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THE ZEIT GIST

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Aug 24, 2004
Pension system a riddle wrapped in an enigma
Help, police! For foreigners staying in Japan for more than three and less than 25 years, there is only one word for the Japanese pension system -- ROBBERY! -- Bhupesh
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues
Aug 10, 2004
Your golden handshake
What is the Japanese pension system?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Aug 3, 2004
Japan diet risks on rise
When Hiroyuki Suematsu left medical school in the early 1960s eating disorders were still rare in Japan. During his own childhood after the Pacific war binge eating would have been almost unthinkable.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jul 27, 2004
Know the law
You might have noticed the dragnet in Japan these days.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jul 20, 2004
Bill of rights
As the government moves to beef up the country's military preparedness, once again the issue of the protection of foreigners' rights has been raised.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jul 13, 2004
The big squeeze
The news from Japan these days is untypically sunny. The economy is performing at its sharpest clip for 13 years, investment and profits are up and analysts are gingerly forecasting a sustained recovery.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jul 6, 2004
Barely managing
In a country with few real careers for women, a job in an energetic internationally-oriented service industry would surely be a dream come true for many.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jun 29, 2004
Visa villains
With U.N. studies advising more immigration, and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's worldwide campaign for more foreign visitors, Japan is not doing itself any favors with its new legislation on visa overstays.
COMMUNITY / Issues
Jun 22, 2004
Nova's culture clash
Going to extremes Your article about the Nova no-contact rule was interesting, but seemed to overlook (or at least de-emphasize) one important aspect of the rule. It not only prevents Nova employees from having romantic or potentially romantic contact with any Nova student from any branch, but it also...
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jun 15, 2004
Casualty of war
"I do understand why that girl could do such a brutal thing, because I myself treated people cruelly during World War II, without any hesitation," says 82-year-old Masaichi Nishiguchi, a former military policeman (MP) in the Japanese Army.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jun 8, 2004
Hidden plight of detainees
'What did I do to the Japanese people," asks Merdem Yousif. "I came to Japan because I thought the people would be warm-hearted. It was my big mistake. I should have gone to another country."
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jun 1, 2004
'No sex please, you're teachers'
"I feel offended that anyone would tell me who I can or can't hang out with," says Brendan (not his real name), one of 6,000 foreign language instructors employed by Nova Corp. in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
May 25, 2004
The mane attraction
In 1979, Japan was in the Dark Ages. Dark that is, in terms of hair. No one dyed their hair any other color but black and when they reached for lighter tints, were considered a bit on the bizarre side.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
May 18, 2004
Students pay price in visa crackdown
When American students Angela Luna and Richard Nishizawa tried to board a plane bound for San Francisco in March, airport authorities threw them in a small holding cell and held them incommunicado for several days before banishing them from Japan for five years.
COMMUNITY / Issues
May 11, 2004
Kidnap crisis poses a new risk
When five Japanese were taken hostage in Iraq last month, huge public concern for their safe return quickly gave way to hostility and a campaign of vilification. A disastrous public appeal by the families of three of the hostages for the withdrawal of SDF troops from Iraq encouraged the government to...
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
May 4, 2004
Past and Present
'Ican forgive, but I won't forget," says Jack Simmonds, an 82-year-old Australian, who was detained as a prisoner of war in Japan during World War II.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Apr 27, 2004
Does comic relief hurt kids?
'Cuteness, eroticism, and violence are the essence of Japanese pop culture," says Ichiya Nakamura, executive director of the Stanford Japan Center and ex-government policy maker.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Apr 20, 2004
The green machine
Throughout the first half of the 20th century, "Nakano spy school" turned out thousands of spies, propaganda chiefs and commandos to serve in the furthest corners of Asia during the Pacific War.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Apr 13, 2004
No room for 'outsiders'
In "The Japanese," Japanologist and former U.S. ambassador to Japan Edwin O. Reischauer wrote that "no people have committed themselves more enthusiastically to internationalism than the Japanese or have so specifically repudiated nationalism."
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Apr 6, 2004
Otaku proud of it
I wouldn't be offended if someone called me an otaku," says Koichi Nakayasu, ". . . because I am."
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.
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.
Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
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.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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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.
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