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Paralympian Jessica Long Had the Brightest Accessory at the Emmys: Her Tokyo Gold Medal

September 20, 2021Lydia Livingston

The Emmys red carpet was filled with dazzling diamonds and glamorous gowns Sunday night, but Paralympian Jessica Long had the finest piece of jewelry in sight: a gold medal from the Tokyo Games. The well-decorated American swimmer posed for pictures… Continue Reading →

Fault Lines Offers a Sharp Look at Domestic Life in Tokyo — With Romance on the Side

August 25, 2021Lydia Livingston

Mizuki, the desperately unhappy Tokyo housewife at the center of Fault Lines by Emily Itami (out Sept. 7), can’t figure out when she became so invisible. Once a vivacious young woman who sang in cabaret bars, she now struggles to… Continue Reading →

Not Over It — Tokyo Olympics: the Controversies, the New Sports, the Cardboard Beds

July 27, 2021Lydia Livingston