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COUNTERPOINT

COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 10, 2013
Abe's 'unpredictable past' runs counter to his people's remorse over wars
“They were remarks made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II. But since then we have welcomed in the 21st century.'
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 3, 2013
Citizens' lack of resolve leaves nuclear door wide open for next disaster
Second of two parts
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 26, 2013
How Kan-do attitude averted the meltdown of Japan
Covering the catastrophic series of events that began with the magnitude 9 earthquake and the tsunami it triggered on March 11, 2011, 'Tu014dden Fukushima Genpatsu Jiko Su014dri Toshite Kangaeta Koto' is one of the most revealing and insightful books published in Japan in the past decade.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 19, 2013
Citizens' woeful social consciousness ensures a bleak outlook for Japan
What is behind the miserable social status of women in Japan?
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 13, 2013
Beate Sirota Gordon: An American to whom Japan remains indebted
Beate Sirota Gordon passed away on Dec. 30. She was 89.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 6, 2013
Abe returns to 'retrieve' Japan from its history — or will he just repeat it?
Way back in the heady 1960s, Japan was one big Cathedral of Optimism, and I found myself among a people who believed their country was finally on that road laid out before them in the post-feudal Meiji Era (1868-1912) to "catch up with and overtake" the West. And indeed, by the end of the decade Japan's...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 30, 2012
Is juggernaut Japan being driven to destruction (and no one's to blame)?
Ryotaro Shiba, the great author of historical novels, was a student of Mongolian at Osaka University of Foreign Languages when, at the end of 1943, he was drafted into the army. Then aged 20, he received a "provisional graduation qualification" (the actual certificate was issued the following year) and...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 23, 2012
Beware the nuclear village as it readies to rear-end docile Japan again
If you remember the Pinto, dear reader, then you may be as old as the hills — or at least as old as I am.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 16, 2012
Even more than meltdowns; this election is essentially about Japan's war-renouncing Constitution
This is the 15th general election I have witnessed since coming to live in Japan in 1967, and by any standards it is the most crucial one of those for this country.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 9, 2012
Chernobyl factored in the fall of a corrupt regime — Fukushima may too
There are approximately 7,000 exhibits in Kiev's Ukrainian National Chornobyl Museum. (The location of the nuclear plant that exploded on April 26, 1986 is spelled this way in Ukrainian.) Among the documents, photographs, maps and objects at this museum that opened on the sixth anniversary of the accident...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 2, 2012
Why is the potential turning point of 3/11 being allowed to slip away?
Dried Anpo persimmons from Fukushima Prefecture are famed for staying fresh and juicy. However, for the second successive autumn, 90 percent of the crop has had to be discarded due to it registering radioactive contamination levels above legally set limits.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Nov 25, 2012
First love no use when the last hope for Japan is the chance to marry
Boy meets girl. They fall in love. What happens after that ... well, it depends on the individuals, the mores of their generation and the availability of a few square meters of private space.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Nov 18, 2012
It'll take more than few fine or foreign words to make Australia Asian
Australians have always been uncomfortable with their nation's geography.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Nov 11, 2012
Heartening new film will add to rising dementia awareness in Japan
"My mother having dementia turned into a chance for us to relate to each other again and even have fun in each other's company."
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Nov 4, 2012
Beware the parallels between boom-time Japan and present-day China
Futaro Gamagori was born into a destitute household. His father was a no-good womanizing lush; his mother, unable to afford medical care, died of illness. The young Futaro sets out on a life of serious crime — thieving, raping, murdering. He eventually becomes the rich president of a big company,...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Oct 21, 2012
So, fat cats and a blue caterpillar will save Japan from nuclear hell. OK
If you visit the Alice Pavilion at the Shika nuclear power plant in the town of Shika, Ishikawa Prefecture, you will be happily entertained by Prof. Aomushi (Blue Caterpillar), who, water pipe in mouth, sits in the sun and, together with Alice, "teaches you about radiation."
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Oct 14, 2012
For diplomacy's sake, Japan must bring its big-city dogs of war to heel
Not many would remember the name Norris Poulson.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Oct 7, 2012
For the young to get on board, Japan's irksome business ways must change
"How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" is a satirical book by American writer Shepherd Mead that was a huge best-seller in 1952 before being made into a musical that premiered on Broadway nine years later. It tells the story of J. Pierrepont Finch, an ambitious young fellow who works his...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Sep 30, 2012
Whatever fanatics say, a nice cup of tea together beats a fight to the death
There is no doubt about it: We humans are, at best, a peculiar species. It seems that we feel obliged to display brazen hostility toward each other, to the point of engaging in violence, before we can reconcile to friendship.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Sep 23, 2012
Evolution revelation sparks MAD inspiration to sucker the (U.S.) soul
Thank god for all things virtual.
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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