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Louisa Chan
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 24, 2009
What's your favorite word and why?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 17, 2009
What changes would you like to see to Japan's immigration policies?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 3, 2009
What's your all-time favorite Japanese film?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 17, 2009
What do you think about the laws on smoking in Japan?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 3, 2009
In an ideal world, where would you choose to retire?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 20, 2009
Where is the best place to spend winter in Japan?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 6, 2009
What does 2009 hold in store for Japan?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 30, 2008
What are your New Year's resolutions for 2009?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 23, 2008
What's the best Christmas present you've ever given?
Midori Tsunekawa HousewifeI made a scarf for my husband 35 years ago. It took a while to knit, but it turned out really well. It's now my daughter's favorite winter item. She loves it.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 9, 2008
Will you help stimulate the economy with your share of Prime Minister Taro Aso's cash handout?
Miyuki Smallacombe Housewife, 30 My family will get around ¥65,000. We'll save it for our future. With the way the economy is, there's no guarantee from the government that we'll get a pension when we retire.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 2, 2008
How has the global financial crisis affected you?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 25, 2008
Do you think Japan will ever have a prime minister from an ethnic minority?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 11, 2008
One year after the collapse, what are your thoughts on Nova Corp.?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 28, 2008
What are your plans for Halloween?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 7, 2008
What do you miss about Japan when you go abroad?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 30, 2008
What are the key issues new Prime Minister Taro Aso needs to tackle?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 23, 2008
Who would you as choose as Japan's next prime minister?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 9, 2008
What do you make of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's decision to quit?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 2, 2008
When is sorry not enough?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 5, 2008
What aspects of other cultures would you like to see Japan adopt?
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Paris Olympics kick off with rain-soaked — but grandiose — opening ceremony
Japan's 2024 Olympic team moves down the Seine River in Paris during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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