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HAVE YOUR SAY

COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Feb 1, 2011
Rural alien attacks 'insult' in Arudou almanac; 'Love it/leave it' lacks logic
Following are responses to "Arudou's Alien Almanac" by Debito Arudou (Just Be Cause, Jan. 4):
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COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Jan 18, 2011
Mind the gap, get over it: readers' views
Following are are a selection of readers' responses to "Mind the gap, get over it" by Charles Lewis (Zeit Gist, Dec. 28):
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Jan 11, 2011
Dual citizens, tokenism, Futenma, the case against rants: responses
A right to dual citizenship Re: "Japan loses, rest of the world gains from 'one citizenship fits all' policy" by Glenn Newman (Hotline to Nagatacho, Dec. 9):
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Dec 21, 2010
Deadbeat dads, navy abuse case, visas and Futenma: readers' views
The other side of the fence Re: "Japan must end the scourge of parental child abduction" by Amy Savoie (Hotline to Nagatacho, Nov. 9):
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Dec 14, 2010
Bigger not necessarily better for eikaiwa
As an eikaiwa owner and operator in Osaka, it was refreshing to read Mr. Richard Smart's views in his article "Small schools offer hope amid eikaiwa slump" (Zeit Gist, Nov. 2).
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Nov 30, 2010
High praise for piazzas; Japan not so clean, friendly
A must for societal well-being I read your article on public space ("Plans for public space need public's input," Hotline to Nagatacho, Oct. 26), and I couldn't agree more.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Nov 23, 2010
Both victims, perpetrators of sekuhara : responses
A selection of readers' responses to "Foreigners victims, perpetrators of sekuhara" (Zeit Gist, Oct. 26) by Steve Silver:
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Nov 16, 2010
The final word on JET, for now
Arudou misses the mark Debito Arudou's recent article on the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Programme (Just Be Cause, Sept. 7) and many of the responses which followed (Have Your Say, Oct. 12):
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Nov 2, 2010
Census is blind to Japan's diversity: readers offer their thoughts
A selection of readers' views on last month's Just Be Cause column:
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Oct 19, 2010
Re: Richard Cory's story
A selection of readers' views on "Battling a broken system" (Zeit Gist, Sept. 21) and "Behind the facade of family law" (Zeit Gist, Sept. 28), both by Richard Cory:
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Oct 12, 2010
Don't blame JET for Japan's poor English: responses
A selection of readers' views on "Don't blame JET for Japan's poor English" (Just Be Cause, Sept. 7) by Debito Arudou:
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Sep 28, 2010
'Friendship festival' draws the line at the French: some responses
A selection of readers' views on "U.S. Navy 'Friendship Festival' draws line at the French" (Zeit Gist, Sept. 7) by Blair McBride:
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COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Sep 14, 2010
Is racism coloring debate on Japanese whaling?
Following is a selection of readers' responses to the Aug. 17 Zeit Gist columns headlined "Racist undercurrents taint whaling rhetoric" by Dougal McNeill and "Appeals to culture, tradition ignore the historical facts" by Chris Burgess:
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COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Sep 7, 2010
Readers offer their thoughts on jettisoning JET
Following are a selection of readers' responses to the July 27 Zeit Gist column headlined "Ex-students don't want JET grounded" by Eric Johnston and Kanako Nakamura:
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COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Aug 10, 2010
Of Charisma Men and Western Women
Last month, The Japan Times invited readers to send in their thoughts on "Charisma Man," originally a comic strip that ran from 1998 in The Alien, a Nagoya-based magazine, but lately something of a byword for the stereotypical nerdy Western guy with the beautiful Japanese girlfriend.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Jul 13, 2010
A light of hope for abused children: readers' responses
Following are some responses to "A light of hope for abused children" (Zeit Gist, June 15) by Richard Smart.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Jun 15, 2010
U.S. military presence on Okinawa continues to be a hot topic
Race-based disparities "Futenma is undermining Japanese democracy" (Just Be Cause, May 1) by Debito Arudou:
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Jun 8, 2010
Readers weigh in on U.S. military presence
Fear of breaking taboo During my 31 years in Japan I have appreciated The Japan Times' coverage of social issues such as discrimination against ethic and social minorities, which the vernacular papers give only passing mention to.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Jun 1, 2010
More to EFL hiring than 'garbage in, garbage out'
Re: "University EFL hiring: garbage in, garbage out" (Hotline to Nagatacho, May 11):
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
May 25, 2010
Telling the other side of the Geos story
Re: "Eikaiwa on the ropes after fall of Geos" (Zeit Gist, May 4) by Richard Smart:
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Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
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Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
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Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
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Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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