Can Plastic Own the Fork?
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An early work of short fiction:
In the mid-2000's I began to notice an undercurrent of anti-Chinese sentiment surfacing across the country. Such racism...
English Weirdness, episode 2
The Real Reason Nobody Can Live in Downtown
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The Two Words That Turn Us Into Losers
Words, my friends, are powerful things. They both express and shape our thoughts. As such, we need to be careful,...
English Weirdness Comes to Japan!
It is with great excitement that I share this news. This past Wednesday, September 12 2018, in a live and online press conference coordinated with...
Mishima, Nationalism, and an ESL Literary Mystery Human Board Game and Field Trip to Kinkakuji
Nationalism is a troubling political force. Always there like a glowing ember in a fading fire, it lies in wait for the crafty politician to fan the flames with...
Working Translation-Meeting Jay Rubin
if you've ever read a novel or short story by Japanese author Haruki Murakami, and millions around the world have, there's a good chance that you haven't actually been reading Murakami's words. At...
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On a recent trip to Seoul, South Korea--after some sightseeing, and catching up with a former student of mine, Young-Dae Choi, who graciously guided my wife and I about the city's nightlife---I...
Onryou: The Scary Woman of Japanese Horror
"She can kill someone, just by willing it?"
Ryuji, in Ringu (Nakata 1998)
Judging solely by...