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Reader Mail
Apr 19, 2009

Nintendo makes learning exciting

Regarding the April 10 article "Nintendo aims to turn DS device into learning tool, guide": As a recent visitor to Japan as well as a history teacher in the state of New York, it never ceases to amaze me the extent to which Japan and the industries within Japan are consistently at the forefront of technology...
Reader Mail
Apr 19, 2009

American termites are tough

Regarding the April 12 article "American termites infesting Japan, exterminators warn": If they are the kind of termite found in California, you can't get rid of them by just spraying. In bad cases, in addition to drilling into the underground nest and drilling into the wood frame work to pump in poison,...
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2009

North Korea's rocket test and the road ahead

WASHINGTON — North Korea's motives for its April 5 rocket launch are open to speculation: a demonstration of its ability to reach out and touch the United States; test-marketing to Iranians who are reported to have observed the launch; a "remember me" welcome to the new Obama administration; or some...
Reader Mail
Apr 16, 2009

Way to victory in Afghanistan

While I was reading Ted Rall's April 4 article "U.S. can't afford Afghan war," I had an epiphany of what was needed to be done for Afghanistan. The United States needs to provide the people of Afghanistan with something that the "insurgents" cannot provide: a way out of poverty (40 percent unemployment...
Reader Mail
Apr 16, 2009

Human nature remains constant

Regarding the April 3 article "Lost & Found: Cache of mislaid Edo Period photos resurface in Berlin": It is interesting to see how the personal politics of 1861 are no different than today. People hired for political reasons, a jealous artist undermining new technology and historical documents closed...
COMMENTARY
Apr 14, 2009

Pakistan: building peace by building schools

You can try to force peace through military might — and you are bound to fail — or you can build peace through education. That seems to be the main lesson behind Greg Mortenson's life and work. Thanks to his efforts, 78 schools have been built in Pakistan and thousands of children have been educated,...
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 14, 2009

So, you wanna be a Johnny?

What do the most popular male celebrity in Japan and a star of Clint Eastwood's "Letters from Iwo Jima" have in common?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Apr 14, 2009

'A battle for Japan's future'

Despite being Japan's most densely populated area, Warabi rarely causes a blip on the national media radar.
Reader Mail
Apr 12, 2009

Wrong way to treat people

Regarding the April 2 article "Axed Brazilians, Peruvians to be paid to leave Japan," I find it amazing that the Japanese government is doing this . . . it sounds like voluntary deportation to me. In the United Kingdom we have around 65 million people. Unemployment is running at around 2 million, which...
Reader Mail
Apr 12, 2009

Revised speed limits a good idea

Regarding the April 3 article, "Speed limits face first revision since '89": The move to modernize speed limits is a good idea. On the highways, warnings should be more regularly issued at 110 kph and citations at 120 kph. Conversely, the limit on most of the Shuto should be restored from 60 kph to 80...
Reader Mail
Apr 12, 2009

Bowlegs revisited

In 2008, I traveled south in Japan to Matsuyama and its surroundings. Bowleggedness was so prevalent among women down there that we took photos of many of them, intrigued by why it should be so. We discussed it almost daily and started to notice more the occasional young lady with straight legs. By...
Reader Mail
Apr 12, 2009

How to raise bilingual children

Regarding the April 2 article "Peers will set pace of language": The "problem" of raising bilingual children seems to be related to the death of common sense. The simple and obvious solution is to designate different days for each language: Mondays for Japanese, Tuesdays for English, Wednesdays for...
Reader Mail
Apr 12, 2009

The younger, the better

Regarding the March 31 article "Look overseas to address Japan's lag in English ability": As a foreign English teacher, with a Japanese wife and daughter who wish to stay in Japan, I despair for the child's future when I see how casual Japanese students are about learning English. This country was once...
Reader Mail
Apr 12, 2009

Less work, more people

If the author of the article "Women, know your place" is being extremely sarcastic, then fine, but if she is being serious, she must be kidding. Japan faces a huge dilemma, with its aging and declining population and its low birthrate. If Japan does not act now, then the country as we know it will cease...
Reader Mail
Apr 12, 2009

A better place for women

Kris Kosaka's March 31 Zeit Gist article, "Women, know your place," which outlined the situation of women in Japan, was very enlightening and should be a wakeup call to women — and men — that Japan doesn't have the luxury of keeping its key players on the sidelines. In this global economy, every...
Reader Mail
Apr 9, 2009

