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VIEWS FROM THE STREET

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 13, 2007
Have you ever been "gaijin-carded"?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 6, 2007
Are you into social networking sites like Facebook or Mixi?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 30, 2007
What are the plans of Nova's teachers and students?
Jisu OhStudent (South Korea)Nova's closure has made me think that it is better to just make friends so I can exchange culture as well as language with other people. I can't pay for another school.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 23, 2007
Which minority groups face the worst discrimination in Japan?
Stephanie CittarelliTeacher, 22 (Australian)Chinese and Koreans are worst off. I've heard Japanese people say bad things about them in conversation. However, they also say they love Chinese and Korean food.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 16, 2007
What do you think of Japan's "sempai-kohai" (senior-junior) system?
Takashi KurosawaTeacher, 40 When I was a student the system was more prevalent than now. In Korea seniority is taken more seriously: Kohai must turn away from sempai to drink or smoke a cigarette.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 25, 2007
Why is Nova still the most popular "eikaiwa" chain in Japan?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 18, 2007
What will Prime Minister Abe be remembered for?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 11, 2007
What should people volunteer their time for?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 4, 2007
What's your take on the Asashoryu scandal?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 28, 2007
What's the weirdest thing you've seen in Japan?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 14, 2007
What three things would you want to have if you were stranded on an island?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 31, 2007
What's the most important issue when it comes to voting?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 24, 2007
What's the difference between working in Japan and back home?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 17, 2007
What are your tips for learning Japanese?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 10, 2007
What are your favorite summer hot spots in Japan?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 3, 2007
What are the cultural differences of dating and relationships?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 19, 2007
What do you know about Japanese superstitions?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 22, 2007
Do you think the Japanese police are effective?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 15, 2007
What kind of news do you like to read/watch?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 8, 2007
Do people work too hard in Japan?
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.
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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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