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VIEWS FROM THE STREET

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 19, 2011
Kamakura, Kanagawa: Is it better to own a car or not in Japan?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 12, 2011
Tokyo international students: Did you stay in Tokyo or go after the March 11 disasters?
Jordan Neiblum, 21Graphic design student (American)I was in the U.S. when the disaster happened. I had already been accepted at a university in Tokyo. I was nervous about coming here but it has always been a dream. — one which I couldn't give up.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 5, 2011
Tokyo: Do you think Tokyo should bid for the 2020 Olympics?
Daniel PierceClimbing instructor, 25 (American)Considering the fact that a bid for the Olympics is a pretty costly endeavor, I don't think Japan will be financially ready by 2020. Having seen first-hand the level of investment needed in the north, this should be the priority.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 28, 2011
Kanazawa: What's the one thing you couldn't live without?
Yasushi TakaEnglish teacher, 22 (Japanese)It has to be comedy. I watch comedy almost every day on TV or on YouTube. I especially like Japanese manzai, but that's only one kind that I'm a fan of. I'm always exhausted when I go home, but comedy always makes me feel better. I think laughter is the most...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 21, 2011
Yokohama: What useful Japanese words have you learned from the 3/11 disasters?
Mike DuncanEnglish teacher, 36 (American)I learned nuclear energy vocabulary like genpatsu (nuclear power plant) and the word for "contamination" (osen) and hōsha (radiation). Despite all the bad news, people were really calm in the face of disaster — no riots and everything was orderly.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 14, 2011
Tokyo: How can we beat the heat this summer without switching on the air con?
Sachiko SaitoUniversity official, 30 (Japanese)We should think about what we can do instead of what we can't: learning from our elders, cooperating with neighbors, etc. It could be a good chance to reestablish community life.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 7, 2011
Kamakura: Should vending machines be turned off to save energy this summer?
Yohei KachiSalaryman 34 (Japanese)They should be turned off in places like Tokyo — where there are lots of them — and many shops, if there is not enough electricity, but they should be kept on where people need them.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 31, 2011
Tokyo: What's your favorite Japanese music?
Shotaro HarunaEngineer, 29 (Japanese)I like pop music, especially from the group Gukki. My favorite song is not so popular here in Kanto; it's the theme song for Universal Studios Japan (begins singing the tune). It is so nice — it gives us motivation for work and cheers us up.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 24, 2011
Yokohama: What advantages does Yokohama have over Tokyo?
Toyoko SakamotoCompany inventory, 37 (Peruvian)The lifestyle is more expensive in Tokyo when compared to Yokohama. I have a 4-year-old, and Yokohama seems safer, so for the sake of my child Yokohama is better.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 17, 2011
Tokyo: What lessons can Japan learn from the disasters of March 11?
Darren ScaifeTeacher/musician, 39 (British)Japan could use this (Fukushima No. 1 nuclear) incident as an impetus for advancing research into and development of safer and greener energy sources.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 10, 2011
Osaka/Kobe: Where do you go for news of the Tohoku disaster?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 3, 2011
Kamakura: Considering TEPCO's handling of the nuclear crisis, do you think the company should be taken over by the government?
Jean-Philippe PatryChiropractor, 38 (French)Yes, it should be taken over. The government should take over nuclear energy and invest in new energy. TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Co.) is after easy money; it's a capitalistic thing and it should be disbanded.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Apr 26, 2011
Tokyo: What magazines do you read here in Japan?
Jenny Wright
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Apr 19, 2011
Hiroshima: Should Japan abandon the use of nuclear energy?
Chiyo Sadatomo, 40s
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Apr 12, 2011
Kashiwa: What are you doing to save energy in these troubled times?
Simon Wood
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Apr 5, 2011
Shonan: After the bout-fixing scandal and the March 11 quake, do you think the sumo Summer Basho should still be held?
Robert Feeney
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 29, 2011
Tokyo: How have the events since the March 11 Tohoku-Kanto earthquake changed you or your plans?
Kota Totsuka
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 22, 2011
Where were you when the 3/11 quake hit?
Shizuko Shokoku
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 15, 2011
What do you think of the proposed tattoo ban at Suma Beach from this year?
Ai Yamamoto
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 8, 2011
Tokyo: Who would you like to see succeed Shintaro Ishihara as Tokyo governor?
Ben Austin
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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