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Cai Evans
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 29, 2008
Getting high and then horizontal in Langkawi
Ask any question you want in Langkawi and you will get a friendly response. But you may not get an answer. Take the following exchange I had with a musician who was leaving the Beach Garden restaurant as I was strolling in there in search of a late supper on my first night in the hot spot of Pantai Cenang:...
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Oct 4, 2005
Hidden wisdom of 'the guv,' Shintaro Ishihara
Adored by large sections of the Japanese public, reviled in equal measure by the foreign community and courted tirelessly by the domestic media: There are few more divisive figures in Japan today than Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara.
Japan Times
Features / WEEK 3
Dec 19, 2004
Hot and bothered -- but just about Jeb
There is a scene in the screwball British movie "Carry On . . . Follow that Camel" in which Jim Dale and Pete Butterworth are buried up to their necks in the desert after they upset the local sheikh. As they are slowly being cooked by the sun, a turbaned extra suggests that their eyeballs might make...
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Dec 30, 2003
Truth gets trampled by good stories
And why did the cops take 1,772 calls before deciding that someone was pulling their chain? We don't know. And we don't know why, or even if, the following people did these strange things, but heaven forbid we'd let the truth stand in the way of a good story.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 8, 2003
Eight players to take center stage
Jonny Wilkinson
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / NOTES FROM THE SMOKE
Jun 24, 2003
Tombs and top-notch tucker mark out historic Nippori
On the face of it, the languorous suburb of Nippori must have a tough time vying for attention with its more brazen rivals on the Yamanote Line.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / NOTES FROM THE SMOKE
May 27, 2003
Japan's cup, it runneth over
This week, Notes From the Smoke features a saucy deviation from the usual format.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / NOTES FROM THE SMOKE
Apr 8, 2003
Joining the moonwalking children in the realms of weird science
The irresistible force of spring has swept through the Kitanomaru National Garden in Kudanshita.
COMMUNITY
Apr 1, 2003
Brave Tama-chan takes fame in his stride
If ever an amphibious mammal was catapulted to the forefront of a nation's consciousness, Tama-chan, the bearded seal who has taken up residence in Yokohama's Katabira River, is that animal.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / NOTES FROM THE SMOKE
Feb 18, 2003
Disturbing artwork and disturbed fish on the Koenji trail
A recent visit to the suburb of Koenji reminded me of my JET program orientation in Kansai; I visited a temple, learned some outlandish local customs, ate sushi, and was shown around a vintage toy store with cosmic price tags.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / NOTES FROM THE SMOKE
Jan 21, 2003
A reclaimed city that's for the birds (and bees)
An unintentionally caustic remark on one of the information boards that adorn Rainbow Bridge exposes the Gordian knot resting at the center of the vast Odaiba reclamation project in Tokyo Bay.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / NOTES FROM THE SMOKE
Dec 24, 2002
Veering from Brookside Close to Robocop
As Notes From the Smoke afternoons go, the one I spent in Monzennaka-cho got off to an unpromising start.
COMMUNITY / NOTES FROM THE SMOKE
Nov 22, 2002
Iidabashi offers cheap passport to movie heaven
Going to the movies is one of life's great simple pleasures.
COMMUNITY / NOTES FROM THE SMOKE
Oct 25, 2002
Intestines, orange squash spur Celtic reverie
Culturally speaking, yakitori is as about Japanese as sumo wrestling, origami and the cultivation of square watermelons.
COMMUNITY / NOTES FROM THE SMOKE
Oct 4, 2002
A chance to see the best of Michaelangelo and Michael Owen
Major Sports Bar #23 in Takadanobaba is a real sports fan's sports bar.
Zelenskyy to replace Ukraine ambassador to Japan
Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky delivers a speech during a handover ceremony of Self-Defense Force vehicles to Ukraine, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, in May last year.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
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.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
Is Japan finally ready to tap its abundant geothermal energy potential?
Steam rises from a geothermal plan in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture. Despite its long history and potential, geothermal provided just 0.3% of Japan's overall energy mix in the fiscal year from April 2023
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.

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