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Life in Japan: The impact of COVID-19 isolationism

By David McNeill This summer I returned to my native Ireland with my kids for our first trip out of Japan in over three years. Like many expats aroun ....

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Life in Japan: Time for this country's LGBTQ community to come out fighting

By David McNeill When I first came to Japan in the 1990s, the gay community seemed invisible. There was no annual gay-rights parade of the type seen i ....

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Life in Japan: Embracing ethnicity and diversity

By David McNeill Last year, a registered package arrived at our door so our son went to sign for it. When the delivery man saw Luka, 10, he became f ....

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Life in Japan: The softer corners and harder edges of the Japanese justice system

By David McNeill Japanese roughly 180 jails are superficially similar to prisons elsewhere. With its facade of red brick, for example, Chiba Prison lo ....

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Life in Japan: To buy or not to buy a house in Tokyo

By David McNeill Despite living in Tokyo for two decades, I ve resisted buying a house till now. One reason is prices: apartments for a family our ....

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