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Geoff Botting
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Sep 26, 2002
Neither here nor there: recipe for mayhem
Swimming against the current in Japan has never been a good idea, even if you are armed to the teeth with logic and common sense.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Aug 22, 2002
Cyclists ride the wave of local crackdown
Japan's authorities never set out to make their communities bicycle friendly. Rather, history, climate and population density have contributed to making much of Japan a cyclist's dream.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Aug 15, 2002
1967: Summer of love -- and Bond in Japan
The summer of 1967 was not only the summer of love, but the summer of James Bond in Japan. "You Only Live Twice," the fifth James Bond movie, debuted in cinemas throughout the world 35 summers ago.
COMMUNITY
Jul 18, 2002
Japan's strange brand of (non) nationalism
The subject of 9/11 came up while I had dinner with a group of friends last autumn.
COMMUNITY
Jul 4, 2002
The land of the early rising, and setting, sun
The issue of daylight-saving time is back in the news.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jun 6, 2002
Looking at the bright side of Japan's cash woes
One of the most soul-destroying experiences of my life in Japan occurred back in 1986.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
May 23, 2002
Buyers be wares -- shopping consumes Japan
I was once asked to translate a pamphlet published by the municipal government of one of the most beautiful and historically endowed cities in Japan. The material was aimed at foreign companies and their expat employees to entice them to the city.
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2001
Japanese opt for domestic travel
Akihiro is planning to spend some of his New Year's holiday at a hot spring resort.
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.

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