Saturday, April 21, 2018

Japan Culture Series 17: Ninjō

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    In the social composition of the Japanese being exists the very real conflict between social obligation and personal feelings. T...
Friday, March 23, 2018

But a Faithful man, who can find?

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      In Matthew 9:37-38 , Jesus in a highly memorable moment for all future Christians, said: “Then saith he unto his disciples, Th...
Friday, February 23, 2018

Japan Culture Series 16: Nemawashi

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    In the Japanese group culture a unique way of decision making predominates which is distinct from Western style decision making....
Sunday, January 21, 2018

2017: Year in Review

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     Well, it is hard to believe, but we have been here living in Japan for about nine months now. April 2018 will mark our one year ann...
Saturday, December 16, 2017

Japan Culture Series 15: Kisetsu

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Given its balanced geographical location on the globe, Japan is a country that experiences four distinct seasons. (Some say more if r...
Monday, November 20, 2017

Japan Culture Series 14: Omiai

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     To those who closely follow trends that occur in Japan the talk of population decline will inevitably come up. As reported ma...
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Saturday, October 21, 2017

Pachinko

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     It was about 9:40 AM as I was biking my way to my morning language class when I noticed a long line of people outside of a massive ...
Saturday, September 23, 2017

Rural Japanese Christianity

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This month we had the opportunity to travel outside of Tokyo and the main island we live on, to visit some Japanese friends in Oita C...
Sunday, August 20, 2017

Japan Culture Series 13: Hedataru to Najimu

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To a degree whether we realize it or not our personal space plays a key role in our daily relationships with one another. For instance,...
Friday, July 21, 2017

Obon Festival

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What would you do if Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Memorial day were all combined together into one holiday? Would you forgo that new ...