A list of selected articles and projects by Chris Page
A blueprint for maritime sustainability — Text for an infographic for ReutersPlus showcasing Mitsui OSK Lines sustainability initiatives, published to coincide with MOL’s exhibit at the COP 28 climate talks, Doha, 2023. (Link will open in a new tab)
Dragonfly Tours Japan website — to which I contributed much of the content, with emphasis on the description of the tours the company offers, such as the Cherry Blossom Tour . I also wrote regular SEO-minded blog posts about Japan culture and travel to attract more traffic, such as this example ‘Some Like it Steamy’ about hot springs or ‘Dive in! It’s Marine Day!’ . The covid pandemic suspended this project. (Links will open in new tabs.)
Walking Osaka’s ‘aquapolis’ ways — a travel article from The Japan Times (Link will open in a new tab)
Who the hell is Holger Czukay? — an interview with musician Holger Czukay of Can. Published in Kansai Scene and Psipook
Seitaro Kuroda, artist in perpetual motion — an interview with artist Seitaro Kuroda from Kansai Scene and Psipook
Eye of the Storm — an interview with Storm Thorgerson, designer of record covers for Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and many more. Published in Kansai Scene and Psipook
Rapped Up — an interview with Yu Irie on the release of his film Saitama Rapper: Roadside Fugitive from Kansai Scene
Veni, vidi, snapped it — an interview with Lonely Planet’s Richard I’Anson in
Eat Yourself Happier — Health, both mental and physical: the connection between what we eat and how we feel; and how to feel better. First published in Kansai Scene in 2005.
The politics of noise — electioneering the Japanese way, from Psipook
Book and film reviews — how I treat a review: with a little humour and irony. Originally published in Kansai Scene
A pair of restaurant reviews — Hatena Thai restaurant in Shinsaibashi, Osaka, and Couscous (since closed) in Nara. Reviews from Kansai Time Out and Kansai Scene, respectively. From 2001 to 2012, I regularly wrote restaurant reviews for Kansai Scene. Taken with ‘Eat Yourself Happier’ above, food is a theme of Chris’s writing.
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