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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Nov 12, 2005
Celebrity bull cownters misperceptions
Celebrity profile
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Nov 5, 2005
Holy cow, Genki-kun -- it's a typhoon!
With all the typhoons and hurricanes around the world, I thought it might be time for an uplifting story of storm survival. As I was looking for stories, a "Planet Japan" listener named Ty Cedars tipped me off to an animal who overcame all odds and survived a devastating typhoon. This animal's story...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 29, 2005
Panty snatching: is it a crime?
It's the change of seasons in Japan and the favorite time of year for TV weather forecasters as they make comments and give advice to their viewers. "It is normal for people to feel hot during the daytime but cold at night," observes one weather forecaster. "Tomorrow people should carry a foldup umbrella,"...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 22, 2005
Naive 'gaijin' meets Paparazzi Parakeet
Japanese people have a reputation for loving to take photos. In Japan, it's not uncommon for complete strangers to ask you to join in their photo just so they can be in a picture with a "gaijin."
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 15, 2005
Get all animalistic and 'manner up!'
There is no doubt that Japanese people are losing their good manners. Alarmed, the government and private organizations are doing their part to encourage the public to "manner up!" by displaying posters and signs. These signs, probably designed by elementary school teachers with a grudge, seem to be...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 8, 2005
Festivals: mikoshi, sake and Go! Hey!
It's autumn in Japan, and many cities and towns are holding fall festivals. The Shiraishi Island Fall Festival is a two-day event where we welcome the Shinto gods as if they were the Emperor and Empress.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 1, 2005
Australian home stays -- please be kind
It's October and my students have gone to wrestle crocodiles in Australia for a month. But that's not why I'm worried. Until now, they've wrestled with the English language so much, they should be in good shape to take on any croc. I've warned them about other dangers of Australia, such as kangaroos...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Sep 24, 2005
Get ready for the Hokkaido steeplechase temple pilgrimage
The Buddhist pilgrimage, a type of holy hiking, is an ancient tradition in Japan that requires visiting temples, bushwhacking through brush and swatting mosquitoes. There are two kinds of pilgrimages: big and small. The big ones like the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage take five to six weeks to walk (six...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Sep 17, 2005
Shiraishi Little Bo Peep with a scythe
At 6:45 a.m., my neighbor Kazuko appeared in my "genkan." "Let's go!" she said. I abandoned the bread in the toaster and put on my boots. Island cleanup duty is scheduled for 7 a.m., but in the usual island fashion, the day starts 15 minutes earlier here than in the rest of Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Sep 10, 2005
Escape to the land of country bumpkins
So you've decided to escape to the countryside for the long holiday weekend? Well, fine, but if you're wanting to get back in touch with nature, be prepared. If you come to an island like mine, you will have entered a world cut off not only from city life, but from the mainland as well. Without a major...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Sep 3, 2005
Bringing porn to the people
It has always surprised me how so often in Japan, the beauty of the countryside loses out to the convenience of the city. To most Japanese people, the countryside is backward and just not suited for everyday living. Nature is like a video to be watched for a few hours during your free time, preferably...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Aug 20, 2005
Entertaining spirits during Bon festival
The car ferries to Shiraishi Island are all full. Family compacts drive off and park wherever they can, turning every spare piece of ground into a parking space. Even the small park near the port has added "ing lot" to its name. There are groups of people walking around who I've never seen before.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Aug 13, 2005
Cheap old beaches become modern playgrounds for the rich
I hate to admit it, but our small island in the Seto Inland Sea is becoming a playground for the rich. Not long ago, the only people who came to Shiraishi Island were families looking for a cheap day out at the beach. And I mean cheap. They bring their own everything: food, drinks, beach chairs, parasols,...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Aug 6, 2005
ESL job: Cows encouraged to apply
An ex-colleague recently contacted me about teaching an after-school English class for high school students going abroad. I doubted I would have the time to teach it, but agreed to talk to the school.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jul 30, 2005
The benevolent Uncle Yama
Monday morning I awoke at 7 a.m. to chanting flowing through the window from the mountain in the back of my house. But something was strange -- the voice was not quite right. It wasn't the familiar deep voice of the priest, nor the younger voice of the priest's son. It was scratchy. Perhaps the locusts...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jul 23, 2005
Cool Biz: Okinawan shirts and bikinis
Prime Minister Koizumi would be proud of me. I am completely embracing the Cool Biz campaign by going to work in a bikini top and shorts. And I think Mr. Koizumi would agree after seeing my workplace, which doesn't even have air conditioning. I would support the campaign even more if in addition to the...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jul 16, 2005
Six-legged pirates of the Seto Inland Sea
The "matsu-kui" (pine bark beetle) exterminators once again came to my door this morning. "We're going to be spraying for matsu-kui bugs," they said. Every year they come to my door and say this. And every year I try to tell them that this is not necessary. "The pine bark beetles are already gone," I...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jul 9, 2005
Umibiraki -- drunk fish, a certain charm
On the first Sunday of July for hundreds of years now, a priest has performed a Shinto ceremony called umibiraki on Shiraishi Island. At this "opening-of-the-sea" ceremony, the priest blesses the sea making it safe for swimming.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jul 2, 2005
Adrift at sea, intrepid columnist prepares to meet her Maker
This is the last part in a four-part series on a trans-Pacific crossing to Australia.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jun 25, 2005
Mayday in June -- rammed by rescuers
This is the third part in a four-part series on a sailing disaster while crossing the Pacific to Australia.
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.

Podcast

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

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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.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
By Tomoko Otake

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