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Apr 17, 2016

Pope returns with 12 refugees after visit to Greek camp

Pope Francis took three families of Syrian refugees back to Rome on Saturday after visiting the frontline of Europe's migrant crisis at a camp in Greece where migrants wept at his feet, kissed his hand and begged for help.

Reader Mail

Apr 16, 2016

Help us save our park, an oasis in Kyoto

I'm a mother with two young children living in Kyoto. We are now enjoying the cherry blossom season here. My children and their friends are playing every day at the local Kyoto city park, on land leased from Ryuhonji Temple.

Reader Mail

Apr 16, 2016

Why U.S. Marines are in Okinawa

The oft-cited reason why the U.S. Marines are stationed in Okinawa is its superior strategic location; that is, from Okinawa they can deal with any contingencies as quickly as possible that may occur in any part of the region.

Reader Mail

Apr 16, 2016

Hedgehog cafe is not a good idea

Regarding the story "Japan's first hedgehog-themed cafe opens in Tokyo" in the April 9 edition, a hedgehog cafe is very, very wrong for so many reasons.

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JAPAN

Apr 16, 2016

Eyewitnesses to Kumamoto quakes on social media

The strongest quake in Japan since March 2011, registering 7 on the Japanese seismic scale, shook Kumamoto Prefecture on the evening of April 14 with another major quake striking in the early hours of April 16. Here is a selection of reactions and reports on social media.

LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH

Apr 11, 2016

Let's discuss using robots in child care

RoHo Care is being touted as a high-tech solution to the staffing crisis in Japan's child care sector.

Reader Mail

Apr 9, 2016

Hidebound school boards cripple Japan

Japan is a nation built on virtue. Perhaps one of most important is efficiency; the senselessness of wasting resources. Yet I have come to witness colossal wastage in Japan. I talk of the boards of education in certain regions that corrupt the teaching of English, driving dedicated teachers away.

Reader Mail

Apr 9, 2016

Obama should visit Hiroshima

The story headlined "Kerry to visit Hiroshima for G-7 ministerial talks" in the April 3 edition pointed out that Group of Seven ministers will visit Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima to pay tribute to the atomic bomb victims. That means hundreds of government officials and reporters from overseas will...

Reader Mail

Apr 9, 2016

Abe leading Japan to another war

Regarding the story "Security laws usher in new era for pacifist Japan" in the March 30 edition, March 29, 2016, will go down in history as the day that one man sent a nation to war.

Reader Mail

Apr 9, 2016

Beyond the beauty of cherry blossoms

It is a heartwarming to know that not only in Tokyo, but also elsewhere across Japan that cherry blossoms are in full bloom now.

LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH

Apr 4, 2016

Let's discuss relocating government agencies out of Tokyo

The Cultural Affairs Agency will be moving to Kyoto as part of a policy to revitalize regional economies and address the over-concentration of government offices in Tokyo.

Reader Mail

Apr 1, 2016

Water a key element to full 3/11 recovery

Your editorial about Fukushima ("The 3/11 disasters, five years on”) in the March 11 edition focuses rightly on issues confronting communities affected by the disasters, but one key element you omit to mention is the fundamental challenge of water security and water resilience in this unique post-disaster...

Reader Mail

Apr 1, 2016

Blame misdirected at Tepco executives

Regarding the indictments being handed down to former Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives for the Fukushima disaster.

Reader Mail

Apr 1, 2016

Common laws can't trump Constitution

The article "New laws loom but SDF unready" in the March 23 edition includes the paragraph: "The laws, passed by the Diet six months ago after more than 114 hours of deliberation, will allow Japan to exercise the U.N. right to collective self-defense under limited circumstances when the nation's existence...

Reader Mail

Apr 1, 2016

Train's tragic roots and future promise

Amid the excitement over the first ever shinkansen from Tokyo to Hokkaido on March 26, this is a great time to reflect on some of the fascinating and tragic history behind this rail link.

Reader Mail

Apr 1, 2016

Japan curlers win praise in Canada

Regarding the story "Japan claims curling silver" in the March 29 edition, I hope that all of Japan is proud of Satsuki Fujisawa and her teammates.

LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH

Mar 28, 2016

Let's discuss tourists and their tattoos

The Japan Tourism Agency has asked spa operators to allow tattooed foreign tourists into their facilities in a bid to get more overseas visitors experiencing the nation's onsen.

JAPAN

Mar 26, 2016

The Hokkaido Shinkansen Line at a glance

It's been a long time coming and was almost derailed by budget wrangling in the 1980s, but after more than four decades of planning and construction, the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line, which runs between Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, Hokkaido, and slices the travel time from Tokyo to Hokkaido by...

Japan Times

WORLD

Mar 22, 2016

Islamic State claims responsibility for explosions that rock Brussels airport, subway, killing at least 30

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for attacks on Brussels airport and a rush-hour metro train in the Belgian capital Tuesday that killed at least 30 people, a news agency affiliated to the group said.

LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH

Mar 21, 2016

Let's discuss the child care blog post that went viral

Mothers and their supporters have handed over some 28,000 signatures to the government from people seeking a better child care system, after they were inspired by an anonymous blog post written by a frustrated mother.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.

How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic

By Alex K.T. Martin

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