David Caprara

Fukushima

The Resilient Farmers of Fukushima

The region was rocked by a nuclear disaster nearly 10 years ago, but farmers have adapted, and still grow world-famous produce.
Angad Singh
David Caprara
3.1.21
Culture

The Japanese Pilgrimage Where Horimono Tattoos Are Revered

Having a tattoo in Japan can get you stereotyped as yakuza, but on one centuries-old pilgrimage near Tokyo, tattoos are respected as they were in the past.
Kira Dane
David Caprara
11.17.20
Culture

Tattoo Artists in Japan No Longer Need Medical Licenses, Landmark Ruling Says

Body art in Japan has been negatively linked to crime syndicate culture, but mindsets could be slowly changing.
David Caprara
9.18.20
japan

How Coronavirus Caught Up With Japan

Cherry blossom season usually marks new beginnings. Not this year.
Angad Singh
Kira Dane
David Caprara
4.21.20
bedbugs

Getting Bedbugs Actually Made My Life Better

I'm closer to my neighbors, living with less clutter, and spend less time worrying about pointless stuff.
David Caprara
8.21.18
The Sick Day Issue

Hunting for Hallucinogenic Honey in Nepal

Each year, an increasing number of Nepalis leave rural villages to work abroad, and honey hunting has become a way for the villagers to maintain a connection with their ancestors.
VICE Staff
David Caprara
9.14.16
Travel

You Can Make a Fortune Selling Tree Seeds in Nepal

The seeds, known as rudraksha, are believed to carry mystical powers and can fetch thousands of dollars.
David Caprara
1.26.16
Travel

Hitler Is a Rock Star in Southern Asia

Businessmen in India and Nepal read 'Mein Kampf' right after they finish 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' and 'Who Moved My Cheese?'
David Caprara
1.8.16
Stuff

Hitler Is a Rock Star in South Asia

Businessmen in India and Nepal read 'Mein Kampf' right after they finish 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' and 'Who Moved My Cheese?'
David Caprara
1.6.16
The Crown and Sceptre Issue

The Silent Majority: A Civil Rights Movement Grows in the Shadows of Nepal

A new constitution was supposed to create a more inclusive Nepal. But instead it deepened ethnic fissures.
David Caprara
11.16.15
News

There's No Gas in Kathmandu

For weeks, imports from India to Nepal have been constricted—and nobody really knows why. This is what Kathmandu looks like without gas.
David Caprara
10.8.15
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