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Alison Brady
For Alison Brady's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2007
Film explores antidepressant use in Japan
Filmmaker Mike Mills used to think that Japan was a land where the social stigma associated with mental illness kept thousands of sufferers unseen, unheard and untreated.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2007
Pioneer introduces device to help hearing-impaired feel concert's beat
LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) Being hard of hearing does not mean you cannot enjoy a good concert. Or at least that's the idea being pushed by Pioneer Electronics Inc.'s new listening technology for the deaf and hearing-impaired.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 31, 2007
HIV-positive Japanese finding acceptance in L.A.
When a 50-year-old Japanese man was diagnosed in 1995 with HIV, he decided to attend an HIV awareness group to learn more about the virus and what options he had for treatment.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 24, 2007
Vintner comes home triumphant
When Tomohiro Kisaichi told his friends and family he wanted to abandon his cozy life in Japan and move abroad to become a winemaker, they thought he was crazy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2007
Leadership guru says women can find new ways to open glass ceiling
It isn't easy for women to climb the corporate ladder in the United States, but in Japan, the so-called glass ceiling has been nicknamed the "concrete ceiling," says Hiroko Tatebe, a business leader and founding director of the Global Organization for Leadership and Diversity.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2007
U.S. warms to quality sake, forgets taste of earlier, cheap heated brews
It may not have been love at first sight, but a growing enthusiasm for sake among Americans is making the United States an important market for Japanese brewers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2006
Taking a new look at WWII soldiers
2006 saw the completion of two projects that challenge perceptions about Japanese soldiers and World War II.
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2006
Manzanar camp via Ansel Adams' lens on show
From 1943 to 1944, photographer Ansel Adams dedicated himself to documenting the lives of Japanese-Americans at Manzanar, a U.S. government internment camp set up during World War II in Inyo County, California. A new exhibition that opened last week at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles invites the public to witness history through the lens of one of the most famous U.S. photographers. The black-and-white landscapes and touching portraits on view in "Ansel Adams at Manzanar" articulate a commentary on the relocation and internment of Japanese-Americans that Adams tried to initiate 60 years ago.
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2006
Aquarium's fall fete melds culture, sea, song
Visitors to the Aquarium of the Pacific at the fifth annual Autumn Festival last weekend in Long Beach, Calif., were treated to glowing jellyfish, dagger-sharp shark teeth, frisky sea lions and Japanese "taiko" drumming. The yearly festival celebrates the richness of Asian cultures, including those of Japan, China, South Korea and the Philippines, and the animals that hail from these Pacific regions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2006
California wine country sniffs out Japanese tourist market
LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) The U.S. West Coast has long been a popular destination for Japanese tourists, but a growing interest in California wines is creating a new travel market that vintners are beginning to exploit.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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