author

 
Menu
Search
 
December 22, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

Meta

Ken Joseph Jr.
COMMUNITY / LIFELINES
Feb 15, 2011
Seeking advice on U.K. taxation; returning wartime photographs
British tax advice wanted MS in Kamakura wonders if we know of any consultants who advise individuals on their tax status under the U.K.-Japan Tax Treaty.
COMMUNITY / LIFELINES
Feb 8, 2011
Mental health advice, cash card blues
Empty nest syndrome K'ko is suffering from what she calls "empty nest blues" — that is, being without husband or children.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jan 25, 2011
Carnet crucial when doing Japan in a van
Diana and Peter were pleased to find the column "How to do Japan — in a VW camper van" (Lifelines, Nov. 16) on the Japan Times website.
COMMUNITY / LIFELINES
Jan 11, 2011
Landlords have right of entry — the roaches don't
Back in summer, the owner of AB's rented apartment wanted to spray the property for cockroaches (gokiburi). AB was far from happy.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Dec 14, 2010
Doing Japan in a van: highs, lows, dos, don'ts
Oh, the pros and woes of responding to your queries. Great advice, personal experience — even the odd wakeup call. Here are some responses to our Nov. 16 column on "How to do Japan — in a VW camper van":
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 30, 2010
Bothered by night flight racket from Futenma air base
Reader M.A. lives next to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa and is bothered by the noise from the airport.
COMMUNITY / LIFELINES
Nov 16, 2010
How to do Japan — in a VW camper van
Reader M.T. has lived in Japan for over 20 years and his brother is planning a visit, with a twist: The brother, his wife and two children are hoping to travel around the country living out of their Volkswagen camper van.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 2, 2010
Driving test tough to dodge if your license lapses
A.M. has a big problem. Having had a driver's license for over 30 years, he got busy and suddenly discovered that it had expired — more than a year ago!
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Oct 19, 2010
Barking mad over canine commotion
FF in Tokyo has a barking dog next door that just won't stop!
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Oct 5, 2010
Kids' camps; more on Baha'i
Baha'i outreach MN thanks us for writing about her community (Lifelines, Sept. 21).
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 21, 2010
Expecting death for 36 years; connecting with fellow Baha'i
Death row record ST is a member of Amnesty International. Now back in the U.K., she spent several years in Japan, and was horrified to read in a recent issue of Amnesty Magazine (issue 61, May/June 2010) that a Japanese man is believed to be the world's longest-serving death row inmate.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 31, 2010
Seikatsu hogo : help for those in dire straits
Reader KS is having a hard time and doesn't know where to turn.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 22, 2010
Daughter finds long lost mom after 40-year separation
Judy Mintze, who contacted us in search of her long lost mother, is on cloud nine.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 25, 2010
Nova visas; seeking U.S. citizenship
Reader SB was working for Nova and his visa runs out next fall.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 18, 2010
Still waiting for that last paycheck
Reader TS writes: "I return to the U.S. next week and I was supposed to receive my final pay check from a really bad ALT company . . . last week, but did not receive payment. I've called them but the secretaries say that the people in charge are not in the office. I called my direct contact and he has...
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
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
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 ).
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.
Curiosity didn’t kill the meme: Why cats still rule Japanese YouTube
A screen shot from YouTube user @lagelda shows the simplicity of going viral in Japan in 2024: A cat dancing to EDM in front of a green screen.

Podcast

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

Longform

Yasuyuki Yoshida stirs a brew in a fermentation tank at his brewery in Hakusan.
The quake that shook Noto's sake brewing tradition
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Azabudai Hills, Tokyo’s green new downtown ‘village’
Azabudai Hills, Tokyo’s green new downtown ‘village’

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER