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Meeting the Goddess of Fire • An unexpected surprise on a trip to Hawaii
Meeting the Goddess of Fire
An unexpected surprise on a trip to Hawaii
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Meeting the Goddess of Fire • An unexpected surprise on a trip to Hawaii
New Year, New You • Some thoughts on having a happy 2026!
New Year, New You
Some thoughts on having a happy 2026!
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
New Year, New You • Some thoughts on having a happy 2026!
Microphone Marathon • Some thoughts on recording my audiobook
Microphone Marathon
Some thoughts on recording my audiobook
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Microphone Marathon • Some thoughts on recording my audiobook
"Dead" before Christmas • A personal update, and a close call with WHAM!
"Dead" before Christmas
A personal update, and a close call with WHAM!
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
"Dead" before Christmas • A personal update, and a close call with WHAM!
I went to hell last week • ...and had a great time!
I went to hell last week
...and had a great time!
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
I went to hell last week • ...and had a great time!
Summertime Sadness • Traditions nourish. But sometimes we have to change, like it or not.
Summertime Sadness
Traditions nourish. But sometimes we have to change, like it or not.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Summertime Sadness • Traditions nourish. But sometimes we have to change, like it or not.
Animated Spirituality • Japan's spiritual traditions are everywhere -- even in your favorite anime shows.
Animated Spirituality
Japan's spiritual traditions are everywhere -- even in your favorite anime shows.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Animated Spirituality • Japan's spiritual traditions are everywhere -- even in your favorite anime shows.
Spiritual noodles • The city of Miwa is home to a ritual where commerce, cuisine, and kami intersect
Spiritual noodles
The city of Miwa is home to a ritual where commerce, cuisine, and kami intersect
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Spiritual noodles • The city of Miwa is home to a ritual where commerce, cuisine, and kami intersect
NYC, again! • Anime as a window to Japan's spirituality
NYC, again!
Anime as a window to Japan's spirituality
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
NYC, again! • Anime as a window to Japan's spirituality
Nakama • A story about unplugging and reconnecting in the mountains
Nakama
A story about unplugging and reconnecting in the mountains
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Nakama • A story about unplugging and reconnecting in the mountains
Sightseeing with the Dead • Visiting graves can broaden horizons
Sightseeing with the Dead
Visiting graves can broaden horizons
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Sightseeing with the Dead • Visiting graves can broaden horizons
Searching for a Lost Kami • An adventure on San'in's Mount Daisen
Searching for a Lost Kami
An adventure on San'in's Mount Daisen
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Searching for a Lost Kami • An adventure on San'in's Mount Daisen
Eight Million Ways to Happiness • Announcing my new book, coming out later this year!
Eight Million Ways to Happiness
Announcing my new book, coming out later this year!
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Eight Million Ways to Happiness • Announcing my new book, coming out later this year!
“Ikigai” vs. Ikigai • The long strange trip of a word from Japanese to English and back again
“Ikigai” vs. Ikigai
The long strange trip of a word from Japanese to English and back again
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
“Ikigai” vs. Ikigai • The long strange trip of a word from Japanese to English and back again
The Priest of Japan's Forbidden Zone • Remembering the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
The Priest of Japan's Forbidden Zone
Remembering the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
The Priest of Japan's Forbidden Zone • Remembering the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
Flying plums, crying plums • What to do when there's nothing to do?
Flying plums, crying plums
What to do when there's nothing to do?
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Flying plums, crying plums • What to do when there's nothing to do?
Setsubun: the oni within us • Sometimes, you can make friends of monsters
Setsubun: the oni within us
Sometimes, you can make friends of monsters
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Setsubun: the oni within us • Sometimes, you can make friends of monsters
Endless Christmas Eve • The surprising reason Japan celebrates Christmas Eve instead of Christmas Day
Endless Christmas Eve
The surprising reason Japan celebrates Christmas Eve instead of Christmas Day
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Endless Christmas Eve • The surprising reason Japan celebrates Christmas Eve instead of Christmas Day
Dust bunnies of the heart • Plus: the behind-the-scenes story of how Marie Kondo got her mojo
Dust bunnies of the heart
Plus: the behind-the-scenes story of how Marie Kondo got her mojo
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Dust bunnies of the heart • Plus: the behind-the-scenes story of how Marie Kondo got her mojo
How do you say “woke” in Japanese? • A slight linguistic difference illuminates big cultural ones
How do you say “woke” in Japanese?
A slight linguistic difference illuminates big cultural ones
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
How do you say “woke” in Japanese? • A slight linguistic difference illuminates big cultural ones
The kimono makes the man • Men's kimono send messages. Here's how to read them.
The kimono makes the man
Men's kimono send messages. Here's how to read them.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
The kimono makes the man • Men's kimono send messages. Here's how to read them.
Status symbol of the Shogun era • How kosode evolved from underwear into the power-wear of the aristocracy
Status symbol of the Shogun era
How kosode evolved from underwear into the power-wear of the aristocracy
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Status symbol of the Shogun era • How kosode evolved from underwear into the power-wear of the aristocracy