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THE ZEIT GIST

COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Mar 13, 2007
Bigger is not always better for Japan's English teachers
While exact figures are unavailable, but it is fair to assume that a large number of foreigners who work in Japan will spend at least some of their time teaching in a language school.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Mar 6, 2007
Booze-fueled antics take gloss off Hokkaido ski resort boom
For Niseko resident Shigeru Uehara the times are changing. The well-reported influx of Australian visitors and businesses to the region over the past few years has brought significant change to his community.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Feb 27, 2007
JET set Go MAD globally to help children in need
It was late on Christmas night when the meditation finished. The energy from the hourlong dancing and Sanskrit chanting flowed into charged silence and was now dissipating into the darkness.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Feb 20, 2007
Upping the fear factor
The government and media would have you believe that Japan has lost its mantle as a safe country. Apparently we live amidst a spree of heinous crimes. Accurate? Not very, according to a new academic study. But before we get to that, let's take stock of one alleged cause of this "crime wave," this decade's...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Feb 6, 2007
Dispute over police actions compounds traffic tragedy
On March 25 last year, Michael Laws was driving a minivan full of children for an English-language playschool in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, when he hit a scooter. The rider was another foreigner, Patrick Alford, who died at the scene.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jan 30, 2007
Welcome to Misery Park
Shinjuku's Kabukicho is among the world's largest adult entertainment districts, with thousands of bars and sex clubs providing a cornucopia of nighttime entertainment options.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jan 23, 2007
Gender identity transformed from 'freak' into rights issue
'When I was a child, I had a feeling I wasn't satisfied with being a human being. To be a human being didn't seem like a beautiful existence to me," says Otojiro Toriyama.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jan 16, 2007
Mixed results with foreign influx
At first glance there is little sign that Nishi-Kasai is different to any other Tokyo suburb. It's a neat, if unremarkable, commuter town. Like similar areas, it grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s with an influx of migrant workers from the countryside.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jan 9, 2007
Japan's own Indian tech boom
Seven years ago, Harikrishna Bhat thought it was about time he did a little something for his country.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Dec 26, 2006
Can NHK keep the air free?
The credibility of public broadcaster NHK is on the line over its handling of political interference by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Dec 12, 2006
Students spread their wings
Ever since Japan opened its doors to the West, English has been zealously studied in Japan's high schools, night schools, universities and companies.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Dec 5, 2006
Shelter reaches out to abuse victims
Her hands were clenched into fists, and patches of lightened skin mottled her skin up to her elbows. Addressing the four foreign women sitting in the office of the domestic violence shelter in Okayama City, the young woman quietly told us of the years of abuse she endured at the hands of her husband....
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Nov 28, 2006
The rules of the road
Obtaining a driver's license can be an expensive and frustrating experience, and doing so in Japan is no different in that regard. But for many foreign residents in Japan, transferring their home license into a Japanese one can be a fairly simple and inexpensive procedure, while for others it's an advisable...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Nov 14, 2006
Beneath the surface
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Nov 7, 2006
Pulling the wool
I s the world's second-largest economy, Japan feels it deserves the respect and privilege accorded the club of rich countries.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Oct 17, 2006
Why is Japan kept in dark?
For tourists and residents alike, the quintessential image of Tokyo is of a city lit by artificial light. As soon as twilight gathers, the central shopping and entertainment districts of Shibuya, Shinjuku and Roppongi are awash with neon, shining from each shop and office, even turning the night to a...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Oct 3, 2006
Permanent visa can relieve pension pain
One of many foreign residents' biggest gripes about Japan is the requirement that they must pay into the Japanese pension system for as long as they work here, even though they won't stay long enough to receive any benefits. Permanent residency can help to side-step the issue without obliging somebody...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Sep 26, 2006
Foreigners make leap from classroom to club
While it appears that only the most basic of artistic demands are placed upon the "gaijin tarento" that pop up periodically on Japanese TV screens, it would be a mistake to assume that Japan fetishizes foreigners in the entertainment business.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Sep 19, 2006
End of the Lion
The mythmaker Jim Frederick TIME Magazine The most difficult aspect of reporting on Koizumi was confronting the fixed, immutable and monolithic "Koizumi Myth." What started as a campaign plank -- "Koizumi is a reformer and a rebel who is destroying the LDP and reinvigorating Japan" -- somehow became...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Sep 12, 2006
Permanent residency
As more foreigners choose to remain in Japan long-term, increasing numbers have sought a status change to reflect their commitment to the country and make it easier to build a stable life here.
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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