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VIEWS FROM THE STREET

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 3, 2009
What's your all-time favorite Japanese film?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 24, 2009
What do you make of former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa's performance at the G7 summit in Rome?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 17, 2009
What do you think about the laws on smoking in Japan?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 10, 2009
What should be done about Japan's ticking demographic time bomb?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 3, 2009
In an ideal world, where would you choose to retire?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 27, 2009
What advice do you have for new U.S. President Barack Obama?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 20, 2009
Where is the best place to spend winter in Japan?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 13, 2009
If you could change one thing about Japan, what would it be?
Ken Hirota Furniture maker, 35Lighting, especially in homes. People use the big circular lights, which are too bright. In the West, people tend to use a more relaxed, yellow-orange lighting scheme.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 6, 2009
What does 2009 hold in store for Japan?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 30, 2008
What are your New Year's resolutions for 2009?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 23, 2008
What's the best Christmas present you've ever given?
Midori Tsunekawa HousewifeI made a scarf for my husband 35 years ago. It took a while to knit, but it turned out really well. It's now my daughter's favorite winter item. She loves it.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 16, 2008
In an ideal world, who would you like to see running Japan?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 9, 2008
Will you help stimulate the economy with your share of Prime Minister Taro Aso's cash handout?
Miyuki Smallacombe Housewife, 30 My family will get around ¥65,000. We'll save it for our future. With the way the economy is, there's no guarantee from the government that we'll get a pension when we retire.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 2, 2008
How has the global financial crisis affected you?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 25, 2008
Do you think Japan will ever have a prime minister from an ethnic minority?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 18, 2008
Have you ever had any problems renting accommodation in Japan?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 11, 2008
One year after the collapse, what are your thoughts on Nova Corp.?
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 4, 2008
Which candidate would like to see as the next U.S. president?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 28, 2008
What are your plans for Halloween?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 21, 2008
How well does Japan look after the needs of its disabled population?
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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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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