Japanese food from an Estonian perspective
The Japanese cuisine couldn’t be any more different from the Estonian one. Tomatoes and potatoes, which are a part of everyday meals in Estonia, are …
Japan, the country of countless religions
My major in graduate program is a sociology of religion, and to narrow it down, the New Religions in Japan. Growing up in Estonia, I often …
Life in Tokyo Vol II: Finding the inner Estonian in the tangles of Japanese social life
It may come as a shock to many unsuspecting foreigners – being an Estonian, or indeed a European – what it really means to form and maintain …
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Life in Tokyo: Estonian sumo wrestler Baruto brings a smile to everyone’s face
Liisa Berezkin, having been used to Estonian and Finnish metal culture and festivals, discovers a massive industry of performance-based androgynous rock in Tokyo and learns that for …
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