Tim OdagiriNov 14, 20233 minHas Japan Forgotten About Hiroshima?A few weeks ago, I had a chance to visit Hiroshima, my first trip to that sprawling port city in Western Japan. As I gazed at a cloudbank...
Tim OdagiriSep 26, 20233 minInto Japan Book Now Available!When you move to Japan, one of the first things you realize is how woefully unprepared you are for the experience. Naturally, there’s the...
Tim OdagiriJun 6, 20233 minThat Time Some Guy Said, “You’re Not Japan’s Emperor, I Am!”You history buffs out there might recall that the mid-1940s was a busy time for Japan. With the empire’s defeat at the end of World War I...
Tim OdagiriJun 16, 20223 minWorld History is Different in JapanThis past Sunday, I visited an English-language church in Tokyo. After the main service, they had an adult Sunday school class where the ...