author

 
Menu
Search
 
December 22, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

Meta

Natsuko Fukue
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2009
First ever poverty rate released by ministry stands at relatively high 15.7%
The national poverty rate stood at 15.7 percent in 2006, according to first-ever figures released Tuesday by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, a fairly high rate for a developed country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2009
Brouhaha stirs over Belgian brew
Belgian beer, rich in fragrance, flavor and potency, is not like other brews in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 6, 2009
Rice — a staple of unstable future, funds?
Rice is an indispensable staple in Japan, but the people who grow it have an average age of 60 and their offspring increasingly are looking to other, more lucrative fields.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2009
Some taxi firms go that extra mile
Aya Ito takes a taxi every day to bring her twin 1-year-old boys to a nursery at her workplace thanks to a cab company that is friendly to mothers and the elderly.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2009
NPO's used suits give young job seekers hope
A decent suit is one thing you'll definitely need if you intend to find a job, but many people are discovering they can't even afford this basic tool.
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2009
Voters want end to pork-barrel politics
As the Democratic Party of Japan formed one of the most hotly anticipated Cabinets in decades, many voters voiced hope the new administration will put a stop to wasteful spending while others remained skeptical it will be able to deliver on its key campaign promises.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2009
Birkin seeks Myanmar sanctions
British singer and actress Jane Birkin held a news conference Tuesday in Tokyo to urge the incoming government to pressure Myanmar's military junta to promote democracy.
Japan Times
Reference / Special Presentations / WITNESS TO WAR
Sep 5, 2009
Ex-army cadet, 81, recalls war mind-set
25th in a series
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2009
Interest high among foreign media in 'historic' election
The Democratic Party of Japan's landslide victory election has stirred interest among foreign media, who generally view the ousting of the conservative Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled almost without interruption for 54 years, as a positive sign of change.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2009
Voters, fed up with LDP, say it's time for change
As the Democratic Party of Japan's stunning victory and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's resounding defeat was reported Sunday night, many voters on the streets of Tokyo said they savored their chance to vote for change.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2009
Rural areas fear DPJ bid to ax big projects
AGATSUMA, Gunma Pref. — As media speculation mounts that the Democratic Party of Japan will win big in Sunday's Lower House election, Akiyoshi Toyoda, 44, is spending sleepless nights worrying about what may happen to his business if the opposition camp takes power.
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Aug 18, 2009
Kids hit the dance floor for charities
Visitors going into Tokyo Church of Christ in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on a Friday afternoon in July were welcomed by three children with painted faces who proceeded to perform modern dance.
Japan Times
JAPAN / WITNESS TO WAR
Aug 14, 2009
For vet, Soviet labor camp as bad as war
24th in a series
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2009
Sakai bust puts spotlight on narcotics evil
The recent headline-making police search and arrest of actress and pop star Noriko Sakai shocked fans both at home and abroad and cast a harsh spotlight on "kakuseizai," or stimulants, which she and her husband allegedly used.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2009
Aug 12, 2009
Party platforms offer no quick fix to job woes
Fourth in a series
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Jul 31, 2009
The eyes have it — false lashes catch on big with Japan's women
Long, thick, perfectly curled eyelashes are pretty much the desire of every Japanese woman.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 22, 2009
Wake up, hike out, tune in, move it
It's early on a summer morning and schoolchildren have gathered for some rhythmic exercise timed to music coming from the radio.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2009
Human-trafficking not addressed: U.N. envoy
Japan needs to make greater efforts to stop being a destination for human-trafficking and swiftly ratify the U.N. Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, which outlaws the practice as well as migrant-smuggling, visiting U.N. Special Rapporteur Joy Ngozi Ezeilo said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2009
Kids under 15 can give organs
A bill to revise the Organ Transplant Law and scrap the donor age minimum at 15 gained full Diet passage when it cleared the Upper House on Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2009
Acceptance of donating will still take time
The passage of revised organ transplant legislation Monday may be a big step forward in saving sick children in need of organs, but experts say it will still take time for the ranks of domestic donors to increase.
Freed anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson arrives in France
U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling environmental activist Paul Watson, who was released from prison in Greenland's capital Nuuk after five months in detention, arrives with Lamya Essemlali, president of Sea Shepherd France, at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy-en-France, near Paris, on Friday.
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.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
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.
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.

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

SWCC keeps changing with keyword ‘new challenges’
SWCC keeps changing with keyword ‘new challenges’

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER