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COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Jul 7, 2009
Calderon case shows need for new mind-set
Dear Japanese lawmakers,
EDITORIALS
Jul 1, 2009
United front against North Korea
Prime Minister Taro Aso and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak agreed in their Sunday meeting in Tokyo that North Korea's nuclear and missile development programs pose a grave threat, and that Japan, South Korea and the United States must closely cooperate to counter it. The two leaders also agreed...
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Jun 30, 2009
'Reefer madness' hits Japan's shores
To the Japanese government and law enforcement authorities,
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Jun 23, 2009
Vested interests to blame for reliance on imported food
Dear Prime Minister Taro Aso,
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Jun 9, 2009
Silent spring in Tokyo
Dear Environment Minister Tetsuo Saito,
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
May 26, 2009
Pre-empting an EMP
Dear Prime Minister Taro Aso, I'm writing to urge you to initiate measures that would protect Japan in the event of an EMP attack.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
May 19, 2009
Tackle gender gap in mathematics, reading
Dear ministry of education,
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
May 12, 2009
Kusanagi romp makes waves as real crimes go unpunished
Dear Tokyo Metropolitan Police,
Reader Mail
Apr 30, 2009
Forgive upstanding illegal aliens
In response to the April 23 letter "Leniency will make matters worse," I'd like to point out that many countries give special consideration to people living in their country illegally, if they are upstanding members of society that have committed no crimes, other than the "crime" of staying without a...
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Apr 28, 2009
When will High-Touch Town be cleaned up?
Dear Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara,
Reader Mail
Apr 26, 2009
Utada just being cheeky
I found the April 10 review of Utada Hikaru's new album, "This Is The One," to be a bit insulting to Utada's character. The reviewer said she was "whoring" herself "both musically and lyrically." Utada has stated before, however, that her English lyrics are more cheeky. She writes her own lyrics, so...
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Apr 21, 2009
What U.S. schools can learn from Japan
Dear education ministry,
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Apr 14, 2009
English lessons on the cheap
Dear education minister Ryu Shionoya,
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Apr 7, 2009
Why don't my parents count as members of the family?
Dear Ministry of Justice,
Reader Mail
Apr 2, 2009
Lessons from a junior high school
Regarding Debito Arudou's March 24 article, "Punishing foreigners, exonerating Japanese": Although I have never had to deal with Japan's criminal justice system, a small anecdote about two relatively minor incidents at a public junior high school does serve to support one of Arudou's major points.
Reader Mail
Apr 2, 2009
China prefers dollar transactions
Regarding the March 30 editorial, "Taking aim at the dollar": The Chinese government may complain about the dollar as the international reserve currency, but up to now it has actively encouraged (transactions in dollars). When I buy things from China, I'm asked to pay in dollars. When I object and ask...
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Mar 31, 2009
Look overseas to address Japan's lag in English ability
Dear education ministry,
Reader Mail
Mar 29, 2009
Condoms not as helpful as hyped
The Washington Post editorial perspective printed in The Japan Times on March 21, "Lacking condom sense," concedes that abstinence is the best remedy for controlling AIDS, but adds that the world "isn't perfect — and neither is Pope Benedict's pronouncement on the effectiveness of condoms in the battle...
Reader Mail
Mar 26, 2009
Good news for Canadian citizens
Thank you for Jenny Uechi's March 17 Zeit Gist article, "Canucks abroad fret over new curbs on citizenship." I have been monitoring this issue for about six months, and Uechi's article might be the best in the past six months.
Reader Mail
Mar 26, 2009
Cultural attitude needs mending
A paradigm shift needs to occur in the Japanese cultural attitude toward foreigners that influences immigration policies. Some of us perceive an attitude of: "We really don't want you foreign barbarians in our pure society in the first place, but in reality we have to let you in for specific needs....
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
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.
Western businesses will not return to Russia
A McDonald's restaurant sits shuttered in Moscow in May 2022 as a result of Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
China is challenging Japan's LNG dominance. What does that mean for Japanese buyers?
Tugboats assist a liquified natural gas tanker as it docks at a port in Yantai, China, in February. In 2021, China became the largest importer of LNG, and as of this year, China now has the most long-term LNG contracts.
Ukraine drone strikes hit nuclear bombers deep inside Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and head of the country's Security Service, Vasyl Maliuk, attend a meeting in Kyiv in this image released Sunday.
Lessons from India-Pakistan war: Were China's arms overrated?
A Chinese J-10B fighter jet is put on display at the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, China, in October 2016. The short May conflict between India and Pakistan became a live trial for Chinese arms, exposing vulnerabilities in its fighter aircraft and air defense systems.
‘A garden is a grand teacher’: The Kamakura Gardener nurtures and soothes via YouTube
American Robert Jefferson runs a YouTube channel called The Kamakura Gardener that invites viewers to enjoy the pleasures of gardening, cooking and slow living.
Waves of umami: Awaji Island's culinary trove
Silversea Cruises' culinary program takes guests on a rich gourmet experience at wellness retreat Zenbo Seinei, where the local produce is presented in an eight-course meal.
Hegseth to prioritize China and more allied spending in Asia — but questions remain
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a trilateral meeting between Japan, the U.S. and Australia at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on Saturday.
'Godzilla The Art Exhibition' reimagines film icon as monstrous muse for modern art
Artists offer their own interpretations of Japan's most famous monster at "Godzilla The Art Exhibition."
Atsuko Okatsuka brings big 'dad' energy to new special
Atsuko Okatsuka tries out some of the jokes from her new special, “Father,” at the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya in January.

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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
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