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HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO

COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Apr 19, 2011
Who pays for nuclear nightmare?
Dear Prime Minister Naoto Kan,
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Mar 29, 2011
Blackouts crippling Kanto when country needs it most
Dear Prime Minister Naoto Kan,
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Mar 8, 2011
A worrying period for all ALTs
Dear Education Minister Yoshiaki Takaki: "How tall are you?" "How much do you weigh?" "Ooh, your eyes look like sunflowers." I guess if I got ¥100 every time a Japanese junior high school student asked me one of those questions, I wouldn't be writing this letter today.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Feb 15, 2011
Go on the offensive against LDP buffoons
Dear Prime Minister Naoto Kan: It has begun to seem as if whoever it was that came up with the idea of Japan's bicameral legislature was assuming that one bloc could always maintain control of both houses of the Diet. It also looks as if you are in a big mess, because the system does not appear to have been designed for the kind of situation you now have, with your Democratic Party of Japan in charge of the House of Representatives and the Liberal Democratic Party able to use its majority in the House of Councilors to block everything you try to achieve.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Feb 1, 2011
Barred from Japan for a teenage pot conviction
Dear Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara, Justice Minister Satsuki Eda and Prime Minister Naoto Kan: I am a 32-year-old student who was supposed to study for a semester at a Japanese university. I am a very good student; I have been a teaching assistant in my department for a year, and I have many professors at my university that would attest to my character and abilities.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Jan 25, 2011
So you want Japan to be a true Asian business hub?
Dear Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda: Last month your ministry published "Current Policies to Make Japan Asia's Center for Business."
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Jan 4, 2011
Hooked on U.S., Japan risks going down with it
Dear Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara:
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Dec 28, 2010
Time for a change that Kan should believe in
Dear Prime Minister Naoto Kan:
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Dec 14, 2010
Color politics reign on campuses
Dear Minister of Education Yoshiaki Takaki:
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Dec 7, 2010
Japan loses, rest of the world gains from 'one citizenship fits all' policy
Dear Diet Member Keiichiro Asao:
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Nov 30, 2010
Ditch Futenma to resurrect Japan-U.S. ties
Dear Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima,
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Nov 9, 2010
Japan must end the scourge of parental child abduction
To the government of Japan:
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Oct 26, 2010
Plans for public space need the public's input
Dear Prime Minister Naoto Kan,
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Sep 21, 2010
Towns, cities need vision to halt decline
Dear Prime Minister Naoto Kan,
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Aug 31, 2010
Discipline in schools is not a bad thing
Dear minister of education Tatsuo Kawabata,
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Aug 24, 2010
Teachers of English face unregulated, unfair system at universities
Dear minister of education Tatsuo Kawabata,
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Jul 20, 2010
A decade of harassment by Tokyo police
Dear Minister of Justice Keiko Chiba,
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Jun 29, 2010
Schools in Japan need to give lessons in empathy
Dear Minister of Education Tatsuo Kawabata, recently I was told a deeply disturbing story by one of my students: A car hit a cyclist outside of her house. She immediately telephoned emergency services, but as she was doing so, she was horrified to see the driver reverse his car over the body of the hapless victim, an act that resulted in her death. My student was able to note the license number of the car and later relay it to the police. The man was subsequently arrested, although a poor old woman was needlessly murdered. Shocking, isn't it?
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Jun 8, 2010
Farewell haiku for Hatoyama
Dear Yukio Hatoyama,
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
May 11, 2010
University EFL hiring: garbage in, garbage out
Dear minister of education Tatsuo Kawabata,
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Japan's labor crunch persists despite slight improvement
Over 300 companies went out of business in fiscal 2023 due to labor shortages, according to Teikoku Databank.
Excitement returns to tourist spots in Japan one year on
On May 2, the streets of Arashiyama, a well-known tourist destination in Kyoto, were filled with tourists, including many from abroad, ahead of the four-day weekend.
Many banks in Japan raise deposit rates after BOJ action
Major banks as well as regional banks have raised their ordinary deposit rates to 0.02% per annum from 0.001%.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.
Pentagon reveals drone types for Replicator program to counter China
A U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operator fires a Switchblade 300 loitering munition during training exercises in Fallon, Nevada, last July. The U.S. Defense Department plans to use small drones — known in the Pentagon as “all-domain attritable autonomous systems” — to help counter Chinese military systems and tactics.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.

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