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A Mississippian in Japan — A series on serious food

When I first told my extended family I was moving to Japan,…

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A Mississippian in Japan — Weapons Engagement Zone

One small sliver of light began to peek through the blackout curtains…

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A Mississippian in Japan — Took off like a bullet

I wrote the following as I screamed along the Japanese countryside between…

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A Mississippian in Japan — Henry and the Christmas Banana

A big part of my job here in Japan is community relations…

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A Mississippian in Japan — A part of something ancient

My wife turned and looked at me smiling with tears in her…

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A Mississippian in Japan — Reviving the memory of a hero

As I was sitting in our conference room trying to stay awake…

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A Mississippian in Japan — Trading Hurricanes for Typhoons

Back in 2012, I packed up my things and moved to Mississippi…

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A Mississippian in Japan — Good bacteria? 

Here in Okinawa, one of my regular duties within my job description…

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A Mississippian in Japan – Habu vs. Mongoose

Not too long after I moved my family from Mississippi to the…

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A Mississippian in Japan – Atomic oyster bombs

My sons, with their fine Mississippi public education (not being facetious), can…

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