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INTERVIEW / Linguist Ryuichi Hotta: Don't be obsessed with speaking 'standard' English

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VOX POPULI: Insolent Trump presidency is the joke that is no laughing matter

VOX POPULI: Insolent Trump presidency is the joke that is no laughing matter

U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) loved jokes. When he was infected with the smallpox virus, he famously quipped, “Now I have something I...

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EDITORIAL: Private sector should be left out as China rages against Japan

EDITORIAL: Private sector should be left out as China rages against Japan

In China, the absurdity of Japanese singers not being able to perform due to worsening relations between Japan and China is occurring. A show on...

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VOX POPULI: Chaos over new insurance card exposes cost of rushing reform

VOX POPULI: Chaos over new insurance card exposes cost of rushing reform

Japanese media outlets appeared to struggle to find suitable expressions to describe the complicated and confusing Dec. 2 transition to the “maina...

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VOX POPULI: Taste a seasonal delicacy from Oita to support victims of inferno

VOX POPULI: Taste a seasonal delicacy from Oita to support victims of inferno

An old Japanese adage goes: “Don’t let your wife eat ‘aki saba’ (autumn mackerel).” This is usually interpreted as an example of the petty...

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VOX POPULI: Silent roots of racism remain, 70 years after Rosa Parks

VOX POPULI: Silent roots of racism remain, 70 years after Rosa Parks

Seventy years ago today, on Dec. 1, 1955, a Black woman was arrested in the southern U.S. city of Montgomery, Alabama. Her name was Rosa Parks...

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EDITORIAL: Balance needed in reform for an equitable social security system

EDITORIAL: Balance needed in reform for an equitable social security system

Since almost no one can work their entire lives, those who are young now will someday become old and become increasingly reliant on the social...

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