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COUNTERPOINT

COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
May 25, 2008
St. Petersburg, where a morose spirituality brings forth poets
In Petersburg we will come together again As if we had buried the sun there. — Osip Mandelstam What city in the world can boast as many great poets and novelists as St. Petersburg? Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Blok, Akhmatova, Mandelstam, the Bohemian Kharms, the satirist Zoshchenko, Brodsky (the...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
May 18, 2008
Japan affords translators an elevated status not found elsewhere
Here's a little quiz for you.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
May 11, 2008
Alma mater addresses wartime treatment of its Japanese-Americans
When it comes to making amends, it's never too late. If there were a single principle to guide us in our relations with others — either on a personal or a broader scale — it would be this.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
May 4, 2008
Japan's media plays nursemaid to nation's immature democracy
A major Japanese newspaper publishes an article denouncing the prime minister. Reporters hold a rally to criticize his Cabinet. The government responds by banning sales of the edition of the newspaper that carried the article, indicting its author for violation of the Newspaper Law. Rightwing agitators...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 27, 2008
Hail and farewell to the world's greatest 'Good Gringo' U.S. president
On April 1, the widely read History News Network (HNN) Web site announced the results of a survey it conducted among historians.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 20, 2008
'Bone Man' bears lifelong witness to the ugly brute of war
Tell me, where is the glory in war?
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 13, 2008
Landmark case spotlights 'Japanese-style nationalism'
"The most critical thing for us Japanese in the 21st century is to free ourselves from Japanese-style nationalism, both politically and culturally." So said author Kenzaburo Oe to me in the autumn of 1995, a year after he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 6, 2008
Are Japanese people ready for 'change they can believe in'?
Sometimes journalists ask themselves questions that appear to border on the absurd. Here goes one of them.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Mar 30, 2008
Ireland: From the quintessence of reaction — to what?
Second of two parts
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Mar 16, 2008
Ireland wrestles with a plethora of polemics
First of two parts
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Mar 9, 2008
Surely it's time for Japanese to stop being so parochial
Second of two parts
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Mar 2, 2008
Will Japan's insular mindset ever be inclusive of others?
First of two parts
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 24, 2008
New values rise from the ashes of conformity
Second of two parts
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 17, 2008
In Japan, there's a 'quiet revolution' afoot
First of two parts
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 10, 2008
Kurosawa cohort tells illuminating Showa tails
Alongside great artists are those who witness their triumphs and setbacks, recording behind-the-scenes episodes that illuminate the processes of art.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 3, 2008
'Lest We Forget' — what?
There may be no more potent expression of our consciousness of historical tragedy than the three words "Lest We Forget."
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 27, 2008
In memory of one for whom Japan was a muse
A month ago I lost a very close friend. This would not be the proper place to write about it, except for the fact that despite her not being Japanese, her profound understanding of Japan and her love for the country were the lifeblood of her artistic career.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 20, 2008
'Three ecologies' pioneer fought Japan's rape of nature
Second of two parts
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 13, 2008
Japan's wild genius of slime-mold fame and more
First of two parts
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 6, 2008
Why have Japan's bookworms turned?
Let's talk books this first Sunday of the new year.
Triple whammy takes Japan bankruptcies to decade high
More Japanese firms have gone bankrupt in the first half of this year due to soaring costs, labor shortages and the end of pandemic-related support.
With eye on China, Japan deepens ties with Pacific islands at Tokyo summit
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the Cook Islands' Prime Minister Mark Brown shake hands during 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting on Thursday in Tokyo.
Say cheese: Japanese scientists make robot face 'smile' with living skin
A researcher at the University of Tokyo shows a face mold covered in human skin tissue at its lab.
Rainy season ends in Tokai and Kanto regions
The streets of Tokyo's Ginza district on Thursday. The rainy season appears to have ended in the regions of Tokai and Kanto, including Tokyo, on Thursday, according to the Meteorological Agency.
India’s envoy in Japan calls for boosted supply chain and defense cooperation
Indian Ambassador Sibi George says one of his main tasks in his post is to boost Japanese public and private investments the South Asian powerhouse.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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