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Angela Jeffs
After 26 years in Japan, Angela is currently test driving the Scottish winter. Describing herself as a “people person,” she wrote weekly profiles and features for The Japan Times between 1987 and 2011. For writings since 3/11/2011, see www.embrace-transition.com/. Her first book, "Chasing Shooting Stars – A South American Paper Trail into the Past," was published in paperback in January 2013.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
May 1, 2010
An artist's love affair with ceramics
Ceramic artist Swanica Ligtenberg returned from her native Holland in early January with a new sense of purpose. She no longer felt an outsider in a family of goldsmiths and silversmiths, because in speaking with her uncle — still creatively active at age 91 — she realized that the roots of his and...
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Mar 30, 2010
Quick questions, answers
Some quickies:
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Mar 16, 2010
Lowdown on driving permits; slim pickings for foreign products
Reader A.B. is concerned that he has been driving on an International Driving Permit and is getting mixed messages as to its legality.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Mar 9, 2010
More about going wireless on the move
In reply to a computer user seeking advice on "Going wireless on the move" (Lifelines, Jan. 5), M.H. wonders why Bic Camera ( www.biccamera.com ) and Emobile ( www.emobile.jp/en ) were mentioned, but not UQ WiMAX ( www.uqwimax.jp/service/trywimax/ ).
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Mar 2, 2010
Seeking traditional textiles in Tokyo
Terri has a friend visiting Japan in spring.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jan 12, 2010
Left-behind parents receive short shrift from embassies
Two recent inquiries have come in from Canadian fathers who have suddenly lost contact with their children.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jan 5, 2010
Going wireless on the move
Reader A.V. wants to get Internet service for his apartment but does not want to do it through a fixed-line service.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Dec 1, 2009
Scuba, shipping and 'Tachi' base memories
Scuba source In reply to the inquiry about scuba diving (Lifelines, Oct. 6), Matt writes on behalf of Mar Scuba, the oldest foreigner-run dive operation in Tokyo ( www.marscuba.com ).
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 24, 2009
The tale of K.M. and the missing koseki
An American by birth, K.M. found the inquiry in our Oct. 20 column about koseki tohon, or family registration, very interesting.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Oct 20, 2009
Seeking some advice, a lost father, friend
Where is my father? Yovichi (Yoichi?) Perez is "Japinoy," meaning of Filipino-Japanese ancestry. He saw a letter from a Japinoy like himself, also looking for his father, so he thought he would try his luck with us.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 10, 2009
A seaside picture of contentment
Sayonara Kawagoe Kinema. Hello Cinema Amigo.
COMMUNITY
Oct 10, 2009
A seaside picture of contentment
Sayonara Kawagoe Kinema. Hello Cinema Amigo.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Oct 6, 2009
Scuba, from Sado to Shikoku
Tim writes: "My girlfriend and I have snorkeled around the coast of Japan — Izu, Shikoku, Sado Island — and now plan to scuba-dive in Okinawa this autumn.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 8, 2009
Cycling after drink may mean five years in clink
Riding under the influence C.F. in Hiroshima wants to know about the revised law on riding bicycles that went into effect in June 2008. He has heard that police can arrest anyone if they have had a few drinks and are caught riding a bicycle home.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 1, 2009
A license to drive: Readers take the wheel
Japan resident Dee wrote in our last column that she had lost her U.K. driving license and couldn't get a new one from the British licensing authority because she is no longer living in the country.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 18, 2009
Tax and driving licenses: The rub is in the residence
Tax and residency status Reader H.K. is wondering whether the granting of permanent residency will result in tax problems.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jul 18, 2009
Duo weaves matchmaking magic with 'world of letters'
Dede Prabowo and Jim Wagner are telling stories about Alam Aksara, the organization that Prabowo started four years ago to find sponsors for Indonesian children who are unable to go to school.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 7, 2009
Accommodation advice and visas
It's good to be able to report some positive experiences regarding finding accommodation in Japan. Here are a couple of letters we received.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 16, 2009
Bug-killers, jet lag and rent down payments
Tackling jet lag Newly arrived in Tokyo, Neil is going to have to fly often in his new job, and wonders how best to handle jet lag. He knows about cutting down on food and alcohol, drinking a lot of water and exercising, but wonders if there is any magic trick.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 9, 2009
Easter answers; credit crunch
The letter published in April about Easter in Japan — or rather the lack of it — provoked quite a response. The general consensus appears to be that Easter is too hard to pin down on the calendar for commercialization. Here are a couple of responses:
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.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
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.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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