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COMMENTARY
Sep 22, 2008

The road to Yasukuni's survival

On Aug. 15, Japanese newspapers carried the obituary of an American citizen by the name of William Kenneth Bunce, who died in Chestertown, Md., at the age of 100.
Reader Mail
Sep 21, 2008

That missing native quality

In his Sept. 2 article, "Once a 'gaijin,' always a 'gaijin,' " Debito Arudou seems beside himself with the prospect that he, a naturalized Japanese who adopted Japan as his home and who made efforts to learn the language and customs, will likely never be fully accepted by the Japanese as a Japanese....
Reader Mail
Sep 21, 2008

Food basics confound government

I found myself getting irate well before I even finished reading the Sept. 17 article "Mikasa Foods sold tainted rice as edible to 370 firms." Incredibly, no one seems to have pointed out that if the government of Japan sells something to a FOOD company, then the government is pretty much accepting the...
Reader Mail
Sep 21, 2008

People need to challenge LDP

Hisahiko Okazaki's Sept. 15 article, "End the yearlong gridlock," is a metaphor for what's wrong with Japanese politics today. Okazaki puppets the party line -- that Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda can judge himself objectively -- questions the patriotism of anyone who opposes the policy of the Liberal Democratic...
Reader Mail
Sep 21, 2008

'Effective' education lacking

The information in the Sept. 10 article "Japan's education system cost-effective" is grossly misleading. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development may claim that Japanese students "perform" well, but on what is this "performance" based? Scores from standardized multiple-choice exams that...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 21, 2008

Koizumi branded the bad boy in latest food scandal

Most of the recent food-related scandals were motivated by pure greed, so they were easy to understand. The current scandal involving inedible imported rice bought from the government and sold as edible rice is more complicated and raises some questions. How do the governments of the countries that produced...
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Sep 19, 2008

Ozawa bets on a takeover

Ichiro Ozawa, leader of the No. 1 opposition Democratic Party of Japan, has long been known as a gambler, both at the casino and in the political arena. When he was his 40s, he often went to London to study British parliamentary politics, which he regarded as a model of political reform. While there,...
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2008

Asia still suffering from a 'leadership deficit'

WASHINGTON — Predictions of the 21st century as an Asian century led by burgeoning Asian economic, political and military powers appear on course with the impressive and growing wealth and power of such rising Asian states as China and India, backed by the already well developed economies of Japan,...
Reader Mail
Sep 18, 2008

New face of American feminism

In response to feminist leader Gloria Steinem's Los Angeles Times article that appeared in The Japan Times on Sept. 9, "Palin: wrong woman with wrong message": I hate to say it, but Steinem is off the radar for most young women. My two, well-educated, world-traveled daughters (in their 20s) are looking...
Reader Mail
Sep 18, 2008

Draining blood from a boar

Regarding the Sept. 13 article "Hunter finds life a boar but crow risotto anyone?": An Aishin hunting club member is quoted as saying that blood from a wild boar should be drained "while the heart is still beating, and the body should be cooled immediately" . . . to avoid becoming sick.
Reader Mail
Sep 18, 2008

Russian roulette with food supply

The tiny Sept. 13 Kyodo article "Inedible rice barred" -- about the tainted rice debacle -- includes the following gem: "Imported rice that fails to qualify as edible . . . is sold . . . for use in . . . animal feed." Where is the alarm in Japan? What kind of animals are eating it? Cows and pigs? The...
Reader Mail
Sep 18, 2008

What submarine mystery?

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Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 17, 2008

Supreme Court place of last judicial resort

In 1889, Japan took its first step toward forming a modern constitutional state by promulgating the Meiji Constitution, dividing power among the legislature, or Diet, the executive branch, or Cabinet, and the judiciary, with the Supreme Court at the top.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2008

Russia disappointed in Dushanbe

SEATTLE — In the wake of the Russian military incursion into South Ossetia and Georgia in early August, the Russian government has looked far and wide for support. As Russia's European neighbors discussed economic sanctions and both U.S. presidential candidates spoke of naked aggression, Russian leaders...
COMMENTARY
Sep 15, 2008

End the yearlong gridlock

First of all, I would like to express my respect to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda for his swift decision to step down. My view on Prime Minister Fukuda since he came into office is that his strongest point lies in his humility.
Reader Mail
Sep 14, 2008

Same word for English, Spanish

The Sept. 10 article "JICA textbook project helps kids learn 'Guatematica' " states that matematica is the Spanish word for arithmetic. That is incorrect. Matematica means math (mathematics). In Spanish, arithmetic is aritmetica. The words in both English and Spanish have the same Latin and Greek origins....
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 14, 2008

