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Takahiro Fukada
Reference / Special Presentations / WITNESS TO WAR
Jun 5, 2008
Donald Richie offers history lesson
18th in a series
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2008
Tokyo Station face-lift adds old, new looks
JR Tokyo Station is in the midst of its first major reconstruction work since the end of the war as part of efforts to revitalize the heart of the capital.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 21, 2008
EPAs clearing way for foreign caregivers
Indonesian nurses and care workers are expected to start arriving in Japan this summer under a new bilateral economic partnership agreement, and, under a similar EPA between Tokyo and Manila, such professionals from the Philippines may follow.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 4, 2008
Hundreds flock to see 'Yasukuni'
A Tokyo movie theater on Saturday became the first in the nation to screen the controversial documentary "Yasukuni," drawing hundreds of viewers throughout the day despite drizzling rain.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
May 3, 2008
It's a voyage of discovery for Peace Boat couple
Tatsuya Yoshioka and Rachel Armstrong Yoshioka met in 1998 aboard a cruise ship during an international exchange organized by Peace Boat, the Japan-based nongovernmental organization that works toward social change mainly by chartering passenger vessels for "peace voyages."
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 29, 2008
Pension system obligations and benefits
As the social welfare system grows in complexity, non-Japanese in particular are likely feeling a sense of frustration at the lack of information available in their native language.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2008
Lawmakers visit Yasukuni festival
A group of lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties paid a visit to Yasukuni Shrine on Tuesday for its annual spring festival, just one day after South Korean President Lee Myung Bak said in Tokyo he would focus on building friendly ties with Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2008
Rightists' 'Yasukuni' preview gets thumbs down
At a special preview of "Yasukuni" demanded by rightwing groups, some of the 150 members criticized the controversial, but award-winning, documentary about the so-named Tokyo war shrine and even threatened to sue the state for subsidizing part of its production.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2008
Marshall Islands, nuke test victim call for nonproliferation
With the effects of the U.S. atomic tests in the Pacific still lingering, the Marshall Islands' ambassador to Japan and a Japanese victim of a 1954 hydrogen bomb test recently called for a nuclear-free world.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2008
Doctor shortage gives patients runaround
The shortage of hospital doctors is taking its toll on the people who can least afford it: those in need of immediate medical attention.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2008
'Yasukuni' director suspects political meddling
Li Ying, the Chinese director of an award-winning documentary on Yasukuni Shrine, said Thursday he was perplexed to hear that a key figure in the film, sword smith Naoji Kariya, has reportedly asked that his appearance be entirely deleted.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2008
Official defends 'Yasukuni' screening for lawmakers
Defending the government's involvement in giving lawmakers an advance screening of a documentary on Yasukuni Shrine, a senior Cultural Affairs Agency official argued Monday it was appropriate to show Diet members a film partially funded by taxpayers' money.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Apr 5, 2008
Home is where the family is for Japanese-German couple
Annette and Ken Uematsu met in 1981 while attending a party for people in Japan learning German. They started dating, moved in together and decided to marry.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2008
Back-seat riders to be bound by seat-belt law
Back-seat passengers will have to buckle up just like those up front when a new seat-belt law takes effect on June 1, although penalties will only be handed out for violations on expressways.
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2008
Storm over gasoline tax worries farmers
Saddled with an annual fuel bill of about ¥3.1 million, potato farmer Katsuhiro Yamamoto, like many others who work the soil for a living, is keeping a nervous watch on lawmakers in Tokyo as they battle over the extension of higher gas tax rates.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2008
Ministry to hold special courses for handling foreign press
The Foreign Ministry will start giving senior officials special training so they can better handle foreign journalists during interviews and news conferences, the ministry said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2008
Canada, U.S. nudge Japan to join child abduction resolution framework
Canadian and the U.S. government officials and a law expert Friday urged Japan to join an international legal framework to resolve cross-border cases of child abduction by parents and others.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2008
Smoking ban winning over Tokyo taxi drivers
In the roughly two months since most Tokyo taxis adopted a no-smoking policy, there has been little trouble among passengers, while an increasing number of drivers are thinking of quitting the habit themselves, a recent survey found.
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2008
UNICEF Japan challenges child porn with online petition
The Japan Committee for UNICEF said Tuesday it has launched a petition drive on its Web site to push the government into taking stronger action against child pornography.
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2008
Japan acquittal doesn't let Miura off the hook in California: expert
Differences between the Japanese and U.S. criminal justice systems made it possible for the Los Angeles Police Department to arrest Kazuyoshi Miura for the 1981 fatal shooting of his wife in California, despite being acquitted of her slaying in Japan, an expert says.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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