Voices | FOREIGN AGENDA Oct 16, 2019
After 13 years in Japan, my advice is to stay curious
by Baxter Hedges
The joyful curiosity my mother had toward Japan when she visited reminded me of what made life here so special when I first arrived.
Reference | SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT Jan 21, 2005
by Alice Gordenker
Dear Alice, I recently noticed a large ball hanging from the eaves outside my favorite sake shop. It seems to be made of carefully clipped evergreen branches. I quizzed the shop owner about it, but we didn't understand each other. I asked a Japanese friend, ...