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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 8, 2013

Tokyo: What will you remember most about 2012?

I attended my coming of age ceremony, which was a big event for me, even though I actually turned 20 the year before. I wore a kimono, and after the ceremony near where I live I went to Senso-ji in Asakusa, met up with all my classmates from school and did what everyone does — got drunk.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 1, 2013

Osaka: What are your hopes for yourself, Japan and the world in 2013?

I argue with my husband a lot, so I hope that diminishes next year! And I hope everyone stays healthy, especially my four grandkids and new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, since he previously quit for health reasons. I worry about Japan's conflicts with our neighbors, and hope that the country can use its brainpower and high-tech knowhow to figure out ways to solve the various island disputes. Can't we all just get along nicely?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 27, 2012

Polar bear hunting, trade sparks global controversy

The polar bear was more than 1 km away and began running toward the dog sled, quickly closing the distance on the frozen Arctic waters of Canada's Resolute Bay.
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 18, 2012

Tokyo: What does Christmas mean to you?

George Ianus
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Dec 15, 2012

A peek inside the cave

The term "man cave" has been added to the dictionary. At last.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 14, 2012

View waves from a new vantage

American photographer Clark Little gives nonsurfers a chance to see what they're missing in a series of pictures he is showing at the "Clark Little Photo Exhibition" in Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 11, 2012

Tokyo: What action do you want to see from Shintaro Ishihara's successor as Tokyo governor?

Daniel Dumas
COMMENTARY
Dec 5, 2012

American colleges have free speech on the run

In 2007, Keith John Sampson, a middle-aged student working his way through Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis as a janitor, was declared guilty of racial harassment. Without granting Sampson a hearing, the university administration — acting as prosecutor, judge and jury — convicted...
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 4, 2012

Okinawa: What should be done about the recent incidents involving off-duty U.S. servicemen in Okinawa?

Eva Wyatt
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 4, 2012

Okinawa: What should be done about the recent incidents involving off-duty U.S. servicemen in Okinawa?

Eva Wyatt
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 27, 2012

Fukuoka: What should be the next prime minister's top three priorities?

Ian Ruxton, 56
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Nov 25, 2012

Canadian scientist uses math to green Japanese baseball

Richard Hoshino is a tall, slim mathematician, as tightly wound as a precision timepiece, and irrepressibly polite and cheerful. He also has a hard time taking "no" for an answer.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2012

Long wait for Putin's 'residential renaissance'

In Russia, as in many other countries, one main measure of living conditions is the number of "squares" — square meters — in a flat.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 20, 2012

Tokyo: What do you think of Shintaro Ishihara's decision to give up running the capital and start a new national party? Would you vote for him?

Kohei Yoshimura 
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 18, 2012

Story behind drug scandal that rocked bj-league to core

Nearly six months after being released from Osaka Prefectural Police custody, Dana Washington, wife of bj-league legend and former Osaka Evessa star Lynn Washington, decided it was time to tell her side of the story.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 13, 2012

Kamakura, Kanagawa: What is your ideal pet?

Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 8, 2012

No problems with Nisennenmondai's contradictions

There's a basic disconnect at the heart of Tokyo's Nisennenmondai. A series of small contradictions run through nearly all aspects of what the instrumental trio does, but they add up to make it one of the most intriguing bands to come out of Japan's underground and experimental-rock scene in the past...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 6, 2012

Osaka: Who will win the U.S. presidential election, and what changes will that bring?

Erkki Hietalahti, 53University professor (Finnish)Obama should be re-elected, because he saved a bad situation, even though many initiatives were blocked by the Republicans. Obama is a better choice than Romney, who seems to flip his opinions, so who knows what he'd do in office? Obama cares about people,...
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Oct 26, 2012

Sumo World Championships a shadow of former self

Thousands of kids in Japan attend amateur sumo clubs every weekend. Many adults join them as part of fitness regimes.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Oct 24, 2012

Untangling smartphone tethering plans

With the spread of smartphones and high-speed communication networks, so-called Internet-tethering services are now a possibility in Japan. But what is actually involved in such services can be confusing — such as what phones are tethering-ready, how much the service costs and if there are differences...
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 23, 2012

Tokyo: Has U.S. President Barack Obama impressed or disappointed you over the past four years?

Patrick Coulon, 33Environmentalist (French)I think he has impressed more than disappointed. For the French, it seems like he is trying to create a solid social security system like we have in France, but that is really the only thing I know about his first (term to date).
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Oct 21, 2012

Singing the praises of greenery

This year's annual hop between the hemispheres in my capacity as a globetrotting nature-tour guide took me to my namesake country, Brazil, with strange and unusual hopes.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 16, 2012

Tokyo: What's the most overrated place in Japan?

Sho Hara
Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Oct 16, 2012

Straw belts

Dear Alice,
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Oct 7, 2012

For the young to get on board, Japan's irksome business ways must change

"How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" is a satirical book by American writer Shepherd Mead that was a huge best-seller in 1952 before being made into a musical that premiered on Broadway nine years later. It tells the story of J. Pierrepont Finch, an ambitious young fellow who works his...
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Osaka police crack down on crime ring over underage prostitution
Osaka Prefectural Police headquarters
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.
Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th anniversary
The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for the milestone exhibitions. Among other photos, Nobuyoshi Araki's work from the series "Winter Journey" (1990) was included in the "Continuity and Change" exhibition that concluded in June.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.

Podcast

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

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

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