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OVERHEARD

COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Nov 2, 2019
Late to the rail party
'Was there something wrong with the trains this morning?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 26, 2019
Winter is coming ... blame Mount Fuji
'The weather in Tokyo can change so quickly in autumn.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 19, 2019
Setting one's teeth on edge
'The very last thing you want to hear your dentist say when he first looks inside your mouth is 'Oh!' as he spots something that appears to take him by surprise.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 12, 2019
Overheard in the newsroom
'(My wife's) battening down the hatches at home. She has even brought in the potted plants and clothes railings from the balcony.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 5, 2019
A contemporary yes man
'Does the consumption tax hike mean I'm going to get another stock question every time I buy something from a convenience store?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 28, 2019
If looks could kill
'Are red spider lilies really poisonous?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 21, 2019
Rugby World Cup criminals
'Only four teams have ever won the Rugby World Cup. Can you guess know which ones?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 14, 2019
Sleeping like a lady
'That was some storm last night, wasn't it?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 7, 2019
A case of mistaken identity
'Do you think the cicadas in the park might be attracted to the sound of that tile cutter coming from the house being built next door?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Aug 31, 2019
Breaking into a sweat
'This summer was the first time I've ever noticed my shins sweating.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Aug 24, 2019
Tokyo: No star where
'There aren't many stars in Tokyo.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Aug 17, 2019
Lofty life goals
'I had a dream last night that I had the keys to all the cans.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Aug 10, 2019
Climb every mountain ...
'Does anyone get time off for o-Bon anymore?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Aug 3, 2019
Hell on a holiday
'How have you been able to keep your children entertained over the school holidays?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jul 27, 2019
The day a cicada defeated a Tyrannosaurus rex
'Look how big that cicada on the tree is. It's huge!'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jul 20, 2019
Rain, rain, go away
'We naturally assume that it's eventually going to stop raining but what if this is the new normal?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jul 13, 2019
Exercise battles in the park
'I swear there were two competing rajio taisu014d (literally, 'radio exercises') groups in the park this morning.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jul 6, 2019
Commuting crush
'It's not usually this crowded when I catch the train later in the morning.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jun 29, 2019
Tokyo in Tokyo
'Every time I get lost, I just ask someone where Tokyo is.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jun 22, 2019
A child fails his first visual 3D challenge
'What is that man doing lying down?'
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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