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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 18, 2009

How Japan can regain its vitality

Last November, two months after the inauguration of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Taro Aso, I predicted, in an opinion piece for the American magazine Science, that a sweeping change in Japanese government was imminent.
Reader Mail
Oct 18, 2009

Balancing a foreign mom's roles

I was instantly drawn to Tomoko Otake's Oct. 6 article, " 'Outsider' shares unique take on life, prejudices in the 'real' Japan" — about Suzanne Kamada. I, too, am the blond-haired, blue-eyed wife of a Japanese man. We live in Michigan with our three kids, but visit family in Japan each summer. I lived...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Oct 18, 2009

Obama exclusive: Soda-pop war looms in Americans' best interests

A couple of days ago I decided to bite the bullet and get in touch with U.S. President Barack Obama. It wasn't him being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize that gave me the audacity of hope to speak with him. It was an article in the Oct. 8 edition of the International Herald Tribune.
EDITORIALS
Oct 17, 2009

The man with no name

Article 61 of the Juvenile Law prohibits the dissemination of information that identifies a minor in a family court decision. The aim is to spare the minor publicity that might hinder his or her rehabilitation.
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Oct 16, 2009

Government's gatekeeper

A month in office, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama appears to face difficulty in effecting his key slogan of reducing, if not eliminating, the government's heavy reliance on the bureaucracy, due mainly to confusion as to who will take the lead andwith how much power.
Reader Mail
Oct 15, 2009

Autonomy for higher education

Mariko Kato's Oct. 9 article, "Education chief takes liberal path," was encouraging. The Democratic Party of Japan has pledged to have the people's wishes reflected in government policy. In higher education, ministry control of budgets and policies has spurred academic productivity, but there may be...
Reader Mail
Oct 15, 2009

Exam system must be changed

An open letter to education minister Tatsuo Kawabata with regard to the Oct. 9 article "Education chief takes liberal path": Dear Sir, I heartily support your intention to make public high school in Japan free.
Reader Mail
Oct 11, 2009

Don't expect a united Asia soon

In his Oct. 4 article, "Solution to North Korean problem," professor Thomas J. Schoenbaum writes of a united Asia with complete freedom of movement among member countries. He says this will be possible in about 20 years.
Reader Mail
Oct 11, 2009

Garbage destroying national assets

Regarding Philip Brasor's Sept. 27 Media Mix article "Denied bear necessities of life": I want to thank Brasor for writing the truth about nature and Japan. It is not bears but people who are the problem, invading nature and leaving leftover food that animals naturally sniff out and go for.
Reader Mail
Oct 11, 2009

Hatoyama inspires hope in young

Regarding Jochen Legewie's Oct. 5 column "New Japan in sight as mind-sets, economy approach crossroads": Basically I welcome these comments, and I expect Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama to behave as a leader on international affairs, not only on domestic matters. A person who studied science at a foreign...
Reader Mail
Oct 8, 2009

She was right to return to Japan

Regarding the Oct. 3 article Savoie's lawyer says he deserves leniency": I hope readers of The Japan Times don't make the mistake of thinking that all Americans support Christopher Savoie. He chose to leave his family, and his wife was left to pick up the pieces in a foreign country.
Reader Mail
Oct 8, 2009

Children's interests came second

In his Oct. 6 article, "Savoie case shines spotlight on Japan's 'disappeared dads,' " Debito Arudou makes several valid points about the need to revise the way that child custody and visitation rights are treated under Japanese law, and about Japan's koseki (family registration) system being an obstacle...
Reader Mail
Oct 8, 2009

Pension and health insurance

Here is a quote from the Sept. 29 article "Brace for a possible spring shock": "There isn't much ambiguity about shakai hoken: If a company employs more than five people, and an employee is working more than 20 hours a week for a period longer than two months, the company is obligated to submit paperwork...
Reader Mail
Oct 8, 2009

Won't pay to read news online

Regarding the Oct. 5 article "Murdoch: Japan newspapers will have to charge for online content": Anything that limits the money Rupert Murdoch can make seems unfair to him. He's trying to encourage all news agencies to charge for news so that it's easier for him to make a profit. In the United Kingdom...
Reader Mail
Oct 8, 2009

Mom should have fought it out

The Oct. 1 AP article "American held in failed bid to snatch own kids" brought up a contentious issue I have heard about over and over again — whether Japan should conform to the 1980 Hague convention on international child abduction. My heart empathetically goes out to the father who comes home one...
Reader Mail
Oct 8, 2009

An impossible situation for her

Regarding the Oct. 5 article "Rally for (Christopher) Savoie at D.C. (Japanese) embassy": Was it illegal for Noriko Savoie to take her children back to Japan? Apparently, according to reports of what the Tennessee court paper say.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL: KEYES' POINT
Oct 7, 2009

Sometimes everything just seems to go wrong

"Well, uncle, what did you think of him?（Ano hito no koto dō omotta? あの人のことどう思った?)"
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 6, 2009

Got JAL miles?

