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JAPAN / ELEMENTARY ENGLISH
Feb 26, 2011

Chiba city gets the jump, boasts team approach

Fifth- and sixth-graders at elementary schools will get their first taste of English learning come April, setting off on a journey into a world of grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Feb 26, 2011

Car-sharing catching on in Tokai

Car-sharing services that rent vehicles to registered users by the hour have been growing in popularity, mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area. But three major companies, Orix Auto Co., Park 24 Co. and Meitetsu Kyosho Ltd., are now expanding such services in the Tokai region.
JAPAN / ELEMENTARY ENGLISH
Feb 26, 2011

Are schools ready for English?

Come April, English classes will become mandatory for fifth- and sixth-graders, but a 29-year-old elementary school teacher in Tokyo has heard the concerns of her overwhelmed colleagues, especially the older ones, who have neither taught the language nor studied it since their university years decades...
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2011

Conscripted prisoners of the Russian Army

MOSCOW — Some of the most interesting artifacts of the Soviet Union in Russia are the holidays that continue to be celebrated, almost two decades after the fall of communism. On Feb. 23, Russians celebrated the "Day of the Defender of the Fatherland," a rough equivalent of Father's Day but with a militaristic...
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2011

Consumer prices dip 0.2%, fall for 23rd month

Consumer prices went south for the 23rd straight month in January as deflation kept its hold on the world's No. 3 economy.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Feb 26, 2011

Here's Japan's big, white hope

I read a piece of news the other day that makes me feel that "Japan as No. 3" may finally be headed in the right direction.
EDITORIALS
Feb 26, 2011

Toll system is seriously flawed

Under a system introduced by the former Liberal Democrat Party-Komeito coalition government, set to expire at the end of March, vehicles using the Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system enjoy a variety of expressway toll discounts, including a ¥1,000 ceiling on weekends and holidays.
LIFE / Style & Design / Japan Pulse
Feb 25, 2011

With steteco and haramaki, old men's underwear is young again

As men's undies go old school, will 'boxers or briefs' replace 'steteco or haramaki'?
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Feb 25, 2011

Techno Shugei weaves craft into circuitry

Homespun crafts and ingenuity meet DIY electronics and kawaii geekery in techno shugei.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 25, 2011

' Taiheiyo no Kiseki — Fokkusu to Yobareta Otoko (Oba: The Last Samurai)'

Japanese mass-audience movies about the country's military during World War II are usually melodramatic, sentimental or blatantly nationalistic. But their pure-hearted tokkotai (suicide squad) pilots flying to certain death are hardly representative of the typical Japanese soldier who, as the war entered...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 25, 2011

The high altitudes of airplane aesthetics

Aeronautical science has always been a hotbed of innovative technology. Changes in human society, such as improved global networking and an increase in travelers has meant that aircraft design has always been dynamic, improving to meet passengers' military and others' expectations and demands.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 25, 2011

Delicious dishes that are fit for a princess

Makiko Itoh SPECIAL TO THE JAPAN TIMES March 3 is Hina Matsuri, also known as Girls' Festival or Momo no Sekku (Peach Day). This day was a traditional seasonal and religious event on the lunar calendar, during the period when peach blossoms were in bloom — around early April on the Gregorian calendar....
Reader Mail
Feb 24, 2011

English teachers will need support

I read with concern the Feb. 18 article "Teachers worried about new English classes," which highlighted some elementary schoolteachers' lack of confidence in teaching English as a required subject to fifth- and sixth-graders beginning in April and their perception that doing so will be a burden.
Reader Mail
Feb 24, 2011

Dogs have a rich emotional life

I must beg to differ with Grant Piper's views expressed in his Feb. 20 letter. From my own observations and those of a number of respected authors, it is safe to say that many animals have a very rich emotional life and are capable of higher emotions such as empathy, sadness and joy. I dare say some...
Reader Mail
Feb 24, 2011

