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Shaun McKenna
Shaun McKenna joined The Japan Times in 2007. He was the Music and Entertainment editor until 2019 when he became the Senior Commissioning Editor at the newspaper. He now also hosts and produces the Deep Dive podcast.
For Shaun McKenna's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Apr 1, 2008
Do you believe in UFOs and extraterrestrial life?
Mamiko Sato Japanese teacher, 31 I think it's difficult to believe that humans are the only species curious enough to visit other planets. There has to be other species intelligent and curious enough to have visited Earth.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 19, 2008
Should Japan's teachers stand up for the national anthem?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 29, 2008
Are you concerned about the current financial turmoil?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 15, 2008
In the wake of recent grisly crimes, is Japan still a safe place to live?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 18, 2007
What was the biggest foreign news story of 2007?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 11, 2007
What was the biggest domestic news story of 2007?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 27, 2007
Does fingerprinting foreign arrivals help Japan in its "war on terror"?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 13, 2007
Have you ever been "gaijin-carded"?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 6, 2007
Are you into social networking sites like Facebook or Mixi?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 30, 2007
What are the plans of Nova's teachers and students?
Jisu OhStudent (South Korea)Nova's closure has made me think that it is better to just make friends so I can exchange culture as well as language with other people. I can't pay for another school.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 23, 2007
Which minority groups face the worst discrimination in Japan?
Stephanie CittarelliTeacher, 22 (Australian)Chinese and Koreans are worst off. I've heard Japanese people say bad things about them in conversation. However, they also say they love Chinese and Korean food.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Air China to buy 100 locally made C919 jets in $11 billion deal
A Comac C919 during an aerial display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore in February
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
By Alex K.T. Martin

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