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Tokyo Skytree will celebrate its first anniversary Wednesday but has not yet completed its prime mission of reliably broadcasting to households in the capital and its suburbs. Since December, the world’s tallest free-standing tower, at 634 meters high, has been making test broadcasts to ...
If you work in an office, you probably spend a fair part of your time sitting at a desk, which, of course, isn’t very healthy. To combat that the Pomodoro technique recommends that you work in intervals with regular breaks — for example, 25 ...
“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, ...
“Outsider art” is relatively new in Japan and, as a genre, works made by self-taught Japanese artists are still not very well known on the category-delineating, label-loving international art scene. Now, though, “Souzou: Outsider Art from Japan,” an exhibition on view (through June 30) ...
After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer. In the 30th meeting between the two tennis greats, Nadal controlled the final from start to finish to win 6-1, 6-3 Sunday for his seventh Italian Open title. “Rafa was just ...
Chiaki Mori Fashion designer, 22I dressed up like Santa Claus one year when I was in high school and I gave my parents hats that I had knitted secretly. It was a big surprise for them and they were so happy. Kumiko Noda Counselor, ...
Thomasina Larkin asks about the best ways to tackle bullying in schools Kaisar MD Restaurant worker, 38Teachers should communicate with children through counseling. If they see a problem, they should take them aside and talk to them in private. Japanese culture is difficult in ...
Growing up in the countryside, a lot of my youth was spent swimming in lakes and rivers for as many summer days as the weather would provide. I had no fear of cannon-balling off high cliffs, I was never bothered by the scrapes of ...
Samantha Dobney Student, 21I love going out in Roppongi if I want to have a fun night out. It’s an amazing place, unlike anywhere else in the world because it’s a timeless place. Everything stays open 24-7. Yohiahi Arai Physical therapist, 24My favorite place ...
Thomasina Larkin asks people if they think that Japan is too permissive a society Yuri Suzuki Student, 19Japan is too permissive. People can drink alcohol in their cars. People can drink all night and bartenders don’t tell them not to drive home. The underage ...
Akiko Photographer, 27The best thing I ever bought abroad was a deep fryer. It was like a big pot and you put the fried potatoes in the basket and then lower them into the hot oil. I can’t find that here. Joel Horne Student, ...
Masayoshi Nasu Restaurant staff, 30Koizumi should have behaved better. He’s been gossiped about a lot, for example, over Yasukuni Shrine. He did get young Japanese people more interested in politics though. Hiromi Narita Student, 19When I think of Koizumi, I think of the time ...
Taichi Kadowaki Office worker, 32 I don’t think we need an emperor or empress. We Japanese adore the royal family because they are this great symbol,but they don’t really do anything. They just spend our tax money, but on nothing useful or important. Yoko ...
Shounago Tadamasa School manager, 31 Koizumi and the new prime minister both shouldn’t visit Yasukuni shrine. The prime minister has to think about relations with China and Korea. Visiting the shrine is harmful for the economy, for trade and for politics. Jaime Reban Jones ...
Katy Abud Teacher, 44 Teachers in elementary schools and junior high schools don’t teach children life values. They only teach what’s outlined in the curriculum and don’t know how to answer children who ask “Why is something like this or that?” Yoshihisa Nishimoto Student, ...
Satoko Woolala Graphic designer, 39 Even if I were heterosexual, I wouldn’t want to have children. Japanese law only takes care of heterosexual families. Same-sex partners can make private contracts, but don’t both have legal rights to their children. Olivia Moss Legal translator, 3130 ...
Taking a nice, long, hot bath has for eras been an ideal way to unwind, whether it is a soak crammed in the tub at home after a hard day’s work, a trip to the local sento (public bath) for a leisurely scrub-down or ...