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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
THE ZEIT GIST
These are a few of my favorite things — about the Japanese
By COLIN P. A. JONES
Debito Arudou's Feb. 7 Just Be Cause column describing the 10 things he likes about Japan both inspired and depressed me. As a frequent critic of the country's legal system (among other things), his piece made me stop and think ...
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
LIFE & STYLE
TED offers everyone the chance to speak or perform
By JULIAN LITTLER
TED — the increasingly popular New York based, California-held ideas event— is coming to Tokyo. The conference, whose speakers were previously by invitation only, will hold an audition in Tokyo on May 29 as part of a worldwide talent search. ...
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
LIFELINES
Less-than-fluent foreigners may have trouble giving blood
By ASHLEY THOMPSON
Julian recently visited a Red Cross blood donation center in Kagoshima to donate blood, but was refused because he can't speak Japanese. They also told him he couldn't donate blood even if he brought along a native speaker. ...
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Tokyo: What's your favorite thing about Japanese people?
By JULIAN PETERS
I've found Japanese people to be friendly and welcoming towards me. They seem to be able to effortlessly blend old traditions with new, emerging ultramodernism in a way that works. ...
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
HOME TRUTHS
Little houses crammed in a big city
By PHILIP BRASOR and MASAKO TSUBUKU
The neighborhood of Minami Senju in Tokyo's Arakawa Ward is serviced by three train lines that provide easy, quick access to all parts of the city and beyond. East of these lines is an area called Shioiri, highlighted by a ...
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
WHO'S WHO
Polish envoy comes to terms with 3/11 via noh
By MAMI MARUKO
Jadwiga Rodowicz-Czechowska, Poland's ambassador to Japan, says she was utterly heartbroken when she witnessed the catastrophe caused by the earthquake and tsunami that hit Tohoku last March. ...
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
JUST BE CAUSE
Keene should engage brain before fueling 'flyjin,' foreign crime myths
By DEBITO ARUDOU
Congratulations to Donald Keene, who was granted Japanese citizenship last month with great media fanfare. At 89 years young and after a lifetime contributing to world scholarship on Japan, he truly deserves it. ...
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Features
April 1, 2012
CLOSE-UP: Naohiko Jinno
Master of public finance brings life to numbers
By TOMOKO OTAKE
March 27, 2012
WORDS TO LIVE BY
Yasuo Sasano, manager of Kurumi Mansion
By JUDIT KAWAGUCHI
March 27, 2012
LIFE & STYLE
Dover Street Market Ginza: a bazaar concept
By DANIELLE DEMETRIOU
March 27, 2012
ON DESIGN
Double espresso or a Twin Tea Cup?
By JEAN SNOW
March 25, 2012
SUNDAY TIMEOUT
Petals 'perfect beyond belief' stir poetic
By MICHAEL HOFFMAN
March 25, 2012
SUNDAY TIMEOUT
Blooms of death
By MICHAEL HOFFMAN
March 25, 2012
SUNDAY TIMEOUT
Sakura: Soul of Japan
By MICHAEL HOFFMAN
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Community
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Travel and Food
April 1, 2012
TRAVEL
Yonaguni: Japan's most westerly isle
By STEPHEN MANSFIELD
March 25, 2012
BACKSTREET STORIES
Plum nuts about Ikegami
By KIT NAGAMURA
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Environment and Education
April 2, 2012
BILINGUAL
Noda's plan to increase sales tax
By MICHAEL HOFFMAN
April 1, 2012
OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Woodland therapy yields Tohoku school 'dream'
By C.W. NICOL
March 25, 2012
OUR PLANET EARTH
A woman of wisdom among the energy mandarins
By STEPHEN HESSE
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Media and Technology
April 1, 2012
BIG IN JAPAN
Sky Tree to offer world's highest bungee jump
By MARK SCHREIBER
March 28, 2012
TECH_JAPAN
Gadgets
Japan gets new Android gadgets
By RICK MARTIN
March 25, 2012
BIG IN JAPAN
Is Japan as busy as it first seems?
By MICHAEL HOFFMAN
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