Rebecca Suzuki ◆ December 14, 2015 Imagine this: you walk into a beautiful European church, and instead of the beautiful stained glass, you see bottles… Read More
Do Shinto Gods Like to Get Drunk?
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You don’t know what you think you know
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Deborah Klens-Bigman, Ph.D. ◆ December 9, 2015 I have been in Japan for the past 10 days or so. During that time I have spent… Read More
What is balance?
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Deborah Klens-Bigman, Ph.D. ◆ December 28, 2015 We hear a lot about balance. Doctors talk about “homeostasis,” a state of optimal, functional balance in the… Read More
Is Sugar Bad For You?
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Japanese Cooking Blog with Asako Nonaka #14 Asako Nonaka ◆ December 4, 2015 When you hear cake, chocolate and ice cream, how are you feeling?… Read More
A true budoka
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Deborah Klens-Bigman, Ph.D. ◆ November 30, 2015 One of my jodo students, an older gentleman who previously did “hard” martial arts (i.e. karate or jujutsu,… Read More
Seven Things I Missed about Japan When I was Away
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Rebecca Suzuki ◆ November 22, 2015 I recently took a two-week trip to the city of Melbourne in Australia, and I didn’t think two weeks was… Read More
