For decades, ordinary Japanese have been parking their money in the bank and watching it grow, often doubling in 12 years.

By contrast, most of the new rich mingle much more with ordinary Japanese.

If the emperor had been powerless to halt the warmongers in the army, how could ordinary Japanese have done so?

There are no commercial flights, and ordinary Japanese cannot even come to tour the battlefields.

All this is a subject of endless speculation among ordinary Japanese.

Ever since then, ordinary Japanese have been pretty much barred from owning guns.

Strange as it may seem from afar, so far this upheaval has little to do with improving the lives of ordinary Japanese.

The return to citizen participation represents a bold commitment to have ordinary Japanese take greater responsibility in running the country.

Many ordinary Japanese who own their own homes - more than 60 percent of families do - found themselves overnight millionaires.

Military experts, some politicians and many ordinary Japanese have questioned whether a direct link really exists.