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ALEX KERR

Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 17, 2023
Traditional Japanese homes are the focus of weekend-long Minka Summit
Amid a movement toward sustainable living, old Japanese farmhouses are getting a second look from the non-Japanese population.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 5, 2021
Alex Kerr sounded an alarm 25 years ago. Did Japan listen?
On the anniversary of his breakout book u2018Lost Japan,¡¯ the author finds reasons for hope in some rural towns.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 5, 2020
¡®Finding the Heart Sutra¡¯: Alex Kerr finds humor at the heart of wisdom and enlightenment
In his book ¡®Finding the Heart Sutra,¡¯ Alex Kerr breaks down the ancient Buddhist text character by character to reveal why the sutra has remained influential for over 1,000 years.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 7, 2019
A literary platform for the collected writers of Kyoto
Writers in Kyoto is an English-language literary salon formed by writer John Dougill in 2015 to create a ¡®sense of community¡¯ for writers connected to Japan¡¯s imperial capital.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jan 7, 2018
More readers¡¯ responses to Japan Times Community articles from 2017
A selection of unpublished letters about Community stories from the second half of last year.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Nov 1, 2017
Alex Kerr on Japan: From ¡®voice in the wind¡¯ to vindication
A quarter-century after his first book warned Japan of what it had to lose, Alex Kerr feels the nation is finally on the same page.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 51³Ô¹ÏÍø LITE
Sep 25, 2017
Alex Kerr recalls 1970s Japan and David Kidd, the mentor whose influence never fades
Author and Japan hand Alex Kerr remembers the ¡®larger than life, outrageous, tall, skinny, blond¡¯ David Kidd and the ¡®golden age.¡¯
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 20, 2017
¡®Another Kyoto¡¯: Alex Kerr¡¯s roving thoughts on Kyoto as it stands today
It appears that when the Japanologist Alex Kerr was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, his tutors despaired at his unorthodox use of his time there, with one particularly testy don complaining, ¡°He researches only the ephemera that draw his interest,¡± going on to rail against Kerr¡¯s fascination with ¡°superstitions,...
Japan Times
LIFE
May 12, 2013
¡®Beauty¡¯ as beheld in Japan through the ages
In July 2006, Shinzo Abe published a book titled ¡®Utsukushii Kuni e¡¯ (¡¯Toward a Beautiful Country¡¯), but what does he mean by ¡®beautiful country¡¯?
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Apr 25, 2002
Japan: A land gone to the dogs?
Alex Kerr loves Japan as much as anyone, but he knows much more about it than most. With the publication April 25 of ¡°Inu to Oni¡± (Kodansha) -- a translation of his book ¡°Dogs and Demons¡± (Hill and Wang, 2001) -- Japanese, too, will be able to share his insight. As it says on the cover of ¡°Dogs and Demons,¡°...
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan¡¯s anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend ¡ª or want to pay off their debts ¡ª at host clubs.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

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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