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Behind the Scenes Reporting in Japan

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Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin
Nov 06, 2026
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Hatsuo lies in bed as a care worker covers him with a blanket

My father and I used to wrestle on the floor. I’d look over at him or him at me, a glint in our eyes, and we’d get low, knees bent to springs, hands loose around thighs, palms out and fingers splayed, ready. And I’d go, a lunge for the legs and his big palm would lay flat against my forehead, …

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