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Andreas Neuenkirchen
The community pool is a great place for exercise and meeting your neighbors.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jul 31, 2023
Figuring out the rules at a Japanese community pool can be an ongoing education
If you¡¯re headed for the community pool, be prepared: Japanese pool rules are an ongoing education.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Nov 13, 2022
Shichi-go-san: Take the picture, skip the ceremony
Celebrating your offspring or just getting hitched? Create fake memories with real photographs.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 1, 2022
Can my 6-year-old measure up to the toddlers they have on ¡®Old Enough!¡¯?
A father waits by the window as his daughter sets out on an adventure to buy croissants. At the age of 6, is she ¡®old enough¡¯ for this responsibility?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Sep 20, 2021
You never know who you¡¯ll run into at the public bath
Your local tattooed thugs, the old woman who is just a little bit too much in your business, who else will you meet at the neighborhood bathhouse?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 3, 2021
Moving house in a pandemic: Meeting the neighbors and readying your child for their ¡®playground debut¡¯
In the final entry of a three-part series on moving house during the pandemic, our writer masks up to meet the neighbors.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 19, 2021
Moving house in a pandemic: The move isn¡¯t the hardest part, the packing is
Moving into a new home doesn¡¯t have to be stressful if you get help. What comes before and after that is tough enough.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 5, 2021
Moving house in a pandemic: As our 6-year-old got older, we realized it was time for an upgrade
In the first of a three-part series, our writer outlines the twists and turns his family encountered when they opted to look for a new place to live.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 27, 2020
On the run: Taking up the world¡¯s new hobby
If you don¡¯t have a dog to walk, running gets you outside for some fresh air and helps keep your health up at a time when we all need to be healthy.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 22, 2020
The bright side of a potential quarantine
These days, I find myself singing ¡°Happy Birthday¡± several times between daybreak and bedtime. As the next birthday in our family is weeks away, I feel a bit silly about it, even though I mostly confine the singing to my head. Since I am running out of people to silently and undeservedly congratulate,...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / Fiction
Dec 26, 2019
Christmas on Happy Road: The Passion of the Franz
Chapter 4
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / Fiction
Dec 22, 2019
Christmas on Happy Road: Green inferno
Chapter 3
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / Fiction
Dec 15, 2019
Christmas on Happy Road: Mystery Trains
Chapter 2
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / Fiction
Dec 15, 2019
Christmas on Happy Road: Escape from Shibuya
Chapter 1
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Sep 18, 2019
My first ¡®Hitler moment¡¯
I¡¯m fine with playing the German to humor my Japanese acquaintances ¡ª just not one German in particular.
LIFE / Language / Fiction
Jul 27, 2019
Leaving Happy Road: Dawn of the Dad
Chapter 5
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / Fiction
Jul 20, 2019
Leaving Happy Road: Guess who¡¯s coming to (every) dinner?
Chapter 4
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / Fiction
Jul 15, 2019
Leaving Happy Road: The House by the Cemetery
Chapter 3
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / Fiction
Jul 5, 2019
Leaving Happy Road: The Rise of O.G.
Chapter 2
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / Fiction
Jul 5, 2019
Leaving Happy Road: On a Sunday
Chapter 1
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 19, 2019
I walked the line: Getting reacquainted with Tokyo on the Yamathon
Riding the full length of Tokyo¡¯s central Yamanote railway line takes about an hour, but walking it has its own rewards.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Putin visits disputed Etorofu island off Hokkaido, sparking protest from Tokyo
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Yasny fish processing factory on Etorofu island, one of four islands in the contested chain known as the Kuril Islands in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, on Thursday.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
Authorities urge continued caution after heavy rain in Chiba leaves eight dead
A local resident walks past a 7-Eleven convenience store in a flooded area after heavy rain in the city of Oamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, on Friday.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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