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People Who Talk to Stuffed Animals Are Nice by Ao Omae

“When the last day’s bus for Shibuya departs with a dull vroom, a woman appears at the bus stop.” https://persisted.substack.com/p/first-line-friday-902?r=9bs6a&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_...

African Visas by Maria Thomas

I have wanted to be a writer since I was a little girl in Michigan. As a kid, I wrote stories on demand for my classmates, and produced and distributed what we would now call a zine to the people in m...

An interview with Yuki Tanaka.

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Listen to the audiobook Cinnamon Beach, written by Suzanne Kamata, narrated by Cindy Kay.

Listen to the audiobook Cinnamon Beach, written by Suzanne Kamata, narrated by Cindy Kay.

Of all people, Trump proves it once again.

‘I would rather build bridges than burn them’

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Reiwa Shinsengumi’s rapid ascent marks a seismic shift in the progressive voting bloc in Japan.

By Suzanne Kamata In February in Japan, where I have lived for the past 35 years, households with young daughters display hina ningyo, beautiful ornamental dolls representing the Emperor, Empress, and...

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David Moreton has devoted decades to researching southern Japan’s famed 88-temple pilgrimage, established by influential monk Kobo Daishi.

Photographs and narrative by Suzanne Kamata When I first arrived in Japan over thirty-five years ago, one of the first places that I visited was the Iya Valley, deep in the interior of Tokushima Pr…

By Suzanne Kamata In February in Japan, where I have lived for the past 35 years, households with young daughters display hina ningyo, beautiful ornamental dolls representing the Emperor, Empress, and...

President Trump’s order to halt most foreign aid has intensified humanitarian crises and raised questions about the United States’ reliability as a global leader.

A vivid collection of stories about mothers and daughters, girls and women, wives and ex-wives.

January 27th, 1970 is the day that Duskin founder Suzuki Seiichi decided to enter into a business partnership with Mister Donut of America. Mister Donut designated this day as its founding day, and…

Tyranny doesn’t happen overnight. Take it from the people who missed the first signs.

The emotionality of ASL can free you from the trap of precision.