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COMMUNITY
Jan 13, 2009

Have your say: Back to the baths

Following are a selection of responses to Paul de Vries' "Back to the baths: Otaru revisited" (Zeit Gist, Dec. 2).
Reader Mail
Jan 11, 2009

Respect for dual nationality

Some points of Jun Hongo's interesting Jan. 5 article, "A convenience in peace becomes matter of conflict in war," may demand clarification. While providing insights into the extremes of this issue, few potential applicants for dual nationality in Japan would imagine themselves facing conscription,...
Reader Mail
Jan 1, 2009

Why attend an Indian school?

Regarding the Dec. 28 article "More parents send kids to Indian, Chinese schools": This would perhaps be very encouraging news to the Indian community in Japan and to Indians in general. But I am only in partial agreement with the views of Little Angels International School founder Angelina Jeevarani....
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 1, 2009

Is Aso only postponing the inevitable?

The political news that will have the most far-reaching repercussions into the new year is the plummeting approval rating of Prime Minister Taro Aso and his Cabinet, and his delay in dissolving the Lower House of the Diet for a general election.
COMMENTARY
Dec 30, 2008

No sign of a 'peace agreement'

More than six months have passed since the presidential election in Taiwan. After a hiatus of eight years, the Kuomintang is in power. This actually represents the restoration of the mainland-lineage forces for the first time in 20 years — if you count the Lee Teng-hui era as rule by non-mainland-lineage...
Reader Mail
Dec 25, 2008

Moderate our fish consumption

Regarding the Dec. 19 article "Singing the bluefin tuna blues": Most of the blame has been heaped on Japan, which reportedly consumes about three-quarters of the world's bluefin. But could that just be the truth according to Greenpeace? I think it's closer to the truth to say that the global spread of...
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Dec 23, 2008

DPJ has a foot in the door

As the odds grow that the No. 1 opposition Democratic Party of Japan will take the reigns of government after the next general elections, the focus in the Japanese political arena is shifting to the lineup of a Cabinet headed by DPJ leader Ichiro Ozawa, and to who would succeed him if he retired early...
Reader Mail
Dec 11, 2008

Students could use civics courses

I agree with the Dec. 5 article "Politicians failing to engage youth," but one main issue is ignored. As with most articles published about Japan's lack of political participation, this one neglects to address the school's role in citizens' political involvement. As an assistant language teacher (ALT),...
Reader Mail
Dec 11, 2008

Flawed model of climate change

Gwynne Dyer's Dec. 7 article, "Four harsh truths about climatic change," is a great piece of fluffery. The article claims "scientists are scared." Which scientists? Where? All I see is the blathering of resident hacks who have taken a flawed model and extrapolated made-up "facts" to suit a political...
Reader Mail
Dec 7, 2008

The burden of assimilation

Regarding the Dec. 2 Zeit Gist article, "Back to the baths: Otaru revisited": Kudos to Paul de Vries for an excellent article. While there will doubtless be a backlash from readers more supportive of the likes of activist Arudou Debito, I applaud The Japan Times for providing a platform to someone who...
Reader Mail
Dec 4, 2008

Don't write off trips to India

Regarding the Nov. 30 article "Tsuda's body arrives; Japanese recount terror": I am writing this from India. Here we have lost national pride, honor and, more importantly, a lot of lives. Only now a semblance of normality seems to be returning to Mumbai. I am saddened that Japan, too, has lost one of...
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2008

DNA center of nationality debate

With concern growing among lawmakers that amending the Nationality Law will engender false cases of paternal recognition, debate is focusing on whether DNA tests should be applied to the process of granting nationality.
COMMENTARY
Dec 1, 2008

Trusting in the fiscal pump

"Learn from Japan," they said as the U.S., British and EU economies headed for their current downturns. Well, they may have learned something. But until very recently that something clearly was not enough.
Reader Mail
Nov 30, 2008

Extend the lives of unwanted pets

I was surprised, as I'm sure many people were, to read that public health centers dispose of unwanted and lost animals so quickly. According to the Nov. 26 article "Was wrong bureaucracy targeted?," a pet owner can bring a pet to a public health center and the animal will be put down within a day. That's...
COMMENTARY
Nov 24, 2008

Tamp down the old ways

Sixty years ago on Nov. 12, 1948, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMT) handed down its verdict branding Japan an aggressor nation and leading to the execution of six military leaders and one politician for instigating the war. As if to substantiate the validity of this verdict,...
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Nov 24, 2008

Burst of U.S. bubble arouses old specters

So the Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has spoken: The "usual tools of economic policy — above all, the Federal Reserve's ability to pump up the economy by cutting interest rates — have lost all traction" ("Depression Economics Return," Nov. 14, The New York Times).
Reader Mail
Nov 20, 2008

