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Caroline Humer
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WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 4, 2020
COVID-19 long-term toll signals billions in health care costs ahead
Late in March, Laura Gross, 72, was recovering from gall bladder surgery in her Fort Lee, New Jersey, home when she became sick again.
EDITORIALS
May 17, 2011
Acquittal in Atago collision case
The Yokohama District Court on May 11 acquitted two Maritime Self-Defense Force officers formerly stationed aboard the 7,750-ton Aegis destroyer Atago in connection with the Atago's collision with the 7.3-ton trawler Seitoku Maru off Chiba Prefecure on Feb. 19, 2008. The collision killed the two fishermen aboard the trawler.
Reader Mail
Dec 21, 2008
Amazing world of word integration
I have found Roger Pulvers' articles on foreign words in the Japanese language both enlightening and fascinating. Having been stationed in Japan repeatedly for many years as a U.S. Marine Corps officer, I fell in love with the country. Being a longtime student of Japan and Japanese, I have often wondered about the official process by which foreign words are integrated into the language, or rather how the kana pronunciations come about.
Reader Mail
Nov 30, 2008
Very last option against pirates
Regarding Ramesh Thakur's Nov. 25 article,"Pirates feel the sting of India's naval muscle": This analysis is founded in part on a gross inaccuracy because, as it turned out, the Indian Navy did not sink a pirate "mother ship."
Reader Mail
Sep 7, 2008
What about Japanese women?
In his Sept. 2 article, "Unconventional American and Asian women," Tom Plate focuses on a few successful women while repeating well-worn cliches like "it's hard for women in a men's world." I think the article lacks relevance. His point seems to be that women should not complain about their situation, they should try to get a good education, and if they can't do that, it's not their fault: The world is just harder for them.
Reader Mail
Apr 13, 2008
Critical issue is free speech
The author of the letter "Better to stay home than dis the flag" obviously does not understand the foremost point of the protest by teachers in Tokyo and the rest of Japan.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

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Historically, kabuki was considered the entertainment of the merchant and peasant classes, a far cry from how it is regarded today.
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