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EXPATS

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 1, 2017
'Barrier-free' tour of Tokyo offers a vision of what could be
A guided tour of Shibuya Ward with wheelchair users brings home how much still needs to be done to accommodate tourists with disabilities.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Feb 23, 2017
In case you missed them: a year of responses to Community stories, part 1
The first in a series of selections of unpublished letters about Community stories from the year just passed.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Feb 22, 2017
Standing up to alienation on Tokyo's comedy scene
Japan is an easy place to foster self-delusion, and a failure at comedy is like a bucket of ice water to the face.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Feb 19, 2017
For African-American ‘idol’ Amina du Jean, difference is a double-edged sword
Amina du Jean been in Japan for only 2u00bd years, but in that time has become a bona fide idol, joined a J-idol group and even branched off into a bit of gravure (bikini) modeling.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 15, 2017
Trump shocks Japan's American expats into action
Established political groups see a surge in interest while new organizations form to meet demand.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 15, 2017
Views from Tokyo: What effect do you think Trump's election will have on Japan and the world?
People in Tokyo reflect on what U.S. President Donald Trump might mean for this archipelago and the rest of the world.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Feb 14, 2017
Memories of Japanese who settled in Britain soon after WWII recorded in videos
An endeavor called the Wasurena-gusa (Forget-Me-Not) Project, documenting the video testimonials of Japanese who emigrated to Britain after World War II, has been underway to preserve their memories for future generations.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 13, 2017
Expats to be offered kabuki music experience in Tokyo
Foreign residents in Tokyo will have the opportunity to try their hand at nagauta, the musical accompaniment to kabuki theater, in February and March.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Feb 8, 2017
'Otaku' gather to celebrate the obsessive at Nerd Nite Tokyo
At Nerd Nite Tokyo, self-confessed nerds from all walks of life gather once a month to loosen their anoraks, sup a beverage or two and feed on the niche knowledge of three quietly obsessive speakers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Feb 5, 2017
No free ride for foreign drivers with disabilities on Japan's expressways
British tourist N.W. contacted Lifelines about benefits for disabled drivers in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 1, 2017
Fear of losing Trump on trade and defense lies behind Abe's silence over 'Muslim ban'
While Japan's peers in Europe and elsewhere have voiced alarm over U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order limiting immigration and refugees, Tokyo has remained nearly silent.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jan 25, 2017
Education in Japan in 2016: new solutions and age-old problems, from teaching English to bullying
With schools well into their final term and the university academic year already winding down it's time to reflect on the most significant events in Japanese education this past year.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jan 25, 2017
Your school may be international, but what values does it teach?
If you are vested in an international school as a parent, student, member of staff or management, here are four questions to consider.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Jan 22, 2017
Meet the man who gets frisked by the Tokyo police five times a year
'Am I the only one who gets frisked five times a year?' was a question posed on Facebook by a black man living in Tokyo last year, as he related the harassment he's received at the hands of Tokyo's finest over the years.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 18, 2017
The long goodbye: making sense of Brexit from Japan
What Brexit will mean in practice remains a mystery. Also unknown is what effect — if any — Britain's divorce from the EU will have on 'Brexpats' in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jan 18, 2017
Re-entry to U.S. can be tough for a Tokyo Man drunk on white privilege
There is a price this former Tokyoite pays for being home. Because in America, being white can be less than a privilege — it is part of a complicated history.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jan 18, 2017
Your expat vote can make a difference to those back home with skin in the game
Voting from abroad invites us to ask what our citizenship means to us and how best to engage with a home country still familiar in concept but grown foreign in being.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 12, 2017
Japan's hair salons reaching out to expats, tourists and international students
It takes a little courage to go to hair salons when living overseas. Without knowing where to go and what stylist has which specialty, you can wind up gambling with your style.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 11, 2017
Views from Nagoya: What are your resolutions and/or hopes for 2017?
Stephen Carr asked people in Sakae, the entertainment district of Nagoya, what their resolutions and/or hopes were for 2017.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Dec 21, 2016
Tokyo's international community needs a voice — and places to call its own
Let's pull together as a community and return to our once-confident roots.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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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