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Stephanie Hannon
For Stephanie Hannon's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
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 4, 2007
What's your take on the Asashoryu scandal?
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 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
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jun 1, 2007
Yukichi Hattori loses the plot
Director, dancer and choreographer Yukichi Hattori broke from tradition when he created "Rhapsody in Blue," his innovative symphonic ballet. Unlike classic ballet productions, there is no plot, so performers are left to physically interpret the meaning of the music through dance. "Rhapsody in Blue" begins a three-city tour of Japan at Tokyo's Bunkamura Orchard Hall on June 15-17 before moving on to Nagoya (June 22) and Osaka (June 30)
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 22, 2007
Do you think the Japanese police are effective?
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
May 18, 2007
Slapstick 'n' high-flyin' kicks
A chop suey of martial arts, acrobatics and slapstick, "Jump" is a nonverbal, comic martial-arts musical centered around a zany Korean family. It runs through May 18-June 24 (times vary) at Shinjuku Theater Apple, Tokyo. It then tours to Osaka's Kosei Nenkin Kaikan from June 28-July 5. The company behind the production, Korean-based Yegam, has already received international recognition for the show, notably at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2005 and 2006.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 8, 2007
Do people work too hard in Japan?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Apr 24, 2007
What are your plans for Golden Week?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Apr 3, 2007
What are your alternative remedies?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 20, 2007
Where do you browse online?
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 16, 2007
No ordinary clown show
If you've seen the Grand Cha^piteau (Big Top) rising from Tokyo's Yoyogi Stadium, you would be right in guessing a circus had ridden into town.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 6, 2007
What exactly is White Day?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 20, 2007
What's your opinion on the comment made by the health minister?
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 16, 2007
'Chicago,' 'BKLYN' show Broadway's different sides
Broadway has been thrilling audiences for generations, and the arrival in Japan this month of two of its biggest shows, "Chicago" and "BKLYN," gives Tokyoites the opportunity to embrace some all-American musical classics.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 30, 2007
What has been your most seismic experience in this earthquake-prone nation?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 16, 2007
With a pension crisis looming, how do people plan to finance their twilight years?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 28, 2006
Will changes to the education law foster nationalism in classrooms?

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world