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Cultural Conundrums / What Follows ‘Batter Up!Pqx: Cultural Accommodation in Baseball Risk-Taking

By Kate Elwood / Special to The Japan News 10:00 JST, March 10, 2024 The great thing about culture is that it’s everywhere. I am not a fan of...

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By Kate Elwood / Special to The Japan News 10:00 JST, February 4, 2024 Friendships sustain us in life, keeping loneliness at bay and providing us...

Kate Elwood 11:51 JST, January 7, 2024 Happy New Year! For many, myself included, the start of a new year is a time to take stock of our lives and...

By Kate Elwood / Special to The Japan News 14:00 JST, December 10, 2023 Recently, a Japanese colleague, whom I’ll call Professor Y,...

By Kate Elwood / Special to The Japan News 18:27 JST, November 5, 2023 Many years ago, when our children were young, some other mothers and I...

By Kate Elwood / Special to The Japan News 12:15 JST, September 10, 2023 The 19th-century playwright Oscar Wilde is known for his many witty...