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THE FOREIGN ELEMENT

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 15, 2022
What can we do to fight the climate crisis from Japan?
Dealing with the climate crisis means more than just recycling at this point. Educating yourself and others may now be the best thing you can do.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jun 27, 2022
Facing redevelopment, Koenji rises up
Koenji residents claim the government's proposed Auxiliary Road 227 would spell the beginning of the end for their bohemian neighborhood.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 30, 2022
Rebuilding a community starting from scratch
Moved by visits to the area, a pair of students wants visitors to know there is more to the town of Futaba, Fukushima Pref., than disaster.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 23, 2022
Pub owner Will Ryan has a few tips to avoid 'getting burned' when starting a business in Japan
The Irish business owner launched Japan Hospitality Consultants specifically to help non-Japanese entrepreneurs navigate Japan's business bureaucracy.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 25, 2022
Teaching neglected children the skills they need for life at YouMeWe
After playing Santa Claus one day in 2007 and giving presents to orphans, Michael Clemons has devoted himself to giving even more.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 31, 2022
A Tokyo restaurant becomes a base for expats from Myanmar to rally support for their homeland
Featuring cuisine from various regions of Myanmar, Spring Revolution Restaurant shows how united the country could be.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 17, 2022
What you need to know about the omicron surge in Japan
The number of new COVID-19 cases is rising and while you're not as likely to be hospitalized, it doesn't hurt to be prepared.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Dec 27, 2021
In Osaka, friends and strangers share a communal meal
Feeling hungry? Feeling lonely? The doors are open to you at Cocoroom, regardless of your nationality.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Dec 20, 2021
Scholars launch effort to assist peers stuck outside of Japan
Japan's border situation and lack of digitized archives continue to cause problems for academics who need access to historical documents.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Nov 8, 2021
Forty years of empowering women in Japan
In the 40 years since its inception, FEW Japan has gone from serving a specific subset of non-Japanese women in the country to broadening its scope to help all women living here.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Nov 2, 2021
The Yamathon gets a COVID-era rebrand
The Yamathon is a more pandemic-friendly event this year, and like a climb up Mount Fuji it is turning into an activity that everyone should at least try once.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 4, 2021
Creativity and collaboration flourish at the Japan Writers Conference
Being held online for its second year, the Japan Writers Conference helps budding artists with the practicalities of the creative process.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 30, 2021
Olympic volunteers provided more than just physical support at the Games
Two Olympic volunteers talk about their experiences at the Tokyo Games interacting with and supporting athletes who were without family, friends and fans.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 18, 2021
Tokyo American Club takes vaccination process into its own hands — and into arms of Minato Ward residents
Almost a century old, the Tokyo American Club has added a new mission for the pandemic era: Get people vaccinated.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jul 13, 2021
Community leader Haroon Qureshi reaches out to those living on the margins in Japan
Haroon Qureshi, who works with refugees and people who are homeless, hopes to teach Japanese people, students in particular, the importance of charity.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jun 21, 2021
Bringing gluten-free concepts and cuisine to Japan
The medical problems associated with gluten are not as common in Japan, though some think this may not be the case a few years down the road.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 12, 2021
Celebrating Ramadan during a pandemic: ‘As Muslims in Japan, we have to make the vibes by ourselves’
This year, iftar meals were again a homebound affair for many Muslims in Japan, and what used to be grand, communal gatherings changed into much smaller celebrations.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 24, 2021
My summer vacation abroad: Family, friends and a vaccination
The idea of travel and reuniting with loved ones may be all the more tempting if you can get a COVID-19 vaccination while you're back in your home country.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 19, 2021
Don’t stay silent on gender equality in Japan. Voice up!
Students are promoting discussions on gender equality via platforms such as Instagram and podcasting, and the mainstream media in Japan is starting to take notice.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 29, 2021
The push to find real solutions to sexual harassment is ongoing, even in ‘safe’ Japan
Experts believe that many victims of sexual harassment in Japan aren't aware that what their harassers are doing is wrong. That is changing, however.
'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.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
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.
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.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

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