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Chapter Two—The Curse of Mottainai I
While many post-World War II Japanese families were all about discarding old tansu and kimono, my m…
Naomi Hirahara • Jan. 4, 2021
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Chapter One—The Contract
“Hello, Souji RS. Hiroko speaking.”
I held my cell phone to my ear as I defrosted some…
Naomi Hirahara • Dec. 4, 2020
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“Tidying Up” My Family’s Camp Dresser
“If there is joy, it is a painful joy.”
—Karen Tei Yamashita, “Konmarima…
Tamiko Nimura • March 7, 2019
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Digger Sasaki - Part 1
“They had soldiers and jeeps with machine guns, you know, patrolling the camps. It was kind…
Emiko Tsuchida • Feb. 1, 2017
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Japanese Cleaning
Here’s all the dirt on my feelings about cleaning.
I don’t have the joy of cleaning.
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Gil Asakawa • July 13, 2016