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Japan’s Rent-a-Family Industry
People who are short on relatives can hire a husband, a mother, a grandson. The resulting relationships can be more real than you’d expect, Elif Batuman writes.
Japan’s Rent-a-Family Industry
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The Big Dig
The Big Dig
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Japan’s Rent-a-Family Industry
Japan’s Rent-a-Family Industry
People who are short on relatives can hire a husband, a mother, a grandson. The resulting relationships can be more real than you’d expect, Elif Batuman writes.
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Cover Story
Cover Story
Elif Batuman on how wearing a head scarf changed her experience of home.
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The Big Dig
The Big Dig
Elif Batuman writes about the historical relics that held up the construction of the Yenikapı station, and about President Erdoğan’s frustration.
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