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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Aug 24, 2010
Wartime labor redress efforts at key juncture
By William Underwood
Sixty-five years since the end of World War II, and one year since the Democratic Party of Japan came to power, redress campaigns for forced labor in wartime Japan are bearing promising fruit and entering a decisive phase.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Aug 21, 2010
Pen mightier than samurai sword
By Amy Chavez
You've probably heard that Japanese people are shy to speak English because they are afraid of making mistakes. Every night before I go to bed, I pray that this English language phobia will spill over into English writing. As one visitor to Japan said to me, "You could spend your life correcting all...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Aug 21, 2010
Voice of the times bridges cultures for seven decades
By Barbara Bayer
Most of us would probably be happy to have a handful of memories to reminisce over in our later years, episodes from our youth we could run past our friends while hoping their eyes don't glaze over. Ichiro Urushibara, a British citizen who has spent 69 years in Japan, has enough memories and amusing...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Aug 21, 2010
It takes a lot of guts in Katakana Land
By Thomas Dillon
One struggle in learning Japanese is getting a grip on all the various loan words that have slipped into the vernacular from abroad.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / THE ZEIT GIST
Aug 17, 2010
Appeals to culture, tradition ignore the historical facts
By Chris Burgess
In the upcoming Australian general election, there is one issue that the major parties unanimously agree on: opposition to Japanese whaling. Voters are overwhelmingly antagonistic to whaling and Australian politicians have demonstrated an increasing willingness to listen to public opinion.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 17, 2010
Who would get your vote in Saturday's federal election?
By Arthur O'keefe and Erin O'hanlon
Luke RiganoHigh school teacher, 33(Adelaide)I'd like to vote Labor but I'm disillusioned with their environmental policy. I'd like to see more investment in renewable energy. And I strongly disagree with their Internet filtering policy.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Aug 17, 2010
Racist undercurrents taint whaling rhetoric
By Dougal Mcneill
Sea Shepherd's Web site describes him as "the first New Zealander to be taken as a prisoner of war from the Southern Ocean to Japan," and there is no doubting Peter Bethune's popularity in this country. His trial in Tokyo earlier this year for interfering with Japan's annual whale hunt dominated New...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Aug 14, 2010
Vinyl forever — it really sticks (to your legs)
By Amy Chavez
"Dozo, please take a seat," said the guy at the city hall. "Thank you," I said, not making a move. He rounded up some papers and came back to the table, "Dozo, please take a seat." But I just stood there, while he sat down.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Aug 14, 2010
Detroiter puts golf on his English, boosts students' lie
By Angela Jeffs
Detroit-born Bob White has been in love with golf since he picked up one of his father's clubs at the age of 8. There were no kids' size clubs in the late 1950s, he recalls. You just did the best you could with what you had.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WORDS TO LIVE BY
Aug 12, 2010
Chef Pierre Gagnaire
By Judit Kawaguchi
Pierre Gagnaire is one of the world's most famous chefs, whose Michelin three-star cuisine has been dazzling diners around the globe for decades. Gagnaire's masterpieces earned him his first Michelin star in 1976, and since then food-lovers and more stars have been gravitating his way. Today a total...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Aug 10, 2010
Of Charisma Men and Western Women
Last month, The Japan Times invited readers to send in their thoughts on "Charisma Man," originally a comic strip that ran from 1998 in The Alien, a Nagoya-based magazine, but lately something of a byword for the stereotypical nerdy Western guy with the beautiful Japanese girlfriend.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 10, 2010
What's the best thing about summer in Kansai?
By Erin O'hanlon
David OttTeacher, 24 (American)It's my first summer in Japan. I like watching people wearing yukata and the fireworks and food at festivals — people-watching, and definitely a beer.
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
Real estate worth ¥25 trillion puts Japan companies in spotlight
Elliott Investment Management's stake in Tokyo Gas is centered around getting the utility to sell off its real estate holdings, including Shinjuku Park Tower, which houses the Park Hyatt Hotel Tokyo.
Two dead after fire at Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi’s apartment
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of an apartment building where Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi resides on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Tokyo’s take on that viral chocolate from Dubai
Cafe N°_5's take on the Dubai chocolate craze that has been circulating on social media over the past few months is a mix of bitter and sweet.
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.

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