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VIEWS FROM THE STREET

COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 29, 2009
Why is the Kansai region a better place to live than Kanto?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 22, 2009
What is the perfect way to spend Christmas?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 15, 2009
What do you make of today's Japanese youth?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 8, 2009
Can Tatsuya Ichihashi get a fair trial under the new lay-judge system?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 1, 2009
What should the new government do to improve life for foreign residents?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 24, 2009
How can the government encourage more tourists to visit Japan?
Midori Tsunekawa, 59 Housewife (Japanese)Tourist organizations in every prefecture should offer free or low-cost English-speaking guides. They could show visitors around and help them experience Japan, while teaching them about our culture and customs.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 17, 2009
What are your thoughts on the arrest of Tatsuya Ichihashi?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 3, 2009
What are your tips for surviving this winter?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 27, 2009
Tokyoites foot bill for Metro finger-wagging
If you scoot around Japan's capital on Tokyo Metro, chances are you can call to your mind's eye Bunpei Yorifuji's manner posters. You've probably snickered at Yorifuji's innuendo-laden slogan "Please do it at home" and, like me, look forward to seeing his silly etiquette lessons debut each month in the...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 20, 2009
What do you think of U.S. President Barack Obama receiving the Nobel Peace Prize?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 6, 2009
What's your favorite place to go for some fast food?
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 29, 2009
What do you think of the new guideline linking visa renewal to health insurance enrollment?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 22, 2009
Now that summer is over, what are you looking forward to?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 15, 2009
How do you keep up with what's going on in Japan?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 8, 2009
How do you feel about Prime Minister Taro Aso being kicked out of power?
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 1, 2009
Do you have a message for the next prime minister of Japan?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 25, 2009
What would you do if you were prime minister of Japan?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 18, 2009
Do you have an emergency kit ready for when the Big One hits Tokyo?
Kazuyoshi Nakano, 27Assistant hair stylistNo, I don't. I'm not worried about earthquakes. My house is strong and there are no buildings around it. There's just farmland, so it's really safe.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 11, 2009
Who would you like to see triumph in the upcoming election?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 4, 2009
What's your definition of happiness?
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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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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