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Are you a white guy? Now Write Your Own Bad Expat Novel Set In Japan! Here’s how

On the plane, as I scratched my hipster beard, I wondered: Do Japanese people shave a lot? Would my tattoo that read 肉食 (Meet People) charm the natives or alienate…

Abysmal Man: A Charisma Man in Japan For Our Generation

So we reimagined Charisma Man, after way too many years in Japan---without every learning the language or blending into the culture. Meet "Abysmal Man"--an anti-hero for a new era. Dripping…