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Japan Times
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Nov 3, 2009
Marriage ever-changing institution
Marriage may be an institution, but it's permutations have run the gamut from polygamy, a practice that dates to ancient times but is still allowed in certain areas, to the recent legalization in some places of same-sex partnerships, with everything in between.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 27, 2009
File-sharing: Handle Winny at your own risk
More than a decade since the heyday of Napster shareware, peer-to-peer file distribution remains a key tool for Internet users exchanging music and movie files online. The leading program in Japan is Winny, an application distributed free of charge since May 2002 by former University of Tokyo researcher...
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 20, 2009
Abortion still key birth control
People may be surprised to know abortion has been legal in Japan since 1949, more than a decade earlier than in other industrialized countries.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 14, 2009
Electric vehicles, touted as next big thing, still in their infancy
Competition has been heating up in the domestic market for electric vehicles and many automakers have been prioritizing the technology since Mitsubishi Motors Corp. launched an egg-shaped electric minivehicle in July.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 6, 2009
Rice — a staple of unstable future, funds?
Rice is an indispensable staple in Japan, but the people who grow it have an average age of 60 and their offspring increasingly are looking to other, more lucrative fields.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 29, 2009
Murakami: Titan of postwar literature
Haruki Murakami is probably the most internationally acclaimed and influential contemporary Japanese author alive today. Over a career spanning 30 years, he has illustrated the apathy and ennui enveloping postwar Japan through sometimes wildly fantastic storytelling with surreal twists and turns, sprinkled...
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 22, 2009
Small group making waves
About two months before the Aug. 30 election, a small group of political leaders made big news by forming a new group. Though it consists of only half a dozen politicians at the local level, Shucho Rengo (the Local Leaders Federation) grabbed headlines nationwide and created concern among senior Diet...
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 15, 2009
Community groups provide lifelines in many ways
If you spot a festival or sporting event taking place in your neighborhood, chances are it was organized by the local neighborhood association.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 8, 2009
U.S. ambassador serves a role most vital
The U.S. ambassadors chosen for Japan have long reflected Washington's dedication to Tokyo, as each successive nominee has drawn Tokyo government and media speculation of how bilateral ties will evolve.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 2, 2009
Cell phone culture here unlike any other
Cell phones in Japan have evolved as a virtual extra appendage that people can't walk, ride or relax without, as they constantly peer into their screens, send and receive messages, play video games, watch TV, and sometimes even communicate verbally.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 25, 2009
Pop 'idol' phenomenon fades into dispersion
The arrest of singer-actress Noriko Sakai, 38, this month in connection with illegal drugs shattered the image of a star who in the 1980s parlayed being cute and innocent into idol status.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 18, 2009
In anonymous packed train lurk gropers
A perverse reality that periodically surfaces on the country's crowded urban trains is the groper.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 11, 2009
Todai still beckons nation's best, brightest but goals diversifying
For more than 130 years, the University of Tokyo has been unrivaled as the gateway to elite careers for thousands of hopeful candidates who pass the exam to get in.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 4, 2009
Strict rules in play to keep campaigning above board
Since Prime Minister Taro Aso dissolved the Lower House last month and announced Aug. 18 would be the official start of campaigning for the Aug. 30 general election, hundreds of undeclared candidates have been making the rounds to attract voters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 28, 2009
Japan's funerals deep-rooted mix of ritual, form
Funerals in Japan incorporate a unique mixture of religion, tradition, culture, ritual and geography that to the outsider may appear perplexing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 22, 2009
Wake up, hike out, tune in, move it
It's early on a summer morning and schoolchildren have gathered for some rhythmic exercise timed to music coming from the radio.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 14, 2009
For Hatoyamas, politics is considered birthright
Often compared to the Kennedy family for the impressive list of lawmakers and scholars hailing from its ranks, the Hatoyama clan is one of the nation's most prominent political dynasties.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 7, 2009
NHK a fount of info, a lot of it from the government
Sometimes compared with the British Broadcasting Corporation or America's Public Broadcasting System — and by its fiercest critics even to the state-run media in China and North Korea — NHK boasts two terrestrial television services, three satellite television services, three radio networks...
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 30, 2009
Japan a low-key player in space race
Japan has launched Earth observation, communications and weather satellites as well as other space vehicles since it began its space program in the late 1960s.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 23, 2009
Fans make troupe phenomenon it is
Takarazuka Revue Co., Japan's all-female musical troupe, is a love-it or hate-it theatrical landmark.
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.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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.
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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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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