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Karen Hill Anton

Anton (right) came to Japan in 1975 and, through her participation in the community, formed long-lasting relationships with her neighbors.

COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA

Dec 22, 2025

Making a home in Japan with holiday meals and memories

An American writer reflects on Christmas cake, New Year’s food and the communities she has found in Japan over the course of 50 years.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan’s landscape that they often go unnoticed.

Why Japan’s utility poles won’t be disappearing anytime soon

By Alex K.T. Martin

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