List: Living in Japan | Curated by Diane Neill Tincher

Feb 9, 2024
29 stories
Living in Japan
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Japonica Publication
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Diane Neill Tincher
How I Succeeded — and Failed — to Raise Bilingual Children in JapanRaising 8 children gave me plenty of room for trial and error
Jun 2, 2022
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Jun 2, 2022
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Diane Neill Tincher
The Riper the Rice, the More Deeply it BowsAs one’s learning and skills deepen, so does one’s humility
Mar 7, 2023
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Mar 7, 2023
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Japonica Publication
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Diane Neill Tincher
21 Steps to Gun Ownership—Japan’s Stringent RequirementsWhere owning a gun is a privilege, not a right
May 8, 2023
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May 8, 2023
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The Shortform
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Diane Neill Tincher
Giving Myself Room — the Joy of Being EarlyMusings while waiting for the Shinkansen
Nov 7, 2023
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Nov 7, 2023
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Lessons from History
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Diane Neill Tincher
Buddhism in Japan — A Little History of this Powerful and Influential ReligionSeven percent of the world’s population is Buddhist. Buddhism provides a path for mankind to escape the endless cycle of death and rebirth…
Jan 28, 2024
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Jan 28, 2024
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Japonica Publication
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Diane Neill Tincher
3 Mistakes I Made After a Traffic Accident in JapanAnd the magical power of apologies
Jan 30, 2024
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Jan 30, 2024
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Why is Learning Japanese So Hard?Let me give you 5 reasons, starting with its history
Jan 28, 2022
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Jan 28, 2022
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Japonica Publication
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Diane Neill Tincher
Netflix’s “Old Enough” as Viewed by a Mother in JapanAre those little ones really “old enough” to run errands?
May 4, 2022
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May 4, 2022
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Japonica Publication
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Diane Neill Tincher
Buying a Haunted House in JapanGhosts — love them or hate them, no one wants to live with them
Apr 30, 2023
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Apr 30, 2023
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Japonica Publication
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Diane Neill Tincher
Living in a Haunted House in JapanIt’s far better than I had imagined it could be
Jul 11, 2023
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Jul 11, 2023
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8 Children, No “Me” Time for 30 Years — Do I Regret Having Kids?Was all that sacrifice really worth it?
Jun 22, 2022
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Jun 22, 2022
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About Me Stories
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Diane Neill Tincher
About Me — Diane Neill TincherBeauty and History are Everywhere in Japan
Jan 6, 2022
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Jan 6, 2022
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5 Things I Love about Japan, and 1 Thing I HateYou Really Don’t Know until You Live There
Jan 11, 2022
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Jan 11, 2022
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Japonica Publication
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Diane Neill Tincher
An Old Woman’s Strategy for Remembering Facts and Achieving the “Impossible Dream”Tips I used in passing the Japanese National Tour Guide Tests
Feb 19, 2023
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Feb 19, 2023
44
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Diane Neill Tincher
The Unexpected Way I Ended Up Living in JapanSmall decisions can have lifelong consequences
Dec 22, 2022
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Dec 22, 2022
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Japonica Publication
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Diane Neill Tincher
The Japanese Phenomenon of Kentucky Fried Chicken for ChristmasAnd a brief history of Christmas in Japan
Dec 5, 2021
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Dec 5, 2021
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Japonica Publication
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Diane Neill Tincher
10 Things Visitors to Japan Think are Completely AwesomeEven after all my years in Japan, I can’t help but agree
Oct 16, 2022
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Oct 16, 2022
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Living in the Shade of Sakurajima—The Most Active Volcano in JapanWhere ash-fall is an everyday occurrence
Jun 20, 2021
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Jun 20, 2021
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Japonica Publication
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Diane Neill Tincher
American Kids Deal With Japan’s Rigid English EducationFrom assisting English teachers to enduring discrimination, the range of treatment was wide
Mar 1, 2022
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Mar 1, 2022
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Japonica Publication
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Diane Neill Tincher
2 Big Reasons Why English in Japan is so WackyBizarre English is ubiquitous and virtually expected in Japan
Mar 22, 2022
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Mar 22, 2022
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