Counterpoint will pose challenge

In response to Philip Cunningham's Nov. 13 article, "Yes we can . . . what, Mr. Obama?": I can only wonder what Cunningham's point is. The article is littered with unfounded assumptions and loose suppositions lambasting U.S. President-elect Barack Obama for his incredible oratory skills and his choice...
Reader Mail
Nov 16, 2008

Political action beyond words

Regarding Philip J. Cunningham's Nov. 13 article, "Yes we can . . . what, Mr. Obama?": I would like to commend The Japan Times for publishing an article written by somebody who is able to look past all the excitement and fervor of Barack Obama's election and analyze what the next U.S. president might...
Reader Mail
Nov 16, 2008

Consequences for Indians

It was a pleasant surprise to see two distinct articles about India on the Nov. 5 opinion page, although, sadly, both carry negative news about current problems and political games.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Nov 9, 2008

Wrestling with a guilty verdict

Kazuhiko Togo, a retired career official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and former Ambassador to the Netherlands, is the grandson of Shigenori Togo, Japan's foreign minister at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack in December 1941.
Reader Mail
Nov 2, 2008

Bogus arguments about whaling

Regarding Sidney Holt's Oct. 23 letter, "Rules for unsubsidized whaling": Holt's statement that "Japan, more than any other nation, has opposed conservation measures and efforts toward sustainability far more often than any others" is simply false. Further, as an ardent advocate for the protection --...
Reader Mail
Nov 2, 2008

Taking a proven myth as fact

In his Oct. 23 article, "Remember the China lesson," Brahma Chellaney mentions four times the alleged Tiananmen Square "massacre" of June 1989. But there is now a wealth of eyewitness material -- much of it cited in my July 21 article, "Birth of a massacre myth" -- proving that there was no massacre,...
Reader Mail
Oct 30, 2008

Subaru model thrives in Montana

Regarding Bob Sliwa's Oct. 19 article, "Subaru continues to drive to a different beat": Good article. I have three 1986 Brats (models); one has been driven 300,000 miles and the least driven has 85,000 miles. I live in Montana and never get stuck in winter. My Brats are dependable and start immediately....
Reader Mail
Oct 30, 2008

Unbelievable for a cultured society

Regarding Philip Brasor's Oct. 26 Media Mix article, "The 'tough' love of sumo and military can turn ugly": I was aghast at the news of this barbaric act (death by collective violence of a 25-year-old Maritime Self-Defense Force petty officer). It happened unbelievably in a so-called modern, cultured...
Reader Mail
Oct 30, 2008

Refreshing take on Russia

Gregory Clark's Oct. 26 article, "West ganging up on Russia," was refreshing and well-written. I appreciated how, instead of focusing on every imaginable reason to try to blame Russia for everything, this article correctly points out that Georgia started the (August) conflict by invading South Ossetia...
Reader Mail
Oct 26, 2008

Save us from a feel-good law

Regarding the Oct. 22 article "Bill would toughen knife, gun law": Once again we see a typical knee-jerk reaction. While nothing can detract from the awful tragedy at Akihabara or Sasebo this year, I cannot help but shake my head at yet another feel-good, do-nothing proposal. Sure, it may sound good...
Reader Mail
Oct 26, 2008

Rescuing beauty of the past

Regarding Tomoko Otake's Oct. 19 article, "Showa-ing it like it was": What a beautiful article on a terrific idea. Memorabilia owner Hironobu Komiya is anticipating what anthropologists and historians of the future will want to find in order to write properly about the Showa Era (1926-1989). Komiya is...
Reader Mail
Oct 26, 2008

No commemorative stamp for spy

I found Jun Hongo's Oct. 21 article -- "Japan's spies: What cloak, dagger?" -- profoundly interesting, but I happened to notice a minor mistake. The article states that Richard Sorge, the German who spied for the Soviet Union in Japan during World War II, is currently "honored with commemorative stamps...
Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle
The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets. India and Pakistan aircraft engaged in a dogfight on Wednesday.
Trump says India and Pakistan have agreed to 'immediate ceasefire'
A man stands amid debris on the roof of a damaged house, following Pakistan's military operation against India, in Rehari, Jammu, on Saturday.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
Suspect in Tokyo Metro stabbing chose station to highlight ‘educational abuse’
Yoshitaka Toda is escorted out of a police station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Friday to be sent to prosecutors.
Japan stuck at starting line in tariff talks with U.S. as U.K. inks deals
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s top tariff negotiator, speaks to the press on Friday. Japan and the United States are still discussing what to negotiate.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
Kazuki Nagasawa's sustainable designs are rooted in tradition
For centuries, artisans have unraveled strands of the fibrous bark of "shuro" trees to create a medley of everyday objects. Designer Kazuki Nagasawa is now transforming the traditional material into ethereal contemporary pieces.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 expands to become one of Asia's largest startup events
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 was bustling with participants of various nationalities Thursday, and multiple languages could be heard around the room as many engaged in conversations throughout the day.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
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