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FOREIGN AGENDA

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 23, 2019
Finding moments of strength with every step of my cancer journey
It's the diagnosis that nobody wants to hear. But along with the moments of shock, stress and sadness that Julia Marino has experienced on her cancer journey, she has also found strength.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 20, 2019
Linguistic ignorance can be bliss
When it was revealed that Pico Iyer knew only a 'smattering' of Japanese despite living in Japan for 25 years, some were critical. However, could there be artistic benefits to not being fluent?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 16, 2019
After 13 years in Japan, my advice is to stay curious
The joyful curiosity my mother had toward Japan when she visited reminded me of what made life here so special when I first arrived.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 13, 2019
Land of the rising tax: A 2 percent hike brings 100 percent confusion
Eat in or take out? Use cash or card? There are several ways to get around a recent tax hike, but not everyone can take advantage of them.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 2, 2019
An interaction on the streets of Kobe illustrates what I like and dislike about living here
The insult-followed-up-by-genuine-apology experience that many non-Japanese have encountered can be somewhat confusing in the heat of the moment.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Sep 18, 2019
My first 'Hitler moment'
I'm fine with playing the German to humor my Japanese acquaintances — just not one German in particular.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Sep 18, 2019
Be proactive, not reactive, as an intern
An internship at a Japanese office can teach you a lot about the country's business culture.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Sep 11, 2019
Unpicking the mysteries of a Japanese convenience store at night
"Ping-pong, ping-pong! Ping-pong, ping-pong!"
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Sep 1, 2019
Making sense of the oppressiveness of summer in Japan
Japan has a venerable tradition of quirky and inventive means of escape from the oppression of summer, as well as from rigid social constraints and conventions. Some of them take distinctly weird forms. In Edogawa Ranpo's classic story, "The Stalker in the Attic" (1925), for example, the eccentric protagonist — as if a mosquito of tedium is buzzing inside his head — escapes from the boredom and constriction of his daily routine not by fleeing into wide, open spaces but by climbing into an even more constricted space, the closet of his apartment, and choosing to sleep there.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 25, 2019
The subtleties that bedeviled St. Francis
There's a certain script that you need to follow when interacting in Japanese. It's a shame nobody told St. Francis Xavier.
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
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 18, 2019
Dealing with the death of a friend while in Japan
When you live in Japan your friends are often your main system of support. If they happen to pass while they're here, you can sometimes be asked to step in for a relative.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 2, 2019
Linking mental illness to violence tarnishes an entire community
Initial reports on the Kyoto Animation fire tagged the alleged arsonist as dealing with mental illness, but his criminal past should have been emphasized more.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jul 24, 2019
Going in blind to Japan's Fuji Rock Festival
Our writer recalls heading to one of the country's biggest outdoor music festivals both as a first-timer and a blind Scotsman.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jul 10, 2019
Tokyo is big, Kyoto is polite, but Osaka's for the Scots
Writer William Lang says the frankness and openness of Osakans is a common trait of the people he remembers from growing up in Glasgow.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 23, 2019
Cleaning toilets with a smile: The lessons you can learn from a convenience store side job
Learning Japanese and want a bit of extra cash? Getting a part-time job in the service industry can teach you a lot more than the language.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 16, 2019
Getting the word out on sexual consent to university students in Tokyo
After the many late nights spent in high school cramming to pass an entrance exam, university life can be an exciting turning point in the lives of youth in Japan. With club activities, drinking parties and many opportunities to start dating, this newfound freedom is sometimes overwhelming.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 6, 2019
Japanese, Italian, Korean? I'm all of these
One question I have always found difficult is, "Where are you from?" While most people I meet are able to answer it with a single word — Japan, England, India — for me the answer is a lot more complicated.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 5, 2019
From enlightened strolls to 10,000-step goals: How Japan learned to walk the walk
Whatever intriguing cultural differences we may have as human beings, it would appear that there are certain fundamentals that remain the same wherever you go — eating, sleeping and walking, for example.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 26, 2019
An Olympics crowdsourcing project may be the answer to making Japan a more accessible country
Tokyo is up against the clock when it comes to creating a city that's accessible for everyone. Its deadline? Next year's Olympic Games, though that really shouldn't matter when it comes to transforming Japan into a nation where anyone can use any space.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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