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I feared the crush of the rush, but now my commute completes me

Voices | FOREIGN AGENDA Nov 14, 2018

I feared the crush of the rush, but now my commute completes me

by Andreas Neuenkirchen

Everybody knows that it is hard to make a good living from writing alone. However, every aspiring writer I've met has thought they might end up as that one-in-a-million exception to the rule. Most learn the hard truth in their 20s, but some have ...

Voices | OVERHEARD Aug 18, 2018

Working holiday in Japan

"There is no o-Bon holiday as far as the Keihin-Tohoku Line (in Tokyo) is concerned."

Comfort for the sole: More salarymen opting to wear sneakers on the job

National Jul 20, 2018

Comfort for the sole: More salarymen opting to wear sneakers on the job

More Japanese are wearing sneakers to work as companies look to improve the health of their employees. In a country where rigid dress codes often place an emphasis on conformity, the sneaker trend can be seen as a breath of fresh air. Numerous kinds of sneakers ...

Voices | OVERHEARD Aug 26, 2017

Rush hour

"I can't believe that people in Tokyo are in such a hurry to get to work."

Tokyo's heaving subway system girds for 2020 Olympics

National Jun 17, 2015

Tokyo's heaving subway system girds for 2020 Olympics

by Yoshiaki Nohara

It's Monday morning and Tokyo is going back to work. By 8:16 at Shinjuku Station, the world's busiest, lines of waiting commuters overlap with the people looking to go in the opposite direction. The smell of pastries from a bakery wafts over the stream ...

Japan's top 10 buzzwords of 2011

Culture | Japan Pulse Dec 1, 2011

Japan's top 10 buzzwords of 2011

by Sandra Barron

The phrases and buzzwords that were on everyone's lips in 2011.

Lifestyle | Japan Pulse Sep 1, 2011

Tough commute? Let these apps ease the pain

by Felicity Hughes

No, there's not an app for lessening commuter rush-hour congestion, but there are a few that can make the journey a bit more bearable.

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