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The myopic state we're in  

Could fear derail bold tourism bid?

'Code words' provide shortcut to understanding foreign cultures  

Japanese scientists make automated translation breakthrough  

The extraordinary merits of modern-day karate  

The lowdown on the cost of 'doing Japan'

Weather...for better or worse  

The food we choose to eat: Japan's 'food paranoia' keeps high-quality produce off the menu

A train chock full o' nuts

Getting back on the horse  

Groping for answers on gropers  

         My views of Japan after a trip home 

NHK — the way it should be

       The high cost of children — don't kid yourself  

What not to do in Japan: die

When cultures clash — 'sizing' up the opposition 

Who is that masked woman?

Immigration as a source of renewal in Japan

Japan in a post-American world  

Aso's gift-tax cut for rich puts wealth gap issue on back burner

Social responsibility: the buzz word nobody gets

The importance of questioning fearlessly and answering honestly  

'Secret' dolphin slaughter defies protests

The meaning of Christmas

Speaking a different language

Seiza — the traditional Japanese sitting posture

All Change in Japan

1,500 fed-up Kyushu citizens sue to evict yakuza HQ

Hospital death exposes 'tip of malpractice iceberg'

Having a baby in Shimane

Japanese system stifles foreign scientific talent

Open debate under threat in Japan

Kidnapped / Of separations & kidnappings

Loss of the kimono a tragedy

Tropical Tokyo and the green clams  

Japan's crisis of the mind

In Japan, fast food is fast becoming a health hazard

In one remote corner of Japan, Emperor still considered a god  

Job-hopping losing dishonor in Japan

Monks fight 'progress' in old city

Another prescribed long holiday — more need for a real one!

BBC Japan should be given another chance

Lafcadio Hearn, rolling stone who gathered moss in Japan