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OVERHEARD

COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Apr 14, 2018
School rules: Dress for success
'I saw a lot of men wearing black suits and ties in the neighborhood this morning and thought for a second someone really prominent must have passed away.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Apr 7, 2018
Is the coffee really worth the wait?
'Is this your first time here?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Mar 31, 2018
Elevator crush
'It's not rush hour on the Yamanote Line.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Mar 24, 2018
Shinzo Abe's doppelgangers
'That guy looks like (Prime Minister Shinzo) Abe.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Mar 17, 2018
The true meaning of convenience
'Do you wear your pajamas to the convenience store sometimes?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Mar 10, 2018
Unclear on the concept
'Good morning! I missed you at rajio taiso (radio exercise) yesterday.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Mar 3, 2018
Asking for the moon
'The moon's beautiful, isn't it?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Feb 24, 2018
A crash course in the Olympics
'The best part of the Winter Olympics is the crashes.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Feb 17, 2018
KitKat heaven
'How many different flavors of KitKat are there?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Feb 10, 2018
Early learner
'Hurry up. We're going to be late for school.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Feb 3, 2018
When your eyes are too big for your stomach
'What do you want for dinner?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jan 27, 2018
Train delay mysteries
'It looks like services for the Keisei Line have been suspended due to 'car escape circle.''
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jan 20, 2018
An old head on young shoulders
'It's really busy, isn't it?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jan 13, 2018
There's no time like the present
'I don't like to think about the future because I can't think that far in advance ...'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jan 6, 2018
The old green vs. blue traffic signal debate
'Take my hand, the light is about to turn ao (blue)'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Dec 30, 2017
Who's calling me chicken?
'Do you eat chicken on Christmas Eve?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Dec 23, 2017
Enthusiasm over new year cards comes in many shapes and forms
'Do you have those ¥18 stamps to send New Year's postcards abroad?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Dec 16, 2017
A day in the life
'It's the anniversary of (musician) John Lennon's death today.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Dec 9, 2017
Winter blues are not what they seem
'I thought I was depressed earlier today, but ...'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Dec 2, 2017
Standing out in the crowd
'I think that guy might be lost.'
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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