{"product_id":"swimmers-japan-1","title":"Swimmers #1","description":"\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e160 x 210 mm, 196 pages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapan (Japanese and English-language)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst published in 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lisa Tsuchiya\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesign:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yuka Tada\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwimmers\u003c\/i\u003e is a new magazine from Japan exploring comfortable ways of (metaphorically) ‘swimming’ through life, acting as a shared communes for the exchange of personal experiences in the hopes of helping others feel less alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis inaugural edition, themed ‘Leave of Absence’, hears from nine contributors who took a hiatus from daily life to rest due to burnout, exploring the dynamic between work and rest, and ‘what it meant to face themselves’, alongside encouraging readers to contemplate their own relationship to selfcare. As editor Lisa Tsuchiya asserts: ‘I hope this reaches those of you who want to rest, those who feel unable to rest, and those who have someone close to them who is resting now.’ The testimonies featured delve into what led contributors to burnout, how they found sanctity—in the kitchen, listening to the radio, taking walks, staring at the ocean—what helped them recover, and how their lives changed afterwards. Woven between these accounts are three ‘roundtables’,\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ewith several guests hosted by Tsuchiya, discussing selfcare, mental health, and the support available to facilitate rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eImperfection is a design feature, rather than a bug, with an off-centre fold revealing a blue insert at the heart of the issue, bearing the words ‘Let Me Excuse Myself.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tsuchiyaonsuipool.stores.jp\/items\/64773e161d75b6002c498ccb\"\u003etsuchiyaonsuipool.stores\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"magCulture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45671997309037,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/7889\/files\/Swimmers_frontcover.jpg?v=1787229376","url":"https:\/\/magculture.com\/products\/swimmers-japan-1","provider":"magCulture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}