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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 16, 2007
What do you think of Japan's "sempai-kohai" (senior-junior) system?
Takashi KurosawaTeacher, 40 When I was a student the system was more prevalent than now. In Korea seniority is taken more seriously: Kohai must turn away from sempai to drink or smoke a cigarette.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 25, 2007
Why is Nova still the most popular "eikaiwa" chain in Japan?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 4, 2007
What's your take on the Asashoryu scandal?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 17, 2007
What are your tips for learning Japanese?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 3, 2007
What are the cultural differences of dating and relationships?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 19, 2007
What do you know about Japanese superstitions?
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jun 1, 2007
Yukichi Hattori loses the plot
Director, dancer and choreographer Yukichi Hattori broke from tradition when he created "Rhapsody in Blue," his innovative symphonic ballet. Unlike classic ballet productions, there is no plot, so performers are left to physically interpret the meaning of the music through dance. "Rhapsody in Blue"...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 22, 2007
Do you think the Japanese police are effective?
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
May 18, 2007
Slapstick 'n' high-flyin' kicks
A chop suey of martial arts, acrobatics and slapstick, "Jump" is a nonverbal, comic martial-arts musical centered around a zany Korean family. It runs through May 18-June 24 (times vary) at Shinjuku Theater Apple, Tokyo. It then tours to Osaka's Kosei Nenkin Kaikan from June 28-July 5. The company behind...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 8, 2007
Do people work too hard in Japan?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Apr 24, 2007
What are your plans for Golden Week?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Apr 3, 2007
What are your alternative remedies?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 20, 2007
Where do you browse online?
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 16, 2007
No ordinary clown show
If you've seen the Grand Cha^piteau (Big Top) rising from Tokyo's Yoyogi Stadium, you would be right in guessing a circus had ridden into town.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 6, 2007
What exactly is White Day?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 20, 2007
What's your opinion on the comment made by the health minister?
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 16, 2007
'Chicago,' 'BKLYN' show Broadway's different sides
Broadway has been thrilling audiences for generations, and the arrival in Japan this month of two of its biggest shows, "Chicago" and "BKLYN," gives Tokyoites the opportunity to embrace some all-American musical classics.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 30, 2007
What has been your most seismic experience in this earthquake-prone nation?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 16, 2007
With a pension crisis looming, how do people plan to finance their twilight years?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 28, 2006
Will changes to the education law foster nationalism in classrooms?
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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