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EXPATS

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Sep 23, 2018
'My Year in Japan' books offer reassuring words to armchair travelers, but expats need more
The most successful works remain true to both the author's time abroad and to Japan itself.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 16, 2018
Bilingual project aims to be a springboard to women's empowerment in Japan
A new bilingual program aims to cross language and cultural barriers and help all women move ahead in their professional and personal lives — sharing with and learning from each other in the process.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 12, 2018
This Tokyo Scout's been there, done that, got all the merit badges — and more
Thanks to a rule change, Japan resident Austin Koslow is possibly the most decorated Scout ever in the U.S. branch of the movement.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 10, 2018
Let's discuss Noemi Inoue, Bolivia-born Tokyo councilor
Bolivian-born Noemi Inoue felt it was necessary to naturalize to feel fully integrated in Japanese society and to become the first non-Japan-born person to serve as a city councilor in Tokyo's Sumida Ward.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 5, 2018
Views From Tokyo: What do you think about Mio Sugita's remark that LGBT people are 'unproductive'?
People in the Japanese capital were asked for their thoughts on the position of the LGBT community in Japnese society, in the wake of a ruling party politician's contentious comments.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 2, 2018
Japan according to Don Maloney: Still amusing and relevant, mostly, 40 years on
Irreverent accounts of an American businessman in the 1970s in Tokyo hold up surprisingly well today.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 2, 2018
Don Maloney's 'Never the Twain...?' Japan Times column: some choice cuts from the 1970s
Some excerpts from Don Maloney's 'Japan: It's not all Raw Fish' (1975) and 'Son of Raw Fish' (1977) collections of Japan Times columns.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Aug 29, 2018
Wanting to make a difference, Bolivia-born Noemi Inoue turned Japanese and entered politics
Shocked by gender inequality and wanting to do something about it, Noemi Inoue decided to naturalize and stand for her local council.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 26, 2018
Views From Tokyo: What do you think about the Tokyo Medical University test scandal?
Women in the capital were asked about their feelings about the gender discrimination in the medical school exam-fixing case and the situation where they live and work.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Aug 22, 2018
Osaka student fights for Syrians' right to study in safety in Japan
When Yahya Almasri heard Japan had closed the door on other students fleeing war, he decided he had to do something.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Aug 19, 2018
Whatever the role, if it's tough, 'Chuck can do it'
Bothered by the acting parts offered to black people in Japan, action man Chuck Johnson started his own production company.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 16, 2018
An Antipodean friendship fortified in Japanese floodwaters the color of 'Australian beer'
After his own rescue, one Kiwi resident of flooded Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, returned to the rising waters to look for his Aussie friend's stranded family.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 3, 2018
A day in the life of Kurdish asylum-seekers in Tokyo
Tokyo offers an almost limitless variety of awe-inspiring tours but one recent addition guided visitors on a truly unique journey — into the settlements of Kurdish asylum-seekers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 1, 2018
Views from Tokyo: What does religion mean to you in your everyday life?
If religion is the 'opium of the people,' it seems many young people aren't using — at least based on this unscientific sample.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jul 4, 2018
Fukuoka's 'guest teachers' of English outstay their welcome
Job insecurity, excessive secrecy and legal curbs on dispatch teachers come under the spotlight as 120 teachers lose their classes.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 4, 2018
Views from Japan: How much further can your team go in the FIFA World Cup?
Before the start of the World Cup, The Japan Times got the lowdown from Japan-based supporters of some of the 32 teams fighting it out for the ultimate prize in Russia.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jun 27, 2018
Minpaku law could leave tourists to Japan without beds
Onerous licensing process for private lodging won't stop bad operators, but it will put off honest would-be entrepreneurs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2018
App helps non-Japanese find multilingual medical service
Are you on the hunt for an English-speaking doctor in Tokyo? A handy smartphone app aims to help foreign residents and visitors easily find multilingual medical services.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jun 20, 2018
Bill Hersey, man about Tokyo, 1930-2018: some tributes
Writer's kindness was legend, and his photos and columns told the story of a Tokyo social scene's rebirth after war and Occupation.

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