louise George Kittaka

A reader writes in about the possibility of coming to Japan as a house sitter.

Thank you, Jean Pearce, for helping us get things done in Japan

How-tos | LIFELINES Jul 9, 2017

Thank you, Jean Pearce, for helping us get things done in Japan

by Louise George Kittaka

If the U.S. had Ann Landers and Dear Abby, and Britain had Marge Proops, then Japan had Jean Pearce — someone who transcended the title of "columnist" and became a media icon for generations of readers.

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