Rafu ShimpoJul 31, 20154 minJ-TOWN BEAT: Tsuribaka Summer(Published July 18, 2015) I had to laugh when I saw the photo of my husband Eric beaming goofily as he held up a 20-pound yellowfin tuna....
Rafu ShimpoJul 31, 20154 minTHROUGH THE FIRE: Navigating TokyoLately, I’ve been living a life on the road — very unusual for a well-rooted home body like me. In fact, I even kept my suitcase out...
Rafu ShimpoJul 31, 20153 minSENIOR MOMENTS: Our Hiroshima/Nagasaki Forum on August 2In my observation over the years, the only coverage the atomic bombing gets each year is a Buddhist service or services in Little Tokyo...
Rafu ShimpoJul 30, 20156 minINTO THE NEXT STAGE: What’s Wrong With Dong on ‘The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’?I’ve never quite trusted Tina Fey. When she was the head writer of “Saturday Night Live” and co-anchor of its “Weekend Update,” I often...