Connect Magazine Japan #27 - March 2014

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AJET

CONNECT magazine Staff

Head Editor Steven Thompson Graphic Design and Layout Melinda Lange Section Editors Caroline Bellinger Ariane Bobiash Michelle Castro Hugo Dragonetti Matthew Jones Kelly Merks Tom Morin-Robinson Lineng Tee Xan Wetherall Assistant Designer Sterling Diesel Director of Corporate Advertising Aaron Gilling Director of Public Relations Josiah David Copyediting Ola Weber

Contributors

Audrey Akcasu Shane Allen Chris Barstow Elise Bonine Dan Brooks Kyle Cardine Michelle Castro Adam Carter Kevin Chen David Claridge Heather Dingledy-Mcdonough Max Ebert Erika Ehren Benoit Forgues Penny Fox Lynne Francis Charlotte Griffiths Brianna Hom Tony Kim Serena Lai Karyn Leigh Michelle Martinie Rose Mason Brandy Nacol Wendy Ng H.E. Mr. John Neary Areej Obeid Sara Paliga Johnathan Perkins Nick Powers Lydia Quek Karmen Rabé Taylor Read Brian Smit Matthew Thomas Daivid Turkington Amanda White Sabrina Zirakzadeh

Cover Photo

“Fuzzball and Blossoms”

by Audrey Akcasu, Nagasaki

Additional Photos Hiroe Abe Audrey Akcasu Catrina Caira Jennifer Cammarn Kyle Cardine Embassy of Ireland, Tokyo Nicole Fincher Rosa Filmes Andrew Foley Penny Fox Marjolaine Janvier-Houde Scott Kawaguchi Ritsuko Koyanagi Jansen Langle Jessica McSavage Larissa Milo-Dale Wendy Ng Sophie Patterson Weather Map Co., Ltd

The Wikimedia Foundation

Haiku

Audrey Akcasu Sterling Diesel Larissa Milo-Dale Wendy Ng

Comics

Marika Jackson Larissa Milo-Dale

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March Issue 2014