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December 2024

Bonus Perspectives: 2024 in Review
My personal growth, my ten best pieces, and my favorite media I experienced this year.
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Bonus Perspectives: The Value of a PhD, South Korean President Impeached, Mike Waltz, and "Love Actually"
Cultural war controversy over PhDs, what Yoon Suk-yeol's failed martial law means for relations with Japan, and your weekly media recommendations.
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A Personal Journey Through Japan Part 2: Yamaguchi
Returning to the first place in Japan I ever lived in and learning how to move on from the past.
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November 2024

Remembering My Father Hong-Guang Jia (1954-2021)
A tribute piece to my late father who would have been 70 years old today.
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Bonus Perspectives: Trump's Foreign Policy Picks, Japan Opposition Adultery Scandal, "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," and "Untitled Goose…
How Trump could address the war in Ukraine, the head of Japan's Democratic Party for the People gets caught with his trousers down, and your weekly…
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Trump Won, Time to Accept It
Why Kamala Harris lost and my main foreign policy concerns with the incoming administration.
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Bonus Perspectives: The Podcast Election, Japanese Politics on Fire, "Nosferatu," and "Death Wish"
Trump goes on Joe Rogan, the Japanese political world sees a major upset, and your weekly media recommendations.
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A Bit of Film and War: "Condor's Nest"
My column series returns covering an obscure WWII movie so cheaply made, I couldn't help but admire it.
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October 2024

Bonus Perspectives: Mr. Trump Goes to McDonald's, A Brief Guide to Japanese Politics, Terry Gilliam's "Brazil," and Brahms' Hungarian Dances
Trump serves up fries as the election approaches, Japan's political opposition gets a boost, and your weekly media recommendations.
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Bonus Perspectives: Christopher Columbus Controversy, Japan Isn't Going Nuclear, "The Great Escaper," and "Rocket Knight Adventures…
The yearly controversy around Columbus Day, debates over Japan's relationship with nuclear weapons, and your weekly media recommendations.
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A Personal Journey Through Japan Part 1: Yokosuka
Returning to where I first started in Japan and what I've learned in the years since.
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