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Dealing with stress in the office
The signs are unmistakable. He’s sitting in the corner of Tully’s, tie askew, hair all over the place and an ashtray full of half smoked…
Previously In commentary
- Dealing with stress in the office (13)
- Taiwan's Ma faces challenges in relations with Japan (7)
- What happens when you’re out of work? (8)
- Charm offensive marks Hu's Japan trip (3)
- Japan's eco-products get a failing grade (4)
- Dumping Fukuda won't solve LDP's problems (22)
- Movie titles in Japan: Jack, we understand your frustration (31)
- A punching bag on the Odakyu line (95)
- DPJ closer to taking over gov't, but political power in question
- Young and bored during Golden Week (9)
- Dreams take flight with paper planes (4)
- Japan in need of moral education (41)
- Roughed up by the cops in Shinjuku (128)
- 200-year rabbit hutches (12)
- Dealing with a difficult boss (14)
- The future is gray (7)
- Trilingual ability lowers hurdles (12)
- Gyoza scare offers insight into Japan's culture of eating (23)
- Concerns over revision of Juvenile Law (3)
- Troubled times in Yokosuka (34)
- Fukuda will find it tough to demonstrate leadership at G-8 (6)
- The high cost of kids (21)
- From toilets to fuel cells (8)
- The 2008 Nazi Olympics (90)
- The two-wheel revolution (18)
- Put your money under the futon (3)
- Japan needs to be 'proactive' diplomatic player (2)
- Tokyo professionals - recession proof?
- Playing chicken over next BOJ chief
- Pros and cons of online matchmaking
- Japan's royals in the spotlight
- Dreams take flight with paper planes
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Taiwan's Ma faces challenges in relations with Japan
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's president-elect is eager to bolster relations with key economic partner and possible security ally Japan, but those efforts could be hampered by his longtime…
What happens when you’re out of work?
Although I usually refrain from making comments about issues related to law, not least of which because I’m not a lawyer, there are some questions…
Charm offensive marks Hu's Japan trip
OSAKA — Chinese President Hu Jintao's trip to Japan, the first by a Chinese leader in a decade, was marked by less talk of the bitter wartime…
Japan's eco-products get a failing grade
As someone who is passionate about the environment, I was excited to attend the Eco-Products Exhibition in Ariake last December. The annual event, hosted by…
Dumping Fukuda won't solve LDP's problems
Be careful what you wish for. It’s the oldest adage in the book but surely dead right in today’s political climate. Take the position of…
Movie titles in Japan: Jack, we understand your frustration
Last week, marketing officials of the distributor for the film “The Bucket List” must have squirmed when the movie’s star, Jack Nicholson, told a news…
A punching bag on the Odakyu line
I was recently the victim of a random act of violence. To set the scene: I was traveling home in the sardine can known as…
DPJ closer to taking over gov't, but political power in question
Having had its ups and downs since its launch 10 years ago, the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan is seen to have come closer…
Young and bored during Golden Week
Here we are at the start of what normally for many is one of their longest holiday breaks -- Golden Week. But not this year…
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