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Finding a balance between tradition and innovation in 2025

In Japan, 2025 was marked by both a vibrant cultural landscape and a quiet tension between cosmopolitan ideals and resurgent conservatism. Interviewees in our 20 Questions series shared insig…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1434029/finding-a-balance-between-tradition-and-innovation-in-2025/

Inspiration, innovation and identity — our 20 Questions interviewees had lots to say about their chosen careers and the paths that led them here in 2025. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/12/27/our-lives/2025-end-of-year-20-questions-wrap/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #expats #livinginjapan #womensissues #japanesecrafts #shinto #anime #mixedrelationships #2025inreview

Inspiration, innovation and identity — our 20 Questions interviewees had lots to say about their chosen careers and the paths that led them here in 2025. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/12/27/our-lives/2025-end-of-year-20-questions-wrap/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #expats #livinginjapan #womensissues #japanesecrafts #shinto #anime #mixedrelationships #2025inreview

“Politics and daily life in Japan are very separate” — Chinese expats recount their parenting challenges and the conversations on identity they’ve had with their Japan-raised children. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/12/15/issues/chinese-children-raised-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #expats #immigration #china #chinajapanrelations #mixedrelationships #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools

“Politics and daily life in Japan are very separate” — Chinese expats recount their parenting challenges and the conversations on identity they’ve had with their Japan-raised children. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/12/15/issues/chinese-children-raised-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #expats #immigration #china #chinajapanrelations #mixedrelationships #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools

Spousal violence can take many forms. Recognizing the signs of financial abuse is the first step toward reclaiming agency and regaining control. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/12/08/issues/financial-abuse-mental-health/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #expats #mixedrelationships #marriage #divorce #mentalhealth #abuse #womensissues

Spousal violence can take many forms. Recognizing the signs of financial abuse is the first step toward reclaiming agency and regaining control. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/12/08/issues/financial-abuse-mental-health/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #expats #mixedrelationships #marriage #divorce #mentalhealth #abuse #womensissues

https://www.alojapan.com/1419953/alex-and-mami-st-jean-home-feels-like-the-family-weve-created-in-hokkaido/ Alex and Mami St-Jean: ‘Home feels like the family we’ve created in Hokkaido’ #canada #expats #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #MixedRelationships #news #SmallBusinesses #北海道 Thirty-one-year-old Alex St-Jean, a native of Ontario, and his wife, Mami, 34, are the couple behind North Candles. Based in Taiki, Hokkaido, they make soy wax candles by hand in a renovated akiya (abandoned house) that doubles as their home and workshop. 1. How did the two of yo

Hand-poured candles, a mountainside town in Hokkaido and a love story that began on a British Columbia farm. North Candles isn’t just a brand, it’s a whole life that Alex and Mami St-Jean built from scratch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/11/28/our-lives/north-candles-alex-mami-st-jean/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #hokkaido #expats #smallbusinesses #canada #mixedrelationships

Hand-poured candles, a mountainside town in Hokkaido and a love story that began on a British Columbia farm. North Candles isn’t just a brand, it’s a whole life that Alex and Mami St-Jean built from scratch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/11/28/our-lives/north-candles-alex-mami-st-jean/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #hokkaido #expats #smallbusinesses #canada #mixedrelationships

Biracial Japanese model Dulmi, a member of the 2023 class of Vogue’s Open Casting model search, hopes to be a voice of change in the modeling and beauty industries in Japan and beyond. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/03/japan/society/dulmi-sri-lankan-japanese-model/?utm_content=bufferf089a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #tokyo #race #fashion #osaka #srilanka #mixedrelationships

Biracial Japanese model Dulmi, a member of the 2023 class of Vogue’s Open Casting model search, hopes to be a voice of change in the modeling and beauty industries in Japan and beyond. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/03/japan/society/dulmi-sri-lankan-japanese-model/?utm_content=bufferf089a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #tokyo #race #fashion #osaka #srilanka #mixedrelationships