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Book review: Words By Baye, Art by Miki, a life in Japan
Kyoto Journal has reviewed a book by Baye McNeil and Miki Hayashi McNeil about crafting a life together in Japan. The evidence is limited to the review's framing, so practical takeaways for visitors or workers are not detailed.
Kyoto Journal has published a review by Lewis Miesen of Words By Baye, Art by Miki: Crafting a Life Together with Affection, Creativity, and Resilience by Baye McNeil and Miki Hayashi McNeil. The book is 443 pages, priced at ¥3472, and published in Tokyo by Hunterfly Road Publishing. The review describes it as a witty and heartfelt commentary on life in Japan. McNeil has written the monthly Black Eye column for The Japan Times. For readers in, working with or visiting Japan, the review points to a personal account of life here, but the evidence does not include specific practical advice or travel details.
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- Words By Baye, Art by Miki: Crafting a Life Together with Affection, Creativity, and Resilience is by Baye McNeil and Miki Hayashi McNeil.
- The book is published in Tokyo by Hunterfly Road Publishing and is 443pp.
- The price is ¥3472.
- Baye McNeil has written the monthly Black Eye column for The Japan Times.
- The review is by Lewis Miesen.
- The review describes the book as a witty and heartfelt commentary on life in Japan.
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- Kyoto JournalText stored 15 September 2026
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