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Jackie Hoffart
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Nov 20, 2011
Paradoxes pervade gender issues' public face in Japan
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Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 2, 2009
Whether to come out at the office
"Do you live on your own?"
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 3, 2008
Nice to nestle at Japan's hometown
One could be fooled into thinking Onomichi was an island, where the ocean air whisps about the often deserted streets and the locals thrive from eclectic arts and hospitality industries. That would all be true, except the island part.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 3, 2008
Why do you think Japan's suicide rate is so high?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 13, 2008
Are you prepared for the next major earthquake?
Louis Chan Nurse, 30 (Hong Kong) I would try to stay up to date with the news and special announcements — if possible, I would check the Internet — but in terms of emergency supplies, I don't have anything prepared.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Apr 22, 2008
Do you expect the Nagano leg of the Olympic torch relay to go smoothly?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Apr 8, 2008
What are your views on Yasukuni Shrine and the furor over the film?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 25, 2008
How much of an impact will the Tibet issue have on the Beijing Olympics?
Jennifer Kennedy Mother (Canadian)
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 14, 2008
'Vagina Monologues': Did you know it was about ending violence?
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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 26, 2008
Is violence against women a big problem in Japan?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 5, 2008
What's the biggest issue facing the Indian community in Japan?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 22, 2008
What are your thoughts on the whaling issue?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 8, 2008
What are your New Year's resolutions?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 25, 2007
What are you hoping Santa Claus will bring you for Christmas?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 4, 2007
What is the most important issue facing foreigners in Japan right now?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 20, 2007
Security cameras: Ensuring safety or invading privacy?
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

Podcast

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

Longform

Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
By Thu-Huong Ha

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