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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 21, 2019

The odd blunder is OK at your local dad-to-be class

Future fathers in Japan get lessons in caring for a baby at their local ward or city office. Yes, pregnancy suits are involved.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2019

South Korea foreshadows global slowdown

With countries such as South Korea leading the way, a new age of slow growth and increased dependency burdens is in the offing.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Nov 25, 2018

School rules in Japan offer harsh lessons in mindless assimilation

"You may not put more than three pencils in your pencil box/ If you wish to speak in class, raise your hand forward at a 70-degree angle/ No going to the toilet in groups/ You must finish using the toilet within seven minutes/ Use no more than 30 cm of toilet paper each time/ Even if parents or siblings,...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
May 27, 2017

Magician Ben Daggers: 'Magic has the unique ability to bring people back to a child-like state where anything is possible'

Self-described English gentleman on drinking tea and a new trick involving an audience member and a lemon.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jul 16, 2016

Rethinking the age-old question of youth

Japan used to follow a wonderful practice to mark old age: Everyone who reached their 100th birthday received a silver sake cup called a sakazuki. It's certainly better than the tradition in Britain, where centenarians simply get a letter from the queen.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 8, 2016

TV star Ishida announces intention to run for Tokyo governor

Ishida said he wouldn't go out of his way to seek endorsement from the opposition but wanted to stand against “Abe's monolithic administration.”
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 3, 2016

An open letter to Japanese womankind

Some advice on how to take the best parts of the stereotypes without becoming one yourself.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Oct 10, 2015

One way to keep the kids on their toes

There are few certainties in parenthood, from the ever-changing sleeping habits of babies to the unpredictability of toddler tantrums.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 11, 2015

Liberating the robot from factory floor by inflating it

Kevin Albert is playing the part of lion tamer. The 33-year-old engineer, with a passing resemblance to Joe Namath, sticks his head into the four-fingered grip of a robotic hand, pauses for a moment and then emerges unscathed.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Apr 18, 2015

Mind the gap: Nara election reveals voter values

In the wake of last Sunday's local elections, big city political reporters were quick to see the results as (1) a mandate for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe; and (2) a disaster for the Democratic Party of Japan.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 1, 2012

Kada party seen banking on Ozawa

Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada's Nippon Mirai no To (Japan Future Party) is expected to issue an 80-point platform Sunday that will be a combination of ideas espoused by Ichiro Ozawa's Kokumin no Seikatsu ga Daichi (People's Life First), antinuclear groups, renewable energy advocates and supporters of Kada in...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Oct 9, 2011

Early days of Ayako Koshino; miracle-worker maid; CM of the week: Japan Tobacco

Last Monday, NHK's latest six-month asa-dora (morning drama series) started. "Carnation" (NHK-G, Mon.-Sat., 8:45 a.m.) is a fictionalized version of the early life of Ayako Koshino, one of Japan's first Western-style fashion designers, who emerged during the Taisho Era (1912-26) and gave birth to three...
JAPAN / Q&A
May 12, 2009

Historic change puts justice in public hands

With the "saibanin" lay judge system set to take effect May 21, Japan is gearing up for an important transition in its judicial system, in which citizens begin serving as de facto jurors in district court trials involving serious crimes.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2009

Opposition slams extra budget as short-term election ploy

Opposition parties took aim Tuesday at the ¥14.7 trillion extra budget for fiscal 2009 that will finance the ruling bloc's economic stimulus package, calling it a short-term boost to the economy mainly meant to attract voters ahead of the general election that must be held by fall.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jun 3, 2007

Hollywood celebrities interviewed in Japan, women's talk show, drama of starting a new life

Foreign celebrities don't mind coming to Japan to do PR because they know reporters won't ask them embarrassing questions about their DUI arrests or religious beliefs.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2007

Auto, electronics workers get pay hikes

Major automakers and electronics companies agreed Wednesday to raise base wages and bonuses for their employees for the second consecutive year as they enjoy improved earnings amid continued economic growth.
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2006

Long-term fiscal health needs cuts, taxes: experts

Monday's decision by the government to cut spending and aim for a primary surplus by 2011 is a step in the right direction, but more drastic reforms are needed to whip the books back into shape, experts say.
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2005

2006 budget draft reflects changing priorities

The Finance Ministry's fiscal 2006 draft budget reveals changing priorities. Here's a sample of items slated to get more funding compared with the current fiscal year, and items that would get less:
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2003

Hospitals opt to halt care for babies terminally ill

Some 85 percent of hospitals well-versed in treating newborns in Japan acknowledge scaling back or stopping treatment of terminally ill babies to allow them to spend their remaining days in peace with their families, according to doctors at an Osaka hospital.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2003

Group seeks care for socially withdrawn

An alarming number of young people are cutting off contact with society and shutting themselves in their rooms for years on end. More than a few turn into violent tyrants at home.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
CDP leader criticizes ‘Japanese First’ policy and calls for inclusive society
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda said it is obvious that Japanese society could not function without the help of foreign workers in manufacturing, health care, construction and public transportation.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

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