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VIEWS FROM THE STREET

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 27, 2011
Kamakura: What word for you sums up 2011?
Mattia CimolaiStudent, 23 (Italian)Change. I'm from Italy and this year a lot of things have changed there, like the government and so on.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 20, 2011
Yokohama: What are your all-time best and worst Christmas tunes?
Jerri HarperHousewife, 46 (American)My favorite is "Silent Night." My least favorite is "Jingle Bells" — it's annoying.
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 13, 2011
What will be Japan's next big cultural export?
Cezar ConstantinRestaurateur, 34 (Romanian)Tourism. Japan is very special, very different to anywhere else in the world. The culture and history are very well-preserved, and many of the traditions are still alive here.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 13, 2011
What will be Japan's next big cultural export?
Cezar ConstantinRestaurateur, 34 (Romanian)Tourism. Japan is very special, very different to anywhere else in the world. The culture and history are very well-preserved, and many of the traditions are still alive here.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 6, 2011
Tokyo: What are the challenges facing foreigners when learning Japanese?
Iain Naughton, 30Event promoter (Scottish)Motivation. It's all too easy to live here and not learn Japanese. I attended the cheap ward office lessons but everything was in kana and kanji. I felt discouraged but determined to try again.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 29, 2011
Kamakura: So what's Thanksgiving all about?
Matt PiaggiStudent, 22 (New Zealander)Some American relatives came over and did Thanksgiving for us. My uncle stood up in front of us and said that it was about giving thanks for the family we've got. I loved the turkey we ate.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 22, 2011
Sapporo: What's so great about winter in Hokkaido?
Charles HarrisonCompany director, 28 (Australian)Aside from the amazing snow, the variety of people in Hokkaido is great. I've been in and out of Hokkaido now for four years but I love it so much I'd like to base myself here.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 15, 2011
If you could meet any living Japanese person, who would it be?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 8, 2011
Shonan: What's your favorite Korean import?
Tsubasa Masabuchi
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 25, 2011
Tokyo: What spooks you in Japan?
Mike HannahMechanic, 30 (Australian)Being followed. It's always been a nightmare. To think that someone is lurking about outside your house while you are doing something as normal as cooking a steak.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 18, 2011
Fuji Five Lakes: What are your thoughts on hiking prices on everything from food to utility bills in the wake of the 3/11 disasters?
Robin Lawrentz, 34Yamanashi local government (American)It will be a greater burden in rural Japan where the economy is already struggling. There it will just take more out of money out of people's hands. But people will get used to it unless the change becomes drastic.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 4, 2011
Tokyo: How can Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda ensure he lasts longer than his predecessors?
Ginger Vaughn
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 20, 2011
Tokyo Game Show: What's been your highlight of the show?
Yoshinori WatanabeOffice worker, 27I haven't seen it yet, but PlayStation Vita looks like a neat device with lots of interesting functions. I'm dying to have a go on one. I'm going to line up now, but I think we got here too late!
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 6, 2011
Yokohama: What should be new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's top priority?
Yusuke Kamei, 31
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 30, 2011
Views from Kobe: Who is your favorite Japanese mascot?
David Mystify
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 23, 2011
Yamanashi: What's so unique about Yamanashi?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 16, 2011
Katmandu: What's the best thing to do in Nepal?
Sampada MallaFilmmaker, 24 (Nepalese)The best things are the nature and Nepal's beautiful places. The fact that it is a very diverse and culturally rich society is great, too. And there is also a lot to explore around the country.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 9, 2011
Kofu: Do you think Prime Minister Naoto Kan should quit now or stay on?
Takuya HikawaSystems engineer, 25A change to a new administration would cause more trouble and prevent any progress being made to solve our current problems. Kan probably doesn't have the necessary power or intellectual capability, but he should keep working and not quit right away.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 2, 2011
Ofunato: Why have you come to Tohoku to help out?
Bhavuk SethiProfessional gambler, 27 (American)This is my first time to volunteer for anything like this. Luckily my job gives me the flexibility to take time off. I'm finding volunteering much more fulfilling than playing poker for a living.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 26, 2011
Nagoya: What's the best reason to visit Nagoya?
David Clarke
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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