Voices | VIEWS FROM THE STREET
What's one thing you would change about the Tokyo subway system?
by Mark Buckton
Tokyoites pick out one way to make the capital's usually reliable subway system just that little bit better.
Voices | 20 Questions
Jun Nakayama: 'Don't think about it, just do it'
by Andrew Lee
Jun means "charm," "profit" and "moisture." I think it matches my personality perfectly!
Voices | Overheard
Appearances can be deceptive
New male recruit: You don't drink beer, do you?
Voices Apr 9, 2014
Post-Fukushima reform throws up a few surprises
by Gianni Simone
The magnitude-9 earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011, devastated the northeast, killing more than 15,000 people and causing level 7 meltdowns at three reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Observers believed the sheer size of the catastrophe ...
Voices | OUR MAN IN TOKYO Apr 8, 2014
Envoy living out his childhood dream
by Mami Maruko
Although it was his childhood dream to become his country’s ambassador to Japan, actually doing so was not an easy task for Abdulaziz Turkistani. “It’s a dream come true,” said the 56-year-old, who became Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Japan in 2009. Turkistani first came ...
Voices | VIEWS FROM THE STREET Apr 7, 2014
What has been your worst Tokyo rush-hour experience?
by Mark Buckton
Rush hour itself! It's like (people exiting) a massive sports event in Sydney, where I live — but every morning is the same kind of madness. For me personally, the worst line during my visit has been the Ginza Line. I thought no-one else ...
Voices | Overheard Apr 5, 2014
True colors
Middle-aged woman #1: I thought Winnie-the-Pooh was yellow? Middle-aged woman #2: Unfortunately, I suspect that poo-yellow isn’t a real color. — Ginza, Chuo-ku. Overheard by The Japan Times On Sunday
Voices | Foreign Agenda Apr 2, 2014
Left-behind dad eyes an end to abduction culture
by Richard Cory
How Richard Cory rescued his daughter and lost his abducted sons.
Voices | VIEWS FROM THE STREET Mar 31, 2014
Do you feel like people have been deceived about issues surrounding Fukushima? And if so, by whom?
by Mark Buckton
I'm suspicious about the whole thing. I don't know who is covering what up, but I definitely feel there's a lot we're not being told about. There's absolutely no way that everything could be as fine as we are being led to believe after ...
Voices | Overheard Mar 29, 2014
Chewing the fat
Voices | Overheard Mar 22, 2014
Perfect match
Voices | COMMUNITY CHEST Mar 21, 2014
Have once-welcoming Urawa Reds matches changed that much?
Some responses to Debito Arudou's March 13 Just Be Cause column, "J. League and media must show red card to racism."
Voices | HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO Mar 17, 2014
Consider safety, quality of life and ecology — and scrap Futenma move
We strongly oppose moving the Futenma Marine Corps Air Station to Henoko because of the profound impact this would have on safety and quality of life in Nago, not to mention the environmental damage.
Voices | 20 Questions Mar 15, 2014
'Be the best you can, don't waste a minute'
by Elliott Samuels
Name: Eddie Jones Age: 54 Nationality: Australian Occupation: Head coach of the Japanese rugby team Likes: Rugby Dislikes: Orthodox rugby 1. What first brought you to Japan? I was asked to coach the Tokai University rugby team in 1996. 2. What’s keeping you here? ...