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NagaZasshi Profile on Dejima Network!
We’re used to covering all different kinds of topics in the NagaZasshi – but we’re not so used to becoming the topic ourselves! However, that’s what we became in a recent Dejima Network article. Here, have a look for yourself!
The NagaZasshi editing team was profiled, and editor-in-chief Kim Durinick was interviewed about the behind-the-scenes work needed to make it all tick. Give it a read and go check out the Dejima Network – the international arm of the prefectural… Continue reading »
A New NagaZasshi project – The Nagasaki Calendar! Photo submissions wanted!
Greetings all! We’re happy to announce a new project from the NagaZasshi team: A NagaZasshi Nagasaki Calendar!
Many of us involved with the NagaZasshi as readers or editors are involved with the JET Programme, and a long-time tradition — the annual JET Calendar, showcasing the best photographs from JETs around Japan — has not continued for 2012. Seeing as there’s now a calendar-shaped gap in our lives, we’ve decided to do something about that and commission our own Nagasaki NagaZasshi… Continue reading »
Catching up – issues 4.3 and 4.4 out now!
Hisashiburi, NagaZasshi faithful! Hope you’re surviving the chilly Nagasaki winter. Nothing better than huddling under the kotatsu with some nabe and something to read!
And that’s where we come in. Here’s links to the online copies of our two most recent issues: Volume 4 issue 3 from November, and fresh off the presses, volume 4 issue 4! Issue 3 has a feature on volunteering in Tohoku, a guide to traveling in many popular southeast Asian countries, and an investigation into… Continue reading »
AJET Publication Award
The NagaZasshi Team is proud to announce that we have been honored with an award by AJET. The award is for the best prefectural publication. We went up against some very impressive publications throughout Japan, so, needless to say, we are thrilled to have won the award.
We would like to thank all of our article contributors, our sponsors, and all of you for reading the NagaZasshi. This award inspires us to continue making the best, most informative magazine we… Continue reading »
NIB Piece on NagaZasshi
Check out this piece about the NagaZasshi that debuted on NIB (Nagasaki International Broadcasting) last October starring our very own Mutia Adisoma.
You can also view it directly on YouTube.
Haiti Donation Update
This is an update for you on the status of the donations you made to Haiti at the last NagaZasshi party. We recently received a confirmation email from the Canadian Red Cross, which you can read at the end of this message. We decided to donate through the Canadian Red Cross because the Canadian government vowed to match any donation made to Canadian charitable organizations between Jan. 12 and Feb. 12, 2010.
We collected about 47,000 yen in donations at… Continue reading »
The All Souls Procession
Note: This entry is an addendum to Vol 1.4′s Wacky Festivals Article.
Good ‘ol Tucson: the heart of the Southwestern United States. Where Wyatt Earp and his boys participated in the infamous gun fight at Tombstone. Where Saguaro cactus take the place of trees in a harsh dry landscape. And where one of the most unique U.S. festivals takes place every first weekend of November, The All Souls Procession. It was started in 1990 by a local artist name Susan… Continue reading »
5 Ways to Avoid the Most Depressing Christmas Ever
Pretty depressing, to say the least.
Regardless of where you are, and what the locals do, ‘tis the season to be jolly. However ‘tis also the season not to be broke, which is inevitably what a plane ticket home for the holidays will render you. If you’re staying put this Christmas, here is a heads up of what to expect, and some tips on how to spend your holiday season without crying into a Colonel Sanders bucket.
1. Get busy… Continue reading »
A Reasonable Rhyme: Shining a Little Light on a Japanese Custom
So many times in our daily lives here in Japan we may find our selves wondering, “Now come on, why would you do that? That just doesn’t make any sense…” One such instance as pointed out by Ms. Marika Galadza in her list of “5 Humbling Gaijin Moments” is the fact that you are, generally speaking, expected to pay an equal share for your own welcome/farewell party. For many of us foreign types that seems a little out… Continue reading »
Stop Looking At Me!
Physical insecurities are something that most of us have dealt with at one point or another in our lives (glasses and braces in junior high school, anyone?). However, these insecurities are sometimes exacerbated in Japan due to the fact that we look completely different from everyone around us, not to mention we’re stared at all the time!
I asked some foreigners about thoughts they’ve had regarding their physical appearance since living in Japan. Here are some of the things they… Continue reading »