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A Crime in South Carolina

Feb 6, 2023

Movie of the Week

Feb 6, 2023

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Japonica Publication

What it’s Like to be Black and Married in Japan

A review of “Words by Baye, Art by Miki”

Apr 21

Book cover featuring a painting of a black man and his Japanese wife.

Apr 21

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Minato Sketches: Radioactive Wild Boar, Super Mario Kart and Mid-life Desire

A review of a novel by Sharon White

Mar 7

Minato Sketches: Radioactive Wild Boar, Super Mario Kart and Mid-life Desire

Mar 7

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Japonica Publication

A Japanese-Style School in Rwanda

This primary school in Kigali incorporates some of the best practices Towari Marie Louise learned in Japan

Oct 17, 2024

A Japanese-Style School in Rwanda

Oct 17, 2024

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A Rear View of Hootie & the Blowfish — From South Carolina to Japan

Hootie & and the Blowfish are not famous here in Japan, where I live now, nor were they celebrities when was I was a senior at the…

Jun 18, 2024

A Rear View of Hootie & the Blowfish — From South Carolina to Japan

Jun 18, 2024

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Japonica Publication

Who Should Clean the Toilets?

Gen Z Japanese on gender parity and housework

Jun 13, 2024

A clean toilet.

Jun 13, 2024

The Truth About Writing Contests

Are they worth it, or not?

Jun 9, 2024

Someone’s hand writing in a notebook at a desk with a laptop and a cup of coffee.

Jun 9, 2024

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Japonica Publication

What Do Japanese Women Really Want?

Does feminism mean greater hardship and less freedom in Japan?

Sep 5, 2023

What Do Japanese Women Really Want?

Sep 5, 2023

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Japonica Publication

Why is “Barbie” bombing in Japan?

The “Barbie” movie’s much-needed message of diversity and female empowerment has been overshadowed by controversy.

Aug 14, 2023

A display of conventional blonde Barbie dolls at Toys ‘R Us in Japan.

Aug 14, 2023

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Japonica Publication

Why Don’t Japanese Working Women Hire Household Help?

Outsourcing housework could help to promote gender equality in Japan

Feb 7, 2023

Why Don’t Japanese Working Women Hire Household Help?

Feb 7, 2023

Suzanne Kamata

Suzanne Kamata

Author. Associate Professor. Permanent resident of Japan. Order The Baseball Widow here:

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