TAKUAN AMARU When a college-buddy of mine in the U.S. asked me this question, he was astonished to hear me say: “I don’t really face

        TAKUAN AMARU Selling-out is usually more a matter of buying in. Sell out, and you’re really buying into someone else’s system

“We (the U.S.) have dropped two atomic bombs on fuckin’ Japan and they’ve been drawing Hello-Kitty and shit ever since.” ~ Comedian, Dave Chappelle A

“We (Japanese) have worked diligently to become members of the international community” ~Tomoko Ishida, 11th grade student in Nagoya City Considering the slogans which have

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Takuan Amaru Many people imagine that moving to Japan represents escaping reality. For members of the disenfranchised class, this makes …

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by Takuan Amaru In March 2020, a 35-year-old, Japanese resident filed a lawsuit against the Shinjuku Ward Office to the …

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by Takuan Amaru The overwhelming pressure felt by superstar athlete, Naomi Osaka, which led to her controversial withdrawals of grand …

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Takuan Amaru In Japan, with its reputation as one of the world’s safest countries, I have been exposed to sexual …

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Takuan Amaru For Japanese, being a member of the group is what gives a person his power. The group-dynamic is …

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