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THE ZEIT GIST

COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
May 20, 2003
Putting the frighteners on Japanese travelers
Films, books and television programs can teach you a lot about those who dwell in the world outside yours.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
May 13, 2003
Off-the-wall fiction feeds weird ideas about Japan
If you review novels set in Asia, as this writer does, it follows that you read a lot of books. To call some of them "terrible" may be putting it kindly.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Apr 29, 2003
Refugees treated like criminals
Last month, these pages carried the story of a Kurdish family that came to Japan seeking asylum, only to be torn apart by the country's arcane immigration laws.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Apr 22, 2003
Media hounds muzzle selves
A few years ago, I was lucky enough to be sent on a media junket to Sri Lanka.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Apr 15, 2003
Has rightwing hijacked Japan abductee issue?
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, who says he has been "humiliated" by Prime Minister Koizumi and will never again talk to him, formed a secret alliance with Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda, even as his regime was preparing thousands of liters of chemical weapons to drop over Japan's cities.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Apr 8, 2003
Society fiddles as young get burned
The vernacular media frequently goes tsk-tsk over crimes by juveniles. These days, people's concerns tend to be reflected through two terms: "kyoaku-ka" and "teinenrei-ka," which refer, respectively, to more violent crimes by increasingly younger perpetrators
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Apr 1, 2003
Many Iraqis see war as their only escape route
The older man sitting beside me at a simple meal to welcome peace activists to Baghdad sounded me out cautiously.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Mar 25, 2003
Japan's refugee policies failing
Erbil Suleyman has never read the Czech writer Franz Kafka, but he should. Since arriving in Narita Airport on Nov. 13, 1998, as a Kurdish refugee from Turkey, Suleyman's life has resembled one of Kafka's stories, with their hapless characters trapped in absurd situations over which they have little...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Mar 18, 2003
Tokyo's immigration bureau gets makeover at new location
"Are you sure this is the place?" our driver inquired.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Mar 11, 2003
Building projects defy huge cash woe
Until a year ago, the tallest structure I could see from my apartment in Hashimoto, Kanagawa Prefecture, was the neon sign for the local Denny's. Not any more.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Mar 4, 2003
Sealing the deal on public meetings
You might have heard recently about Tama-chan, a cute sea lion frequenting Yokohama rivers. He became so popular that the city threw him an unprecedented fish: an honorary Certificate of Residency ("juminhyo").
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Feb 25, 2003
Bidding a farewell to arms in Japan
When a bullet strikes the car in which one is riding, the sound -- a sharp, metallic "WHAP!" -- is unmistakable. This writer has heard it twice in his life, and I hope the second time will be the last.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Feb 18, 2003
Japan's TV news in a world of its own
Watch a newscast produced in United States or Europe, and you'll see a fast-paced program consisting of lots of short segments augmented by a slew of computer-generated graphics.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Feb 11, 2003
Kawaii sea lion back in spotlight
Celebrity sea lion Tama-chan is causing a flap yet again.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Feb 4, 2003
Kitting out the big man in Japan
If this writer had to pick a Tom Hanks film to depict his three-and-a-half decades of life in this country, it would be a tossup between "Forrest Gump" and "Big."
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jan 28, 2003
Turning Japanese no simple process
Japan's aging society and low birthrate demand dramatic measures, some say.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jan 21, 2003
Gadgets gnaw at polite society
A funny thing happened to me on the train home the other day. I had a conversation with a total stranger.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jan 14, 2003
Japanese activists rally to antiwar cry
For three days last month, Ayako Nishimura and hundreds of students, pacifists, leftists and religious groups took their banners and bullhorns to the port of Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jan 7, 2003
Japan considers a flutter on casinos
It was a rare taste of Las Vegas in Tokyo, and for two days the casino crowds -- hosted by Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara -- pumped the handles of slot machines and betted feverishly on the roulette wheel.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Dec 31, 2002
Caveats to help avoid the conmen
Not long ago, while I was out posting a letter, a salesman phoned and told my wife that we had been tabbed to receive a new water filter for our kitchen faucet, absolutely free of charge.
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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