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Eight Million Ways to Happiness
Announcing my new book, coming out later this year!
Apr 28
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Hiroko Yoda
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“Ikigai” vs. Ikigai
The long strange trip of a word from Japanese to English and back again
Apr 9
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Hiroko Yoda
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March 2025
The Priest of Japan's Forbidden Zone
Remembering the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
Mar 11
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Hiroko Yoda
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February 2025
Flying plums, crying plums
What to do when there's nothing to do?
Feb 22
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Hiroko Yoda
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Setsubun: the oni within us
Sometimes, you can make friends of monsters
Feb 2
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Hiroko Yoda
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December 2024
Endless Christmas Eve
The surprising reason Japan celebrates Christmas Eve instead of Christmas Day
Dec 23, 2024
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Hiroko Yoda
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Dust bunnies of the heart
Plus: the behind-the-scenes story of how Marie Kondo got her mojo
Dec 12, 2024
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Hiroko Yoda
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How do you say “woke” in Japanese?
A slight linguistic difference illuminates big cultural ones
Dec 1, 2024
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Hiroko Yoda
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November 2024
Precious Days
Mariya Takeuchi’s new album is a lens into the golden era of J-pop
Nov 14, 2024
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Hiroko Yoda
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The kimono makes the man
Men's kimono send messages. Here's how to read them.
Nov 1, 2024
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Hiroko Yoda
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October 2024
Status symbol of the Shogun era
How kosode evolved from underwear into the power-wear of the aristocracy
Oct 14, 2024
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Hiroko Yoda
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Jidaigeki: Made in USA
A spoiler-free look at Shogun's cultural details, hiding in plain sight
Oct 2, 2024
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Hiroko Yoda
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