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THE ZEIT GIST

COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Mar 30, 2004
Downloadable discrimination
There has been a lot of press recently not just on foreign crime (again), but on unethical methods of collecting data on foreigners.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Mar 23, 2004
Taste: the final frontier
Now that Japanese food is like, totally in all over the globe, chances are that you (a Westerner) will not be grossed out by the smell of roasting sanma or the sight of dried eel kidney floating in clear soup.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Mar 16, 2004
Shifting the burden
With the latest Japan Foundation survey showing over 8,000 organizations here at least nominally involved in "international exchange," the government is hoping to spare its own coffers by shifting the burden of assisting Japan's foreign population onto NPO groups.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Mar 9, 2004
Rumble in the whiteboard jungle
Our article on the state of eikaiwa teaching in Japan provoked a flurry of responses. Here's a selection of readers' letters
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Mar 2, 2004
Home Sweet Uchi
Dec 31, 2002, a total of 1,851,758 foreigners were registered with immigration authorities in Japan. That's about 1.5 percent of this country's population. But it's an exceptionally diverse group and comprehensive information on their housing conditions is difficult, if not impossible, to come by.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Feb 24, 2004
McEnglish for the masses
American sociologist George Ritzer coined the term McDonaldization to describe how a method of production that originated in fast food restaurants is sweeping through every aspect of society.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Feb 17, 2004
Enduring life in the Japanese company
It's probably just as difficult to find a happily employed Westerner in a Japanese company as it is to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Feb 10, 2004
Is Iraq really safe for anyone?
Over 20 years ago, in 1983, a foreign military force arrived in a recently invaded Arab country promising to carry out humanitarian activities and protect the locals.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Feb 3, 2004
'Real' last samurai fights for attention
Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe may be raking in big box-office bucks as The Last Samurai, but a rival claimant to the title has emerged in the unlikely form of a sword-wielding British TV producer.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jan 27, 2004
Rural life's slow death
Matsunoyama town has almost everything its residents could want: spellbinding scenery, gorgeous terraced rice paddies cloaking the hillsides, splendid new roads and magnificent public facilities.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jan 20, 2004
Don't mention the L-word
There you go again. That trick of saying "I love you!" just before hanging up the phone.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jan 13, 2004
Forensic science fiction
We periodically hear from nationalists about Japan's distinctiveness -- how "Japaneseness" is a matter of "race" and "blood," not citizenship or culture. This is usually disregarded as mere unscientific sentiment from fringe elements.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jan 6, 2004
Freedom of speech
Consider this: You are a student in a Japanese J.H.S. Your native language may or may not be Japanese, but you are learning English as a second language like everyone else.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Dec 30, 2003
Truth gets trampled by good stories
And why did the cops take 1,772 calls before deciding that someone was pulling their chain? We don't know. And we don't know why, or even if, the following people did these strange things, but heaven forbid we'd let the truth stand in the way of a good story.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Dec 23, 2003
At home in japan without the kinks
So is this what they mean by globalization?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Dec 16, 2003
'Shut-ins' turn backs on Japan
To look at 29-year-old Kenji Tanaka laughing and drinking with his friends, it's hard to believe that he spent the best part of his twenties cut off from almost all human contact.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Dec 9, 2003
Burden of proof impossible to bear
It may not have been exactly what the government has in mind by the cliche "international cooperation," but dozens of ordinary Japanese folk recently gave up a precious Sunday to help out foreigners in trouble.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Dec 2, 2003
Could fear derail bold tourism bid?
There's a great irony in the Japanese government's "action plan" to double the the number of tourists who come to these shores by 2010.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Nov 25, 2003
The rise of the machines
She's young, beautiful, and fluent in several languages.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Nov 18, 2003
Unusual election full of promise
It may be difficult to take an interest in Japan's election last week, since many readers cannot vote. But results this time may be critically important for Japan's future as a democracy.
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.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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