Feed, don't fight, Afghanistan

The circumstances surrounding the kidnapping and killing of Japanese aid worker Kazuya Ito in Afghanistan last month remain unclear. In the web journal Japan Focus, Michael Penn conjectures that Ito's death resulted from a "botched effort to abduct him, not . . . premeditated murder." The gunshot wounds...
Reader Mail
Sep 11, 2008

Spotty coverage of manga summit

Regarding the Sept. 8 article "Manga viewed as vibrant info conduit": I guess I should be happy to see any kind of story regarding manga appearing in The Japan Times, but the coverage of the recent 2008 Manga Summit left a bad taste in my mouth. Why weren't there any images of manga artists at the summit?...
Reader Mail
Sep 11, 2008

Indian waiver good for the world

Regarding the Sept. article "Hiroshima, Nagasaki leaders hit India nuke waiver": As an Indian residing in Japan for the past eight years, I can understand the resistance many Japanese people have toward the nuclear deal between the Nuclear Suppliers Group and India. It must be noted, though, that India...
Reader Mail
Sep 11, 2008

Postwar treatment good enough

Regarding the Sept. 6 article "Occupiers favored with postwar plenty": Yes, the U.S. military and others stationed in Japan right after World War II did live better than most. Then again, what did Japan expect after attacking the United States? Was the U.S. supposed to starve its own personnel, and pay...
Reader Mail
Sep 11, 2008

Shortsighted approach to hazard

It is claimed in the Sept. 6 article "Maker admits using non-edible rice in food" that the health ministry "said there have been no reports of health hazards" in connection with the situation. But isn't the health ministry being a little shortsighted? If any of these products contain carcinogens, as...
Reader Mail
Sep 7, 2008

Job training for care workers

Regarding the Sept. 2 article "Students shun nursing care": Having worked for four years in nursing care with no prior training, I can say that for general carers, which make up the bulk of the care sector, most of the job does not require any formal training beyond a grasp of common sense, and that...
Reader Mail
Sep 7, 2008

The effects of fear and mistrust

Thanks for the Aug. 20 article "Internment camp relics hide in open." I spent six years in Japan and grew up in southern Idaho, only a few miles from the internment camp in the Hunt area. I remember going to church in one of the old barracks. They're scattered everywhere. I have always thought that...
Reader Mail
Sep 7, 2008

Real barriers to foreign nurses

The Sentaku magazine article published in The Japan Times on Sept. 1, "Japanese nurses blocking skilled help from overseas," appears to give a very one-sided view. While the Japan Nursing Association may have objections to the introduction of foreign nurses, job protection does not seem to be the reason....
Reader Mail
Sep 7, 2008

'Biomimicry' has a history

I have read the Aug. 24 article by Winifred Bird, "Natural by design" -- about "biomimicry" -- with great interest, but was somewhat surprised that the author seems to believe this field of research is relatively new. Not a single reference is made to its more traditional name: bionics (bionik, bionique)....
Reader Mail
Sep 7, 2008

Strength in cultural differences

Debito Arudou's assertion in his Sept. 2 article, "The 'gaijin' debate: Arudou responds," that there is any sort of comparison between the words "n--ger" and "gaijin" are strained, pathetic, and causes more harm than good because, at the root, his argument is tawdry and facile.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 7, 2008

Hoshino still getting skewered over Olympic failure

The Beijing Olympics is history, but the debate continues over Japan's showing. Last week, Fuji TV's Sunday night newsmagazine, "Sakiyomi," held a discussion on whether or not the government should increase its budget for Olympic athletes. Three of the four celebrity guests in the studio thought that...
COMMENTARY
Sep 6, 2008

It's deja vu, all over again

Here we go again. Less than a year after Shinzo Abe stunned supporters with a sudden resignation from office, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has decided to do the same. Fukuda blamed a divided Diet, plummeting approval ratings, and a desire to avoid a political vacuum for his decision to step down....
Reader Mail
Sep 4, 2008

Blame game by Afghanistan

The statement carried in the Sept. 1 article "Afghan official accuses Pakistan intelligence in aid worker's slaying" is an outrageous slander. The government of Pakistan and its people condemn the murder of aid worker Kazuya Ito as well as deplore all such acts of violence. But this is not the first...
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.
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.
'Treasure hunt': Tourists boost sales at Japan's Don Quijote stores
The entrance to the discount retailer Don Quijote in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, known as Don Don Donki outside the country
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.
As prices soar, Zen-Noh ships just 32% of government-stockpiled rice
A customer walks past a display of rice, with a sign apologizing to shoppers they must be limited to one bag each due to market conditions, at a branch of Japanese discount retailer Don Quijote in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on April 21.
Sculpted waves, sleek updos: Showa hairstyles are back in fashion
The larger-than-life hairstyles of Japan's Showa Era are unmistakable — and they're making a comeback.
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.
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.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Japan's growing ranks of centenarians are redefining what it means to live in a super-aging society.
What comes after 100?
By Tomoko Otake

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