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'Low IQ' kids, parental rights and problematic terminology dogged Japan's international community in 2019

Issues | JUST BE CAUSE Jan 6, 2020

'Low IQ' kids, parental rights and problematic terminology dogged Japan's international community in 2019

by Debito Arudou

Of the issues non-Japanese had to deal with in the past year (and even the past decade), some were major news stories and some fell quietly into the cracks.

Kiwi captain's Otaru canal tours are popular with visitors

National Jun 14, 2016

Kiwi captain's Otaru canal tours are popular with visitors

by Masatoshi Kuwahara

Tours led by 35-year-old New Zealander Brad McIvor along the Otaru Canal are one of the Hokkaido port city's most popular tourist attractions. Of the seven skippers working for Otaru Canal Cruise, McIvor is the only foreign national. The tours take about 80,000 visitors each ...

Riverside restaurants in season for cherry blossom views

Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Apr 3, 2015

Riverside restaurants in season for cherry blossom views

by Robbie Swinnerton

The Meguro River is one of Tokyo's most popular blossom-viewing venues, especially the section running through Naka-Meguro. Maybe that's because once you've had your fill of the crowds and street food, there are plenty of restaurants at hand where you can gaze out at ...

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