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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2020

An independent COVID-19 investigation is an imperative

As “real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance,” the realization of the 'Chinese Dream' will require the courage to face the shortcomings that led to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 20, 2020

Gezan's Mahito The People says music won't be beaten by a virus

These are trying times for gigging musicians. As COVID-19 continues its relentless spread, tours are being cancelled and artists and promoters are having to adjust to a brutal new reality, in which the activities that livelihoods depend on are suddenly rendered taboo. When I meet the members of alternative...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Mar 12, 2020

Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu draws on his own past of otherness to foster inclusion today

A professor and counselor, Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu believes that telling your own story under the right circumstances can be part of a healing process.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 21, 2020

Chinese coronavirus cases rise slightly ahead of G20 meeting

China reported an uptick in new cases of coronavirus on Friday, although the rise in infections remained at its slowest pace since January, a downward trend that the World Health Organization has called encouraging.
Reader Mail
Feb 14, 2020

Digging deeper to combat racism

Japan being one of the least racially diverse countries around the world, it is no surprise that our approach toward foreigners is often seen as cynical ("Firms confront reality of racism in workplace" in the Feb. 8 edition).
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 28, 2020

Wanted: rational pension reform

Businesses that cannot pay the social insurance premiums for their employees are not qualified to hire people in the first place.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / 2019 in Review
Dec 19, 2019

2019 saw just a few glimmers of hope in an otherwise mediocre year for Japanese film

The year predictably saw new iterations of long-running anime favorites top the box office, but the year's truly interesting films lay much further down the financial rankings.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 16, 2019

Building bridges with Islam at Tokyo Camii

With hoodies and scarves covering their heads, a group of Japanese high school students point and whisper in awe upon entering the main hall of Tokyo Camii as Muslim worshippers prostrate beneath a glittering dome set against a bright sky.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 24, 2019

What’s really happening in the rest of the world

The conventional wisdom from the past 70-some years in Japan may no longer be conventional anymore.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 20, 2019

Telling the story of Japanese rugby's miracle match

As the 2019 Rugby World Cup kicks off in Japan, 'The Brighton Miracle' takes a look at the Brave Blossoms' 34-32 defeat of South Africa in the 2015 competition, a game which signified Japan had become a force to be reckoned with.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage / CULTURE NOTES
Aug 22, 2019

Aichi Triennale: Our freedoms are not dead just yet

The sudden Aug. 3 closure of "After 'Freedom of Expression?'" — a multiartist exhibit at the Aichi Triennale 2019 — clearly highlighted the ongoing struggles some people have with that very issue of freedoms in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jul 27, 2019

Yumi Nagashima: Keeping the funny side up

Vancouver comedian subverts the demure Japanese woman stereotype.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 2, 2019

Making inclusivity a goal for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games are a potent catalyst for concrete progress in achieving a barrier-free, more equitable Japanese society.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Jun 19, 2019

With changes in emperors come amnesties, so who will benefit?

One convenient thing about Japanese law for those of us who are professors of it is that it is quite modern. Virtually all Japanese laws and institutions antedate the Meiji Restoration of 1868 and, of those, most have a 20th-century provenance. Compared to Anglo-American law with Magna Carta, bewigged...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 17, 2019

Let's discuss dress codes

The labor minister has indicated he will not support a drive to ban dress codes that force women to wear high heels at work.
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
May 25, 2019

'Zainichi Literature' review: What is the nature of exile?

A product of postwar Japan and virtually unknown internationally, Zainichi literature often explores the nature of exile and the conflict of identity between homes.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 22, 2019

Short Shorts 2019: Short on time, but never short on creativity

Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, whose 21st edition takes place from May 29 to June 16 at venues around Tokyo, is one of the largest festivals of its type in Asia. And, starting this year, four winners of its competitions will be eligible for an Academy Award in the short film category, up from just...
Reader Mail
May 17, 2019

Remove barriers for non-Japanese

According to the article "Foreign-born candidates discuss challenges and prejudice on the Tokyo campaign trail" in the April 26 edition, it still seems to be difficult for foreign people in Japan to have their voices heard. Some foreign-born candidates are faced with discrimination while others have...
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 7, 2019

Younger Okinawans' view of U.S. bases isn't black and white

Widespread opposition to the base-relocation project off on the Henoko coast doesn't translate into a desire to eject the U.S. military presence in Okinawa as a whole.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 1, 2019

Heisei it ain't so! An era of great vocabulary is ending

In the beginning there was the word. More precisely, the prefix. When the Heisei Era officially started, on Jan. 8, 1989, Japan's economy was still merrily bubbling along. That must have been one reason for the popularity of 超 (chō, hyper-). The prefix itself is anything but new, but the idea to make...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Mar 31, 2019

As new era looms, women still face age-old challenges

Kumi Fujisawa launched her finance career in Tokyo in 1989. It was a notable year: Emperor Akihito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne, the Nikkei average reached its giddy peak and the Sony Walkman was still a hot-selling gadget.
JAPAN / WAW! and W20 Special
Mar 22, 2019

Meetings aim to close gender gaps, promote diversity

This year, Japan will host the G20 summit in June in Osaka, as well as the fifth World Assembly for Women (WAW!) and the Women 20 (W20) Japan 2019, which will be held jointly at the Hotel New Otani Tokyo in Chiyoda Ward on March 23 and 24.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 6, 2019

Creating opportunities for 'inclusive dance' with Stopgap Dance Company

"I believe people with almost any kind of physique can do contemporary dance. Yet though there are many courses for able-bodied people, there is almost nothing for people with disabilities," says Sho Shibata, executive producer of U.K.-based Stopgap Dance Company.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Feb 6, 2019

The Supreme Court hews to the letter of the law on gender identity while laying the groundwork for future challenges

At no point have I ever had to grapple with the decision to have my genitals surgically removed. Perhaps the same is true for you. While these may seem an odd set of affirmations to open with, they help illustrate a basic truth: How we think about a law can vary greatly depending upon whether or not...
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jan 19, 2019

The University of Tokyo riots of 1968-69: A photographer remembers the final days of resistance

Riot police at the University of Tokyo haul off a man wearing a white helmet, cuffed hands clasped above his bowed head. His expression is a mixture of resignation and defiance, but the fine details are hard to discern, obscured by the dark shades of the monochrome photograph he is depicted in — where...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Dec 17, 2018

'Politically Correct Bedtime Stories' and a dose of 'Murphy's Law' to make learning Japanese fun

I am still waiting for someone to publish a concise history of humor from the 30 years of the Heisei Era. Thinking back, I can recall two bestselling books that conveyed American-style humor in translation. Both appeared in the 1990s, and they demonstrate how Japanese people, much to their credit, take...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 13, 2018

Japanese winner of L'Oreal-UNESCO award for female scientists looks to reshape materials research

From a young age, Dr. Yukiko Ogawa knew she wanted to become a scientist. Growing up in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, she would spend hours after school creating objects in her bedroom. It was this curiosity and early ingenuity when it came to designing novel things that led Ogawa to where she is today....
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 3, 2018

Breaking down barriers: The challenge of getting around Tokyo in a wheelchair

Gaining a first-hand insight into what is needed to create universal access in Tokyo in time for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Trump announces new tariff rate on Japan — and extension of deadline to Aug. 1
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a trade letter sent by the White House to Japan during a news conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.
A tiny mountain hamlet keeps traditional log rafting afloat
Once a way to transport lumber from the mountains to the coast, log rafting is now Kitayama's biggest attraction.
A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan
Dog ownership may seem daunting in Japan, but with the right tools and logistical knowledge, you can ensure a healthy, happy life for your pet.

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