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COMMUNITY / Voices

Readers’ views on intercultural insensitivity, Japanese schooling, English gaps and an inspirational Indian

Apr 4, 2018

Some readers’ responses to recent stories on the Community pages:

Intercultural insensitivity

Re: ”Japan Times readers sound off on courtesy, blackface and education” (Community Chest, Feb. 22):

Amid the heat and humidity in Japan, a good night’s sleep is growing increasingly elusive without the heavy use of air conditioning.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan’s landscape that they often go unnoticed.

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By Alex K.T. Martin

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