Community NEWSA wrinkles-and-all guide to cosmetic surgery in JapanAEAƎFebruary 12, 2024 by AEAƎFebruary 12, 20240 Face-altering cosmetic procedures — the irresistible nectar of showbiz, late-night talk show celebrity guests and part-time drag queens like me....
Community NEWSIko is a scaredy-cat no moreAEAƎFebruary 5, 2024 by AEAƎFebruary 5, 20240 With her gold-tinged eyes of green, little Iko used to be so frightened by the world that she would freeze and be unable to move...
Community NEWSIn Niigata, a winter (and real estate) wonderlandAEAƎJanuary 29, 2024 by AEAƎJanuary 29, 20240 For Australians, housing prices are at record levels. To get on the property ladder, the first rung is a median house price of 937,000 Australian...
Community NEWS‘My job is to provide dogs with relief from even the smallest amount of pain’AEAƎJanuary 27, 2024 by AEAƎJanuary 27, 20240 Born in Tokyo, Ellie Harrell was an office worker before discovering the world of seitai with Choco, her canine companion of 17 years. Seitai, a...
Community NEWSAn Osaka nursery is going the extra mile to stop Vietnamese kids falling behindAEAƎJanuary 22, 2024 by AEAƎJanuary 22, 20240 A nursery located in a part of the western metropolis of Osaka — an area known for its diverse ethnic mix — offers a window...
Community NEWSAll ¥500 coins that glitter are not goldAEAƎJanuary 15, 2024 by AEAƎJanuary 15, 20240 As I settle down on the back seat of the bus, I watch as my brother-in-law confidently gets on board and touches his Suica card...
Community NEWSKoto the cat is looking for the lap of luxuryAEAƎDecember 25, 2023 by AEAƎDecember 25, 20230 Imagine the sweetest, cutest face and the roundest, greenest eyes looking up at you from your lap — maybe that’s where the expression “the lap...
Community NEWSBeating the odds on Japan’s controversial foreign trainee programAEAƎDecember 18, 2023 by AEAƎDecember 18, 20230 The day starts early for Nirmal Singh. Ninety minutes before he begins work at either 6 a.m. or 7:30 a.m. (it varies) on a farm...
Community NEWSThe extraordinary life of a Holocaust survivor living in JapanAEAƎDecember 11, 2023 by AEAƎDecember 11, 20230 The ancient city of Budapest, with its spires, its fountains, the rippling Danube. Not long ago, dark times swallowed it up. Janos Cegledy lived there,...
Community NEWSCinnabar the puppy is a real treatAEAƎDecember 5, 2023 by AEAƎDecember 5, 20230 This is Cinnabar, an unusual mix of pit bull and Plott hound, the latter a scent hound breed that originated in the Appalachian and Great...