An admirable Japanese export

Regarding the March 25 article "Japanese give Paris tidiness lesson": It is nice to learn that the Japanese are trying to spread their culture of cleanliness to other places. Every time I returned to my country after spending a year in Japan, I used to get a shock when I saw the difference. Some people...
Reader Mail
Apr 9, 2009

Point well made with sarcasm

I want to congratulate Kris Kosaka for the very well written March 31 Zeit Gist article, "Women, know your place." As someone who is very fond of satire, I enjoyed the sharp bite and felt compelled to check for a puddle under my paper due to the dripping sarcasm.
Reader Mail
Apr 9, 2009

Playing the fool in hard times

On April 1, I combed The Japan Times hoping to find an April Fools' Day story to match the one two years ago about "Hachiko." I think I found it in the April 2 article "Axed Brazilians, Peruvians to be paid to leave Japan."
COMMENTARY
Apr 9, 2009

Australia and Afghanistan

So Australia's Labor Party prime minister, the Chinese-speaking Kevin Rudd, has promised Australia will stay the course with the United States in Afghanistan right to the very end. That's interesting. Canberra once also promised the U.S. it would stay in the Vietnam war till the very end. "All the way...
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 7, 2009

Prosecutors boast clout, success

Prosecutors are legal professionals who work for the state and represent the public interest. They have the authority to investigate any crime and indict and try alleged offenders.
Reader Mail
Apr 5, 2009

Robots reflect attitude toward life

In the March 25 article, "Programmed for combat or for pleasure," the United States appears to be praised for using robots practically — as weapons of war — while Japan is chastised for "sitting on the sidelines." We get the sense that Japan is being naive while the U.S. is the responsible trendsetter. ...
Reader Mail
Apr 5, 2009

Both party leaders should resign

Regarding the March 27 article "Aso rating up, at Ozawa's expense": I can understand the recent drop in support for Democratic Party of Japan president Ichiro Ozawa as I personally think he should resign, but why does this translate into increased support for Prime Minister Taro Aso and the Liberal Democratic...
Reader Mail
Apr 5, 2009

Aso tax-break plan seems bold

Regarding the March 29 article "Aso mulling tax break for wealthy": In my view, the plan unveiled by Prime Minister Taro Aso may very well be just what is needed in Japan and in many other countries. It is basic economics that consumption is stimulated by a reduction in tax burdens, thereby creating...
Reader Mail
Apr 5, 2009

Root of immigration problem

The March 26 article "Immigration reforms spell Big Brother, JFBA warns" was an eye opener. The latest immigration bill before the Diet appears to criminalize the good while in pursuit of the bad. If a foreigner does not carry the new ID card, he or she might have to pay a ¥200,000 fine — which could...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Apr 4, 2009

Nihonshu evangelist preaches heady mix of culture, taste

John Gauntner appreciates a great destination, but for him, it's really about the journey. With five books published on sake, and as the only non-Japanese to be recognized as a kikizake meijin (accomplished sake taster) for accuracy in sake tasting, Gauntner is widely considered the leading English-speaking...
Reader Mail
Apr 2, 2009

Peers will set pace of language

Regarding Roger Pulvers' March 22 article, " Raising bilingual children takes time, huge effort — and lotsa money": While I do agree that being bilingual is a benefit, you can't force the child to learn something they don't want. His or her peers are going to be the biggest influence on which language...
Reader Mail
Apr 2, 2009

Generalizations invite challenge

Debito Arudou does paint a bleak picture of the travails of many foreigners at the hands of the Japanese legal system. I do have issues with a couple of his points, though. First, he asserts that "bail [is] impossible for non-Japanese to get." Yet, simply typing "foreigner bail" into The Japan Times'...
Reader Mail
Apr 2, 2009

Lessons from a junior high school

Regarding Debito Arudou's March 24 article, "Punishing foreigners, exonerating Japanese": Although I have never had to deal with Japan's criminal justice system, a small anecdote about two relatively minor incidents at a public junior high school does serve to support one of Arudou's major points.
Reader Mail
Apr 2, 2009

Ingrained cultural divide at work

Regarding Debito Arudou's March 24 article: We live in a world of instant media distribution. The Japanese culture to a large extent is fueled by the exportation of film and print that stereotypes some cultures as bad while portraying others as superior. Back in 2007 when the English-language teaching...
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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