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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jan 18, 2015
'Baby-friendly' Tokyo cafe tells moms to pay to use their own baby food — or go
Reader N was decidedly unimpressed with the service encountered at one Tokyo establishment when she and her friend took their young babies out for lunch.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Jan 14, 2015
African-American community gets a voice in Tokyo
The African American Youth Travel Program NPO, which organized a recent demonstration in Tokyo in response to the Ferguson case, brings black U.S. youths to Japan to broaden their horizons.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jan 14, 2015
Worst-case scenarios make good sense but can lead to silliness
Worst-case scenarios make good sense to too many people in Japan, and in turn influence decisions in ways that can only be described as . . . silly.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 12, 2015
Filipinos in Japan call for acceptance with new film
Documentary presents stories of women helping in Tohoku, working in health and education — and putting down roots.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 12, 2015
Tokyo: Why did you come to see the sumo today?
Mark Buckton talked to foreign visitors to the Ryokoku Kokugikan on Sunday as Hakuho began his quest to win a 33rd basho and become the most successful wrestler ever.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Jan 11, 2015
Foreign female dean opens doors for Japan’s working women
A brush with sexual discrimination gave Robin Sakamoto the drive to succeed as a working mom and push for on-campus facilities at Kyorin to help parents.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jan 11, 2015
We need to talk about Japan — in English
What commentators who write about Japan in English are doing is not necessarily criticism and could instead be a genuine attempt to understand.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 5, 2015
Tokyo: Which New Year's resolutions have you ever kept, and which have you broken?
People in the capital discuss their past performance when it comes to those perennial pledges.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jan 1, 2015
Hate, muzzle and poll: a top 10 of issues for 2014
A recap of the top 10 human-rights news events affecting non-Japanese (NJ) in Japan last year.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jan 1, 2015
Readers' letters: Roppongi, Ferguson, 'Massan,' Julien Blanc and more
Some emails received in response to Community articles at the tail end of 2014.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Dec 29, 2014
Discussing sex crimes and Japan's 'safety myth'
A selection of responses to Rachel Halle's recent column, 'Foreign student's account of treatment in rape case points to gaps in Japan's safety myth.'
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 22, 2014
Tokyo: What's your worst Christmas memory?
An unscientific selection of views from around the capital suggests that Americans have more fun than Japanese at Christmas.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Dec 21, 2014
Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble: a gaijin's lot in Japan?
A selection of readers' responses to Debito Arudou's last column, 'Time to burst your bubble and face reality.'
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WORDS TO LIVE BY
Dec 19, 2014
Navigator of the travel labyrinth is big fan of Japan
In Tokyo, Wang Jia Liang is well-known as a trusted travel agent and a most patient concierge who saves travelers time, money and lots of stress.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Dec 17, 2014
Japan and others gain from Jamaican brain drain
In the last part of this series on Jamaicans in Japan, Baye McNeil speaks to a teacher, author and poet in Yokohama and an attorney in Tokyo.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Dec 17, 2014
Hitting 60 in Japan offers a chance to start over, so don't waste time looking back
If one measures life in a 60-year cycle — and if you use the Chinese zodiac calendar, you do — then age 60 marks a new beginning or birth: You can be a child once again.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Dec 17, 2014
Readers' letters: What to do about 'haro'? And where to study, Japan or China?
A selection of emails received in response to recent Community stories.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Dec 14, 2014
Readers' letters: Hague abduction pamphlets, East Asia ties, temping teachers and learning English
Some emails received in response to recent Community articles.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Dec 8, 2014
Foreign student's account of treatment in rape case points to gaps in Japan's safety myth
Never did I expect that I would get raped in Japan. The story I am about to tell belies the image of the 'world's safest country' that often gets trotted out when people enthuse about Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Dec 7, 2014
International schools in East Asia are as local as they want to be
International schools are not hermetically sealed off from their surroundings. The local culture can have a huge impact on everything from the schools' academic approach and parental involvement to community outreach.
Takayasu’s latest heartbreak makes sumo history
Takayasu during the one-day Annual Sumo Tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Feb 9, 2020
Trump's tariff gambit leaves Asia stunned and scrambling
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he attends the National Republican Congressional Committee dinner in Washington on Tuesday. Trump allowed new tariffs — including a 24% levy on Japan — to go into effect as scheduled on Wednesday.
Tokyo cheers Trump’s tariff U-turn with second-biggest market gain ever
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday in Washington.
Banks freeze withdrawals for foreign nationals upon expiration of visas
Foreign residents who fail to renew their residential statuses before their expiry may find that they won’t be able to withdraw cash from their bank accounts.
Japanese badminton ace Shida blasts 'stalker' Chinese fans
Chiharu Shida of Japan in action during the bronze medal match with Nami Matsuyama against Pearly Tan and Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France on Aug. 03, 2024
How police are cracking down on 'scout' sex broker groups
The skyline during sunset in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Japan's new underground criminal groups operate under a highly organized and brutal system.
Tokyo cheers Trump’s tariff U-turn with second-biggest market gain ever
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday in Washington.
Takayasu’s latest heartbreak makes sumo history
Takayasu during the one-day Annual Sumo Tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Feb 9, 2020
Who is Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's tariffs negotiator?
Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa, who Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has appointed Japan's tariff negotiator, is one of his closest allies and busiest ministers.
After a tumultuous buildup, a first look at the Osaka Expo
A large statue of Osaka Expo mascot Myaku Myaku sits near the east entrance of the event's venue in Yumeshima island, Osaka, on Wednesday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.
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