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Alan Gibson
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 12, 2012
Kansai: What do you make of midfielder Shinji Kagawa's move to the mighty Manchester United?
Michael M. Parrish
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 30, 2011
Views from Kobe: Who is your favorite Japanese mascot?
David Mystify
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 10, 2011
Osaka/Kobe: Where do you go for news of the Tohoku disaster?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 15, 2011
What do you think of the proposed tattoo ban at Suma Beach from this year?
Ai Yamamoto
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 7, 2010
Kansai: What was your favorite moment of the 2010 J. League season?
Kazuhiro HayatsuManufacturing, 33 (Japanese)(Albirex Niigata supporter)My highlight — as an Albirex Niigata fan — came when Marcio Richardes scored a great hat trick against Vegalta Sendai, with all the goals coming from set pieces including one direct from a corner kick. Pure genius!
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 20, 2010
What was your favorite World Cup moment?
Kai TsuchiiStudent, 13 (Japanese/American)The moment that Landon Donovan scored the winner against Algeria and the USA hopped to the top of the group in a split second. Great goal, great timing — amazing to change the fate of the team with one kick of the ball!
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 29, 2010
What does Team Japan have to do to advance further in the World Cup?
Somboon Phinichkusolchit, 45Textile merchant (Thai/Indian)The Denmark game was the best I have seen from Japan in years. To beat Paraguay it must be the same formation. Good results breed confidence, but Japan must beware of over-confidence. Go Samurai Spirit!
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 15, 2010
Who do you think will win the 2010 World Cup?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 18, 2010
What do you make of coach Takeshi Okada's World Cup squad selection?
Robbie Servais, 34 (Dutch)Soccer coach at Vissel Kobe (supports Holland)I am very happy to see (Yoshito) Okubo (of Vissel) selected, since he had been injured recently. As a Dutch coach, I can say we are very aware of (Marcus) Tulio (Tanaka)'s strength on set plays and will be wary of him. Holland beat...
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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