Voices | OVERHEARD
Appearances can be deceiving
Are those Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's children, or are some of them adopted?
Voices | OVERHEARD
When Japanese is English
"I can't make it tomorrow. I have an English lesson."
Voices | VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Views from Tokyo: What are your thoughts on the new biracial Miss Japan?
by Mark Jarnes
Japanese citizens of various backgrounds speak about the victory by Priyanka Yoshikawa, born to an Indian father and a Japanese mother, in the Miss World Japan contest.
Voices | OVERHEARD
Hands on head
I saw a woman with her hand on her head in the rain this morning.
Voices | VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Views from Tokyo: What were your highlights from the Rio Olympics?
by Mark Jarnes
People out and about in the capital offer their views on the best of the 2016 Summer Games.
Voices | OVERHEARD Sep 3, 2016
Slow coach
Voices | OVERHEARD Aug 27, 2016
Hot under the collar
Voices | FOREIGN AGENDA Aug 24, 2016
Beyond silence: lessons learned from a Japanese spouse
by Nicolas Gattig
You see it often in Tokyo: the attentive Japanese woman and the Western man filling silence. In fact, a lot of them end up married, sharing a house and 1,000 meals, albeit hardly a life of the mind.
Voices | OVERHEARD Aug 20, 2016
Voting with one's feet
Voices | OVERHEARD Aug 13, 2016
Ahead of the game
Voices | VIEWS FROM THE STREET Aug 10, 2016
Views from Tokyo: What are your hopes and expectations for the Rio Olympics?
by Naomi Schanen
People out and about in the capital talk about their predictions for the Rio games and Tokyo's turn as host city in 2020.
Voices | OVERHEARD Aug 6, 2016
Political hot potato
Do you think the guy trying to hand me an election flyer back there knows that I can't vote (in the Tokyo gubernatorial election)?
Voices | VIEWS FROM THE STREET Aug 3, 2016
Views from Tokyo: Is 'Pokemon Go' here to stay or just a fad?
by Naomi Schanen
A week after the launch of "Pokemon Go," Naomi Schanen asks six people on the streets of Tokyo whether they thought the augmented reality game is still a big thing.
Voices | OVERHEARD Jul 30, 2016
Unclear on the concept
Voices | OVERHEARD Jul 23, 2016
Creature from the deep
Voices | COMMUNITY CHEST Jul 20, 2016
Readers' letters: Rote learning, vocab and Eiken's aims
Some readers' responses to last month's article by Hans Karlsson, "Is the Eiken doing Japan's English learners more harm than good?"
Voices | VIEWS FROM THE STREET Jul 20, 2016
Views from Gifu: Now Abe has the numbers, is it time to tweak the Constitution?
by Stephen Carr
People have their say on whether Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should push for constitutional revision now that he has the numbers in both houses of parliament to force a referendum on the issue.