Below are links to articles available online, with brief descriptions (in reverse chronological order):

2008 Articles

Foreign Faculty Face Annual Round of 'Musical Jobs', published December 30, 2008 in Japan Times. Questions why foreigners are so often kept on limited term contracts at Japanese universities. Click here to read.

Japan Times article of June 17, 2008, "Lawmaker takes 9/11 Doubts Global" here. This article received the most hits ever for a Japan Times article and received numerous comments, the vast majority of which were positive and supportive. Click here to view all 25 comments, pasted onto my blog.

A May 6, 2008 Japan Times article entitled "As parent firm posts record profits, Berlitz teachers strike back" about the Berlitz Japan teacher's strike. Click here for the article.

An April 1, 2008 Japan Times article entitled "'Half-alien' group foresees disaster, Japan UFO landing" which gave me the chance to learn about UFO claims and culture. In particular, reading about the Disclosure Project had piqued my interest. Click here for the article.

This February 19, 2008 Japan Times article is about the perils of nationalism. Entitled "Sitting out but standing tall: Teachers still paying the price as lengthy legal battles over 'Kimigayo' rage on" is about Tokyo teachers punished for not obeying the school board's dictates to stand for the flag and national anthem. Click here for the JT article. This article was also published on Japan Focus, Znet, and History News Network.

This January 15, 2008 article, published on Japan Times and Japan Focus, entitled "Whatever happened to Yamagishi?: Pursuit of happiness resumes at group's communes after torrent of litigation from ex-members," is about an environmental commune's trials in Japan. Click here for the article.

2007 Articles

This October 2, 2007 Japan Times article, entitled "Japan faces hunger pains as poor slip through net" was meant to support World Food Day 2007. Click here for the article.

Kansai Time Out articles (1999 to 2004 in chronological order):

O To Live on Ikoma Mountain	scroll to bottom of "zen" category on "Spiri at Work" blog.
Buddhas in Stone	scroll towards bottom of "zen" category on blog.
Pao Roots Restaurant Review
Bicycling in Nara	scroll to bottom of "travel" category on blog.
Let's Go	scroll to bottom of "culture" category on blog.
Kansai's Bad Attitude:	see "environment" category on blog.
The Yamagishi Experience:	scroll to bottom of "environment" category on blog.
The Slow Dance:	scroll down "zen" category on blog.
Zenho's Restaurant Review
The Art of Ninjitsu	scroll down "zen" category on blog.
Spiritual Thailand	scroll towards bottom of "zen" category on blog.
Nagasaki: Hard Lessons in History	scroll "culture" category on blog.
Teaching for Charity	scroll "education" category on blog.
Spanning the Centuries	scroll "culture" category on blog.
The Japanophile's Classics	scroll "culture" category on blog.
Suntanned in Siberia	scroll to bottom of "travel" category on blog.
The World of Zen
Fair Game
Bringing Up Baby
Masters of the Universe
Bushido
A Man With No Talents book review
Victim's Anonymous

Pre-Japan (pre-1997) articles (in chronological order):

The Art of Typing

Valuing the Feminine

Money

The Community Stroll

The Perfect Moment

Locked Doors

A Land of Intrigue and Beauty

Diamond Mining in New York

Yoga and the Will to Practice

Finding the Work You Love

Finding the Work You Love

Finding the Work You Love

Technology and the Simple Life

From East to West

Look Mom, I Got My Cyberdegree!

Go!

Andre Cohen book review

The Cosmic Waltz

Finding a 20th Century Vocation

Matsuri Festival at St. Michael's

The Queen of Asanas

From East to West

Footprints in the Snow

Peace Education at St. Michael's

Burlington's Taiko Drummers

Sea Kayaking Lake Champlain

Ferried Through Time

Spectrum One Stop Shop

Happy Birthday Taft Lodge

Burlington's Homeless

Jala Neti

Shakuhachi: Music of Mystics

Vermont Ninja

Socially Responsible Entrepreneur

Bugs

Coming Out of the Cupboard

A Runner's Unlikely Recovery

CCV Comes of Age

Vermont World Peace Festival

Mental Generosity

Watching TV

Adventure Guilds in Vermont

Observations of an Ex-Vegetarian

Candy

Starting Over

Spiritual Thailand