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OVERHEARD

COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Nov 25, 2017
An old head on young shoulders
'Papa, you're trying to get off the train too quickly.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Nov 18, 2017
Defensive riding
'Do you have a points card?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Nov 11, 2017
Deep thoughts
'It surprises me to think that humans will be able to communicate with aliens from outer space when they can't even talk to animals on Earth.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Nov 4, 2017
Wearing short pants
' Is there any such thing as pants that are too short these days?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 28, 2017
Typhoon Lan's Facebook alert a damp squib
'Did you mark yourself as 'Safe' on Facebook after the typhoon?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 21, 2017
The tale of the pushy patient
'It's 9:17 and I haven't been called to see the doctor yet. I'm pretty sure my appointment was 9:15.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 14, 2017
Posting a pair of overalls overseas
'I'd like to send a pair of overalls overseas. Do I need a special kind of package?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 7, 2017
Corny conundrum
'I love eating corn on the cob at the end of summer, but it's so hard to eat now that I'm older. How do you eat it?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 30, 2017
The name game
'Ask me a question. I want a quiz!'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 23, 2017
Second chances
'Did you feel the quake?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 16, 2017
Slaving away in the kitchen
'There's only two people in the kitchen but they have made all this food for the buffet.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 9, 2017
Rain rain, go away
'Well ... that was officially the worst summer ever.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 2, 2017
Handwriting like chicken scratch
'Dad, your signature is really messy.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Aug 26, 2017
Rush hour
'I can't believe that people in Tokyo are in such a hurry to get to work.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Aug 19, 2017
A sting in the tale
'There's nothing quite like the terror of an angry wasp trapped in an enclosed train carriage.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Aug 12, 2017
On the wrong scent
'Mom, this flower doesn't smell.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Aug 5, 2017
There's no fool like an old fool
'I want to do whatever I want until I get sick and you have to look after me.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jul 29, 2017
Tattletale toddler
'Mom, there's that wine you like drinking so much!'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jul 22, 2017
Marine Day Special: Summer days
'Hurry up and pack your bag. We've got to get back to Tokyo. You've got school tomorrow.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jul 15, 2017
A home for all seasons
'So how many homes do you have now?'
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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