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A sit-in by visa violators and their families entered its second day Tuesday in front of the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau with protesters seeking government good will. The action at the bureau in Minato Ward is being organized by the Asian People’s Friendship Society, ...
Kazuhiro Shiraishi, 66, is a guest-house manager in the Izu-kogen Highlands, a famous resort area on the Izu Peninsula of Shizuoka Prefecture. Looking out onto the Pacific Ocean, and just 90 minutes by train from Tokyo, Izu has a warm climate all year round ...
“I was stopped by two men in a government-registered vehicle, blindfolded and dragged off the street. They took me away to a house in a place I did not know. I was forced into a room with blood all over the walls and floor, ...
Takashi Miike's blood-soaked vengeance tale, one of two Japanese films being shown in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, draws the biggest boos so far, with critics savaging it as overacted and cliched.
Have you ever given your best effort while striving to achieve something but felt like what you were doing was futile? That’s the feeling I’m getting about Tokyo’s bid to host the 2020 Olympics. With just over three months to go until the IOC ...
Chelsea McDonald Teacher, 20 (Canadian)One of the most important things is poverty in third world countries. While other people are starving and don’t have clothes, we waste what we’ve been given. Bill White Editor, 48 (American)People should have to spend one day with a ...
Simply put, Wire is the most awesome techno event in Japan. Twelve hours are filled with sets by 13 DJs, 11 live performances and a constantly metamorphosing video show at Yokohama Arena, making Wire something of a Mecca for the nation’s techno-lovers — about ...
Anne-Marie Walsh Accountant, 26 (Irish)At the airport there was a funny poster of cartoon dogs thinking something. I also thought it was strange when I went to eat, I had to press a button to get a ticket for food. Jamie Brassett Lecturer, 41 ...
It’s hot. Sweltering hot. And humid. And it’s not going to cool down any time soon. So with weeks of sweating buckets looming ahead, I set out on a mission to find cool and refreshing places to swim around Tokyo that don’t include sitting ...
Ryutaro Nemoto Transit officer, 31I’d want “nabe” — I like to cook nabe when I get hungry. I’d also want a magnifying glass so I could start a fire. The third thing I’d want is a notebook, so I could keep a diary. Curtis ...
Regina Bediko Student, 20 (American)I would want to give more rights to immigrants — like by giving them rights to vote. In America it’s becoming too immigrant-unfriendly and we need to fix that. Yoshiaki Kumahira Businessman, 59All of the Constitution, not just Article 9, ...
Alan McKinnon Diplomat, 48 (Australian)Japan’s regulatory environment — for almost all foreigners wanting to do business here — is opaque. Also, some say employment law is restrictive in how you can downsize or lay off. Debbie Kilmer Housewife, 53 (American)In Japan there are more ...
Andria Kurychak Teacher, 30 (Canadian)I love to go to Inokashira Park because I think it’s very beautiful and it has all the pleasures of Yoyogi Park but with a small community vibe, like you can feel the people of Kichijoji coming together. David Turry ...
Twenty hours of multisensory stimulation featuring art installations, contemporary dance and more would tweak the mind of just about any alternative-art aficionado. For the second time, the Tokyo-based Canadian duo of promoter Josh Child and longtime yoga practitioner Patrick Oancia have joined forces to ...
Justin ‘Spider-Man,’ 34 (English)I love all kinds of sports stories — football, gymnastics, yoga, surfing. I want more nude sport stories — nude surfing would be great, or stories about nude people doing headstands and back-flips. Marissa Nagai Model, 28I like stocks and business ...
Shinichiro Hara Real estate agent, 23Japanese law states that circumstantial evidence isn’t enough and that law is never going to change. I worry about what people in other countries think about Japan and I feel sorry about it. Melanie Franz Bank manager, 26 (German)The ...
Tucked away on the corner of the trendy Spain-zaka street in Shibuya, Tokyo, La Fabrique is set for what it hopes will be its biggest bash since it opened its doors five years ago. The first La Fabrique was established in Paris’ Bastille area ...