I was editor-in-chief of Japan Perspectives, a corporate Flash-based magazine, from its inception in November 2008 to its final edition in May 2011. I designed the logo, and took on all aspects of layout and design from April 2009. The site itself is gone, but my own articles are reproduced below.
Life in Japan
After nine years in Japan, I finally caught a live sumo match.
My first production with the Tokyo International Players.
Running around in the woods and shooting at your friends can be lots of fun.
NIN's last stand in Japan plus an intro to the Boom Boom Satellites.
Translations of some of the best letters I have ever received.
The Shiki Theatre Group brings broadway to Japan.
These playful primates hail from the primordial soup of Japanese punk.
My students remind me what I'm giving up as I move away.
Northern Japan
Four days at Japan's top ski resort are four day well spent.
Haunted temples at Honshu's most northern point.
The largest stretch of pristine beech forest remaining in the world.
A beautiful world of tight rapids and rounded boulders.
The largest caldera lake on Japan's main island.
New Year's demons threaten to abduct naughty children.
Possibly the most dramatic 180 km of coastline in all of Japan.
Central Japan
This surfing hotspot is technically still a part of Tokyo.
SCUBA diving, swimming, and hot springs in Shizuoka's east.
The highest waterfall in Asia flows only seasonally.
The most snow you will ever see. Anywhere. Guaranteed.
Symbols of the wealthiest clan in Edo Period Japan.
Four days of skiing in Nagano's famed Hakuba region.
Thatched roofs in a UNESCO World Heritage Village.
Though it once collapsed, this is still the oldest castle keep in Japan.
Kansai
The prices are great and every dish is a work of art.
Whale sharks, manta rays, and 10,000 tonnes of water from the Ring of Fire.
The single most important castle in the history of Japan.
1600 years old, this is the largest burial mound in the world.
Western Japan
Taiwan
3.11 Earthquake
I was in charge of my company's information dissemination following the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. These are the two summary pieces I put together afterward.
Three-week update following the magnitude 9.0 quake on March 11, 2011.
Two-month post-quake update: Tokyo creeps toward the 'new normal.'
Layout Samples
Laid out in Flash, these used to look something like this.
