AJET News & Events, Arts & Culture, Lifestyle, Community FEBRUARY 2017 Closeted: A CIR’s take on being out in Japan Valentine’s Day Guide: What makes a great Valentine’s Day date? Love, that’s what What a Musical World: AJET Charity Musical Spotlight Fear Factor: Nabe style - Yeah you can actually eat this stuff Saga International Balloon Festival: As sensational and uplifting as the balloons she was watching The Japanese Lifestyle & Culture Magazine Written by the International Community in Japan1 CREDITS & CONTENT HEAD EDITOR HEAD OF DESIGN & SOCIAL MEDIA Timothy Saar LAYOUT Abbie Philpott Ashley Hirasuna Farrah Hasnain ASSITANT EDITOR Lilian Diep ASSISTANT DESIGNER COPYEDITING Leia Atkinson Korellia Schneider SECTION EDITORS Amy Brown Lauren Hill Kelsey Lechner COVER PHOTO Sarah Pragnell CONTRIBUTORS Annamarie Carlson Dawn Wyruchowski Michael Sosnick Joji Suzuki Sabrina Zirakzadeh TABLE OF CONTENTS Kymberlee Morris Travis Shaver PHOTO Michelle Belmont Pameline Kang Illaura Rossiter Monique Coutour Jessica Williams Nick Lavin Dylan Brain ART & PHOTOGRAPHY Richard Thornton Lara Bigotti Giovanni Perez Ruth Gadia Subane Abdi May Zhang Sam Ramdani Emma Riley Christopher Meneses Steffi Kowlesar Joshua Francis Orrin Heath Steven Thompson Marissa Beale Illaura Rossiter Xan Wetherall Jennifer Sherman Sarah Pragnell Emma Hanashiro Francesca Abbondanza-Bergeron Erica Grainger Jaymie Udan Roxanne Ghezzi Joji Suzuki Kymberlee Morris Maria Chaverri Michelle Belmont Monique Coutour Ruth Gadia Sam Ramdani Steffi Kowlesar Steven Thompson Leia Atkinson This magazine contains original photos used with permission, as well as free-use images. All included photos are property of the author unless otherwise specified. If you are the owner of an image featured in this publication believed to be used without permission, please contact the Head of Graphic Design and Layout, Ashley Hirasuna, at
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