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Andreas Neuenkirchen
The community pool is a great place for exercise and meeting your neighbors.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jul 31, 2023
Figuring out the rules at a Japanese community pool can be an ongoing education
If you’re headed for the community pool, be prepared: Japanese pool rules are an ongoing education.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Nov 13, 2022
Shichi-go-san: Take the picture, skip the ceremony
Celebrating your offspring or just getting hitched? Create fake memories with real photographs.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 1, 2022
Can my 6-year-old measure up to the toddlers they have on ‘Old Enough!’?
A father waits by the window as his daughter sets out on an adventure to buy croissants. At the age of 6, is she ‘old enough’ for this responsibility?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Sep 20, 2021
You never know who you’ll run into at the public bath
Your local tattooed thugs, the old woman who is just a little bit too much in your business, who else will you meet at the neighborhood bathhouse?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 3, 2021
Moving house in a pandemic: Meeting the neighbors and readying your child for their ‘playground debut’
In the final entry of a three-part series on moving house during the pandemic, our writer masks up to meet the neighbors.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 19, 2021
Moving house in a pandemic: The move isn’t the hardest part, the packing is
Moving into a new home doesn’t have to be stressful if you get help. What comes before and after that is tough enough.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 5, 2021
Moving house in a pandemic: As our 6-year-old got older, we realized it was time for an upgrade
In the first of a three-part series, our writer outlines the twists and turns his family encountered when they opted to look for a new place to live.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 27, 2020
On the run: Taking up the world’s new hobby
If you don’t have a dog to walk, running gets you outside for some fresh air and helps keep your health up at a time when we all need to be healthy.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 22, 2020
The bright side of a potential quarantine
These days, I find myself singing “Happy Birthday” several times between daybreak and bedtime. As the next birthday in our family is weeks away, I feel a bit silly about it, even though I mostly confine the singing to my head. Since I am running out of people to silently and undeservedly congratulate,...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / Fiction
Dec 26, 2019
Christmas on Happy Road: The Passion of the Franz
Chapter 4
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / Fiction
Dec 22, 2019
Christmas on Happy Road: Green inferno
Chapter 3
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / Fiction
Dec 15, 2019
Christmas on Happy Road: Mystery Trains
Chapter 2
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / Fiction
Dec 15, 2019
Christmas on Happy Road: Escape from Shibuya
Chapter 1
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Sep 18, 2019
My first ‘Hitler moment’
I’m fine with playing the German to humor my Japanese acquaintances — just not one German in particular.
LIFE / Language / Fiction
Jul 27, 2019
Leaving Happy Road: Dawn of the Dad
Chapter 5
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / Fiction
Jul 20, 2019
Leaving Happy Road: Guess who’s coming to (every) dinner?
Chapter 4
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / Fiction
Jul 15, 2019
Leaving Happy Road: The House by the Cemetery
Chapter 3
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / Fiction
Jul 5, 2019
Leaving Happy Road: The Rise of O.G.
Chapter 2
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / Fiction
Jul 5, 2019
Leaving Happy Road: On a Sunday
Chapter 1
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 19, 2019
I walked the line: Getting reacquainted with Tokyo on the Yamathon
Riding the full length of Tokyo’s central Yamanote railway line takes about an hour, but walking it has its own rewards.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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