Train hearts to allow more space

Something affected me a lot the other morning as I rushed onto the train. I could not believe my luck when I saw an empty seat! As I settled in it, though, I realized why it had been empty: A blind girl was standing opposite the seat. No one wanted to take that seat, but no one informed the blind girl...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2011

Libyans stage anti-Gadhafi Tokyo protest

Members of the Libyan community in Japan and others staged a demonstration Wednesday in Tokyo calling for the ouster of dictator Moammar Gadhafi and an end to his regime's bloody crackdown against protesters seeking an end to his 40-year rule.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2011

NTT creating sensors for seniors

The nation's top telecom carrier is developing a simple wristwatchlike device to monitor the well-being of the elderly.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2011

Government shutdown in June?

As battles rage in the Diet between the ruling and opposition camps over fiscal 2011 budget-related bills, one dreadful scenario has emerged: The debt-ridden government may run out of funds by around June.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2011

DPJ suspends Ozawa; Kan hints at election

The Democratic Party of Japan's key executive body opted Tuesday to suspend Ichiro Ozawa's party membership pending the outcome of his trial, despite rising pressure from the indicted kingpin's allies to withhold punishment.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2011

Ueno Zoo's hopes up for panda cub

Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, where a pair of giant pandas have arrived from China, is already hoping for a newborn by summer.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Feb 23, 2011

How a fine sensei began my journey with language

You've probably heard the famous saying, 千里の道も一歩から (senri no michi mo ippo kara, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step), attributed to both 老子, Roshi, Laozi) and 孔子 (Kōshi, Confucius).
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2011

Civil society must push nuke ban

Last year, important international conferences were held to tackle such pressing global challenges as climate change and nuclear disarmament. While these conferences saw the emergence of constructive new consensus, it is not enough simply to sound the alarm: The time has come for action and solidarity....
Trump targets U.S. trade deficit in first meeting with Ishiba
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on Friday.
Trump says he will announce reciprocal tariffs on many countries next week
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Friday.
Truck cabin found in sewer pipe in Saitama sinkhole rescue operation
The sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Wednesday. It has expanded since the initial collapse on Jan 28.
Inflation becoming a concern in Japan after being a goal for decades
Shoppers walk past a display of cabbages for sale at a supermarket in Tokyo last month. The 2024 record summer heat and heavy rain ruined crops, driving up the cost of the usually inexpensive leafy green in what Japanese media has dubbed a "cabbage shock."
Foreign leaders embrace the art of flattery in wooing Trump
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shows a gift from U.S. President Donald Trump, as they hold a joint news conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington on Friday.
'Uketsu': The internet phantom haunting Japan's bestseller lists
"Uketsu" is a completely anonymous writer and YouTuber whose odd books — which blend mystery and horror — have become a smash-hit publishing phenomenon in Japan.
Shibuya becomes the canvas for tech-infused art during Dig 2025
Dig Shibuya 2025 spotlights tech in art and high-tech experiences such as “Around the Corner,” an interactive piece by the Hong Kong-based technology-driven artist group XRT (extended reality art).
Making sense of Nintendo’s tight-lipped Switch 2 reveal
The bestselling Switch has a confirmed successor, but what little we know about the Switch 2 console so far raises some concerns about its longterm viability in a crowded gaming market.
Naomi Osaka on tennis, motherhood and being Japanese
Naomi Osaka celebrates winning her second round match at the Australian Open over the Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova on Jan. 15.
Philippines all in to get its own midrange missile system
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro says Manila's moves to beef up deterrence — including continuing to have a powerful U.S. missile system deployed on its territory — “are for the protection of our territorial integrity and sovereignty."

Podcast

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

Longform

Eme-Ima Kitchen is one of over 10,000 kodomo shokudō in Japan. A term first used in 2012 to describe makeshift eateries offering free or cheap meals to disadvantaged kids, it now refers to a diverse range of individuals, groups and organizations working to provide not only food but a sense of belonging to both children and adults.
Japan’s ‘children’s cafeterias’ are booming — but is that a good thing?
By Alex K.T. Martin

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