The final fate of JAL aside, frequent flyer customers need to think about what to do with all those miles today.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Oct 6, 2009

Re: Mr. James, gaijin clown

Following are a selection of readers' responses to last month's Just Be Cause column by Debito Arudou, headlined "Meet Mr. James, gaijin clown":
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Oct 5, 2009

Drowning recession sorrows in cheap booze

It's a good time to drink, not only to drown those recession-era sorrows, but also since cheap-booze bars are springing up everywhere.
Reader Mail
Oct 4, 2009

Cheering on the store managers

Regarding the Sept. 30 article "Store managers sue 7-11 over discount sales ban": These store managers are absolutely right in their position! If Seven-Eleven Japan Co. is worried about its image, it should arrange to take back all unsold items on their expiry dates and not expect franchisees to bear...
Reader Mail
Oct 4, 2009

Abduction of another kind

Regarding the Sept. 30 article "Okada, Yu want to keep pressure on N. Korea": Japan hopes to resolve the fate of Japanese nationals abducted in the past by North Korean agents and looks for other nations' support. Yet, recent news reports indicate that Japan is hiding many kidnapped children from international...
Reader Mail
Oct 4, 2009

Model for priest statue identified

I read Alice Gordenker's Sept. 17 "So, what the heck is that?" column regarding the statue of the Franciscan priest on the premises of the Shinjuku Sumitomo Building in Tokyo. I have often wondered about that statue (titled "Dialogue" by the late sculptor Naoki Tominaga), but never pursued the matter....
Reader Mail
Oct 4, 2009

How Americans spend tax money

I read pediatrician Alex Blum's Sept. 26 article, "America's broken health care breaking lives" (reprinted from the Los Angeles Times) with great interest. On television and in newspapers, I have seen reports of many Americans protesting against President Barack Obama's health care plan. Don't they care...
Reader Mail
Oct 4, 2009

National health plan preferred

Regarding the Sept. 29 article "Brace for a possible spring shock": I'd just like to say that private health insurance companies can give policyholders a hard time about honoring claims. I had private insurance during my first year in Japan and ended up having to go to a hospital in Iwate Prefecture...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Oct 4, 2009

Japan's gender equality may be 'insufficent,' but it's surely coming

As the vast majority of societies worldwide are male dominated, one of the most contentious issues they face as they evolve centers on the status of women.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Oct 4, 2009

Japan's gender equality may be 'insufficent,' but it's surely coming

As the vast majority of societies worldwide are male dominated, one of the most contentious issues they face as they evolve centers on the status of women.
EDITORIALS
Oct 3, 2009

Justice review too low-key

Overshadowed by the Aug. 30 Lower House election was the national electoral review of Supreme Court justices held the same day. The review deserves a higher profile. The top court should give information about the justices and their opinions in court rulings more frequently and in a manner easily accessible...
Reader Mail
Oct 1, 2009

Opportunity to bond with Asia

Charles Morrison's Sept. 24 article, "Challenges for the Hatoyama government," states that the U.S.-Japan alliance is "rooted in common and complementary interests." This is a smoke screen that obscures the fundamental imbalance in the relationship. The alliance is asymmetrical as it derives from Japan's...
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Ishiba vows Japan will stand its ground, demanding U.S. lift auto tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a Lower House committee meeting on Friday.
U.S. and China agree to lower tariffs in 90-day cooling-off period
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attend a news conference after trade talks with China, in Geneva on Monday.
'Treasure hunt': Tourists boost sales at Japan's Don Quijote stores
The entrance to discount retailer Don Quijote's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district, known as Don Don Donki outside the country
High school student arrested over deaths of his grandparents
A high school student was arrested Saturday on suspicion of killing his grandparents at their home in Tahara, Aichi Prefecture.
Japan set for bigger role in Philippines after SDF’s debut in key drills
Philippine Army Brig. Gen. Michael Logico, who was involved in managing the latest iteration of the Balikatan U.S.-Philippine drills, told The Japan Times that he expects military ties with Japan to surge even further once Tokyo ratifies a key visiting-forces agreement with Manila.
In China’s ‘Michelin Guide,’ Tokyo leads overseas listings with 30 entries
China's Black Pearl Restaurant Guide held its award ceremony overseas for the first time, picking the dining capital of Singapore to promote its brand to an international audience.
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.
Escalation fears rise in Japan following Chinese moves near Senkakus
A Japan Coast Guard vessel sails in front of the Uotsuri islet, one of the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands. Concerns are growing in Tokyo after a Chinese government helicopter violated Japan's airspace around the uninhabited islets.

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