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Chapter Two—Wheelbarrow Wars

Shinshi-san went into her second bedroom, the one filled with mulberry leaves, and checked on the s…

Naomi Hirahara • Dec. 4, 2019

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Chapter One—Jou Schnell: Keeping House

Jou Schnell looked out her window of her small four-room, wood-framed house on Gold Hill. Through t…

Naomi Hirahara • Nov. 4, 2019

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Chapter Twelve — Family Ties

“Just give it to me, Maki.” I hear Carrie’s voice behind me. I’m so relieve…

Naomi Hirahara • Sept. 4, 2019

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Dekasegi Story

Episode 33 "Karen won't come back to Japan"

Toshie, a high school student, married her classmate Ivan and gave birth to twins five months later…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Aug. 30, 2019

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Chapter Eleven — How to Sharpen a Knife

One of the first things Yudai, my boss at the sushi bar, taught me was how to properly sharpen my k…

Naomi Hirahara • Aug. 4, 2019

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Episode 32: Only 5 months of dekasegi life

Mari had no children and, after her husband died early, she focused solely on work. After graduatin…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • July 15, 2019

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Chapter Ten — Double Crosser

“What do you mean Yudai was behind this?” I can hardly get the words out of my mouth. Y…

Naomi Hirahara • July 4, 2019

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Episode 31 Yuji is great!

Yuji and I are childhood friends. We've been together since we were little, and our houses were…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • June 10, 2019

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Chapter Nine — Where’s Som?

On my dead husband’s laptop is only one document, a letter addressed to me. Carrie glances a…

Naomi Hirahara • June 4, 2019

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6th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest

Little Tokyo Story – Ben & Akiko

It’s been seven and a half years since the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Tokyo Olympics’ hug…

Naoko Okada • May 31, 2019

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