Jul 5, 2017
A migrant's dignity
“Kiria (ma’am), do you need a mobile case? I have some very nice ones and very cheap, just five euros for you.” The red long rabbit’s...
Jun 15, 2017
Echoes of the Sino-Japanese war...
I found myself locked out of my apartment the morning after I arrived in Tokyo to take up a lecturing position at a local university....
Jan 5, 2017
Questions of identity
As any person with an accent would tell you, the much-repeated question about one's provenance can be utterly irritating and boringly...