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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 2, 2011

Ofunato: Why have you come to Tohoku to help out?

Bhavuk SethiProfessional gambler, 27 (American)This is my first time to volunteer for anything like this. Luckily my job gives me the flexibility to take time off. I'm finding volunteering much more fulfilling than playing poker for a living.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 26, 2011

Nagoya: What's the best reason to visit Nagoya?

David Clarke
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LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jul 26, 2011

Fun and function for office and home

The hair dryer stylist Since its launch, the Plus Minus Zero brand, well-known for its series of minimalist electric fans, has been expanding its lineup, adding new items in new product categories. The Hair Dryer is an extra notch on its belt for its bathroom offerings.
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Jul 20, 2011

Will Japan invite Google+ into its growing circle of social networks?

Despite only being in closed beta testing at the moment, Google's new social-network service, Google+, is rapidly proving to be huge, with more than 10 million users joining since it was announced on June 28. And thanks to their international connections, Net-savvy Japanese too were soon getting invitations...
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 19, 2011

Kamakura, Kanagawa: Is it better to own a car or not in Japan?

COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 12, 2011

Bye-bye to the gaijin card, welcome to the Juki Net in '12

Reader JG is concerned about the changes to the Immigration Law that were passed in 2009 and are scheduled for implementation in July 2012.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 12, 2011

Tokyo international students: Did you stay in Tokyo or go after the March 11 disasters?

Jordan Neiblum, 21Graphic design student (American)I was in the U.S. when the disaster happened. I had already been accepted at a university in Tokyo. I was nervous about coming here but it has always been a dream. — one which I couldn't give up.
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2011

Nissan, Toyota hybrids, EVs to sound alerts in U.S.

Nissan Motor Co., General Motors Co. and other makers of electric and hybrid vehicles will be required by U.S. safety regulators to install warning systems that will automatically sound alerts to pedestrians.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 5, 2011

Tokyo: Do you think Tokyo should bid for the 2020 Olympics?

Daniel PierceClimbing instructor, 25 (American)Considering the fact that a bid for the Olympics is a pretty costly endeavor, I don't think Japan will be financially ready by 2020. Having seen first-hand the level of investment needed in the north, this should be the priority.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 28, 2011

Kanazawa: What's the one thing you couldn't live without?

Yasushi TakaEnglish teacher, 22 (Japanese)It has to be comedy. I watch comedy almost every day on TV or on YouTube. I especially like Japanese manzai, but that's only one kind that I'm a fan of. I'm always exhausted when I go home, but comedy always makes me feel better. I think laughter is the most...
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 26, 2011

Irradiated food poses moral dilemmas

Mail-order food-delivery companies and cooperatives have long been among the leading campaigners for — and custodians of — food safety in Japan.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Jun 26, 2011

Readers offer 3/11 insights, valuable resources

As Japan has struggled with the physical and emotional challenges of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and tsunami of March 11, and the ongoing nuclear crisis that resulted, I have written three Our Planet Earth columns related to those events: one on Japan's response (March 27); one on alternative...
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 21, 2011

Yokohama: What useful Japanese words have you learned from the 3/11 disasters?

Mike DuncanEnglish teacher, 36 (American)I learned nuclear energy vocabulary like genpatsu (nuclear power plant) and the word for "contamination" (osen) and hōsha (radiation). Despite all the bad news, people were really calm in the face of disaster — no riots and everything was orderly.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 14, 2011

Tokyo: How can we beat the heat this summer without switching on the air con?

Sachiko SaitoUniversity official, 30 (Japanese)We should think about what we can do instead of what we can't: learning from our elders, cooperating with neighbors, etc. It could be a good chance to reestablish community life.
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LIFE
Jun 12, 2011

Heights of survival

When the March 11 tsunami hit the village of Yoshihama in Iwate Prefecture, the water overran a seawall, smashed through a coastal pine forest, poured over a large embankment and then surged up a long, low-lying valley. It was a scenario almost identical to that being played out at dozens of settlements...
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2011

Shizuoka tells tea retailer to conceal radiation info

KYODO Shizuoka Shizuoka Prefecture told a Tokyo-based mail order company not to say anything on its website about excessive radioactive material being found in tea from the prefecture, the retailer said Friday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Jun 10, 2011

Smartphone support just got smarter

The smartphone population growing by the day, as are the stores and services following the smart money.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 7, 2011

Kamakura: Should vending machines be turned off to save energy this summer?

Yohei KachiSalaryman 34 (Japanese)They should be turned off in places like Tokyo — where there are lots of them — and many shops, if there is not enough electricity, but they should be kept on where people need them.
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BUSINESS
May 31, 2011

Radiation zone farmer grubs his way to survival

Masanao Usami tosses over a container the size of a wine case and carefully spreads the contents that fall out, including tree bark, dead leaves and warm soil.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 31, 2011

English magazines run gamut from poetry to prose, Kanto to Chubu

We received several additional English-magazine suggestions in response to our May 17 column, "Print is suffering, but English readers have never had it so good."
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 31, 2011

Tokyo: What's your favorite Japanese music?

Shotaro HarunaEngineer, 29 (Japanese)I like pop music, especially from the group Gukki. My favorite song is not so popular here in Kanto; it's the theme song for Universal Studios Japan (begins singing the tune). It is so nice — it gives us motivation for work and cheers us up.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2011

Japan: the silent IMF partner

Which of the following often used words is wrong — "Japan's the world's third biggest economic power"?
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 24, 2011

Yokohama: What advantages does Yokohama have over Tokyo?

Toyoko SakamotoCompany inventory, 37 (Peruvian)The lifestyle is more expensive in Tokyo when compared to Yokohama. I have a 4-year-old, and Yokohama seems safer, so for the sake of my child Yokohama is better.
Reader Mail
May 19, 2011

Lack of details worsens situation

As a resident of Koto Ward in Tokyo with an infant son, I am very concerned when The Japan Times publishes vague articles about highly radioactive ash being found in Koto Ward ("Radioactive ash found in Tokyo after March 11").
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 17, 2011

Tokyo: What lessons can Japan learn from the disasters of March 11?

Darren ScaifeTeacher/musician, 39 (British)Japan could use this (Fukushima No. 1 nuclear) incident as an impetus for advancing research into and development of safer and greener energy sources.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 13, 2011

Rookie coach Blackwell admires veteran peers

Leading their teams to three consecutive Final Fours, Ryukyu's Dai Oketani and Hamamatsu Higashimikawa's Kazuo Nakamura have earned respect from their coaching peers and helped set the standard of excellence for which all future bj-league coaches will be judged.

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