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The Rich, Warm Story of ‘Golden Kamuy’ Manga’s Whale Soup

On: 2021-Mar-05

~~ In the icy, silver world of the northern coast of Sakhalin Island, an Ainu girl called Asirpa sips a bowl of ohaw and whispers, “Hinna hinna.” This scene is from the 17th volume of the popular manga series Golden Kamuy by Satoru Noda, published by Shueisha. The story takesContinue Reading

OPINION: Whaling Criticism is Often Melodramatic Japan-bashing

On: 2020-Feb-11

I have sided with China and North Korea in the past. I was staying at the Friendship Hotel when I taught in Beijing, then suffering from the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square massacre. I heard that their restaurant was going to serve dog meat. As I went to look atContinue Reading

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