The Foreigner - Japanan online magazine on living, working and traveling in JapanHarnessing the inner Japanese activist- December 16, 2006 Buy Nothing Day (November 25, 2006) started over 14 years ago in Vancouver, Canada but like many social memes, the power of its ideas propelled it around the world, where it eventually landed in Japan; most prominently in the form of Gabi Hadls Zenta Claus.http://www.theforeigner-japan.com/archives/200612/harnessing_inner_japanese_activist.htm NOTB- December 16, 2006 Seated on the floor in the center of my sparsely furnished room, I took a long deep drag on my cigarette. My head started to spin with an intensity and velocity that made me feel nauseous. This was not the first time I had felt this wayhttp://www.theforeigner-japan.com/archives/200612/notb.htm Gambatte christmas- December 16, 2006 The middle of November, walking along the street in an urban area, the shrines on my left, the rising sun over my shoulder, Christmas trees all around me Santa Claus in 7-11http://www.theforeigner-japan.com/archives/200612/gambatte_christmas.htm |