For Jared Newmeyer's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Ryuichi Yoshimoto Real estate, 39 Today young people don't take care of older people. Sometimes they act very selfish. I think young people are spoiled today because people have so few children. Naoto Igari Broadcasting, 48 Nowadays young people are more gentle. When I was young, people were raised ...
Takashi M. Entrepeneur, 36 I've eaten it three times. It's not so delicious. I don't think many people like it. I don't know why it's still whaled, but one reason is tradition. Other countries don't have a right to say Japan can't hunt them. T. Ishige Television, ...
Pierre-Louis Vigne, 20 Student (France) Gaijin are the only ones who sometimes try to not pay, or don't respect the system like Japanese do. So the Japanese might have reason to believe foreigners could be more suspicious. Allison Walsh, 20 Student (U.S.) If there are problems, there ...
Taka Kudo Flight attendant, 37In general I think it's difficult. It's changing; now people only care about themselves, and everything's become consumerism-focused. People get big apartments and separate themselves. Nobuhiro Isono Video cameraman, 24It's easy, because it's a welcoming culture. Because I was born here I have ...
Tomoyuki Goto Real estate, 30 People should not use so much air conditioning. It's often so cold in offices and department stores. We have four seasons here, but because of global warming that's changing. I'm afraid we'll lose that. Satoshi Tomioka Engineer, 44 If I stay in ...
Rafael Camara Student (Brazilian) It's troublesome and expensive to raise a family, but I get the impression that some people are running away from their responsibilities by choosing not to have children. Jillian Graham Student (Canadian)I think people are trying to focus on their careers. As a ...
