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VIEWS FROM THE STREET

COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 7, 2012
Nagoya: What is the best thing about cosplay?
This past weekend marked the 10th anniversary of the World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya, so The Japan Times took to the streets to pick cosplayers' brains about why they choose to devote hours upon hours of their lives to designing, making and — finally — acting out their fantasies in elaborate...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 31, 2012
Nagoya: If you could only choose one, which Japan Olympic soccer team would you like to see win gold?
Chiharu Matsui
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 24, 2012
Osaka: Which sports or athletes will you be following during the London 2012 Olympics?
Shoki Kanemoto
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 10, 2012
Tokyo: Aside from stripping down to Super Cool Biz attire, what tips do you have for keeping cool at work this summer?
Kiriko Iwa
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 3, 2012
Fujisawa: Do you think the government should raise the tax on tobacco?
Neil Shapiro
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 26, 2012
Tokyo: Which three albums would you need to have with you if you were stuck on a desert island?
Pierre Ono, 34
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 19, 2012
Tokyo: What are your memories of the sarin attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995?
Mitsuyoshi Nakamura
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 12, 2012
Kansai: What do you make of midfielder Shinji Kagawa's move to the mighty Manchester United?
Michael M. Parrish
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 5, 2012
Osaka: What do you think of Mayor Toru Hashimoto's latest crackdowns on political activities by Osaka employees — and on those city workers with tattoos?
Kim Mangialaschi, 47
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 29, 2012
Tokyo: What do you think of the move by two hotels at Tokyo Disney Resort to offer same-sex marriage ceremonies?
C. Sakai
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 22, 2012
Yokohama: What's the most annoying thing Japanese people say to you on a regular basis?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 15, 2012
Fujisawa: How has the Fukushima nuclear disaster changed your life?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 8, 2012
The best of Views from the Street
A pick of some of best —and the rest — of the vox pops over the years, in chronological order:
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Apr 24, 2012
Tokyo: What do you think of Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara's plan to buy the disputed Senkaku Islands?
Seiya Kusano
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 27, 2012
Shonan: What do you think about the government's plan to create citizen ID numbers for tax and other purposes?
Yoshihara, 45
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 20, 2012
Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya: What have you learned about Japan and the Japanese people from 3/11 and its aftermath?
Mina Jeon, 36 (Tokyo)
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 13, 2012
Tokyo: How has Japan changed since the disasters of 3/11?
Fumie Yoshihiro
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 6, 2012
Shinchi, Fukushima: Why did you volunteer to come to Fukushima with Photohoku?
Kana Suzuki
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 14, 2012
Nagoya: Do you think crusading Mayor Takashi Kawamura is doing a good job?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 17, 2012
Tokyo: What website could you not live without?
Eleanor
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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