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Felicity Hughes
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 17, 2010
Can PET bottles and Hello Kitty rescue Beaujolais Nouveau?
Beaujolais Nouveau has seen better days. Can cheaper prices and clever marketing lift it out of the gutter?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 12, 2010
Some konbeni snacks with your favorite anime?
Anime/manga bundled with popular convenience store fare? Can you say 'no-brainer'?
LIFE / Food & Drink / BY THE GLASS
Nov 12, 2010
Australia bottles a touch of class
A few weeks ago a decadent dinner held at the American Club in Tokyo showcased some top-notch wines from two Australian family-owned wineries. Though the tablecloths were stiff and well starched, the staff — who served up some cracking fusion cuisine that brought out the best in the wine — were not,...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / Japan Pulse
Nov 10, 2010
Fortysomething women roll back time with kawaii style
Publications cater to fortysomething women wanting to drop a few years with 'otona kawaii' fashions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Nov 2, 2010
What rolled in with the DesignTide
Interactivity is the keyword at this year's Design Tide showcase of sleek and sexy objects.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Nov 1, 2010
Superlative design blows into Tokyo
Stormy weather dented the schedule of Tokyo Designers Week but nothing could dampen the creativity on display.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Oct 28, 2010
Taking stock: new trends for the Japanese hot pot
Mmmm. Is that ramen nabe we smell bubbling in hot pots across Japan?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 27, 2010
Densha otacool pulls into Akihabara Station
Densha otaku, your train has just pulled into the station.
LIFE / Style & Design / Japan Pulse
Oct 22, 2010
Snoods a hot item for both women and canines
That's a wrap: Snoods are back with a vengeance, for both women and dogs.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Oct 22, 2010
Anime fan pilgrimages help boost tourism
Fans paying tribute to their favorite anime and games are helping to boost tourism in both popular sightseeing spots and those off the beaten path.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 15, 2010
Beer campaign stirs up the ire of working wives
A beer commercial depicting a sunny stay-at-home wife has some critics foaming at the mouth.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Oct 13, 2010
Today's menu: frisky fun rolled in novelty
What will it be today? Granny maids, female sushi chefs or imported Hooters?
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Oct 8, 2010
Leggy K-pop girls stand tall on J-pop scene
Following in the footsteps of their male counterparts, female K-pop units are set to give J-popsters a run for their money.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / BY THE GLASS
Oct 8, 2010
Affordable wines for all occasions
'Abstinence is bad for you," trumpeted the press in August, while reporting on a new study published in the journal "Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research." The findings showed that during the 20-year study of a group of 1,824 participants between the ages 55 and 65, 69 percent of the abstainers...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 6, 2010
Morning mochi makes waves
Say ohaiyo gozaimasu to a new yet traditional meal: the Good Morning Breakfast Mochi.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / Japan Pulse
Oct 1, 2010
Fall's furry 'n' fluffy fashions
In the wake of one of the hottest summers, the Japanese fashion world is embracing Nordic-inspired fur and fluff.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Sep 27, 2010
Babysitter Mama: Infant care via Wiimote control
Office Create takes the Nintendo Wii into truly infantile territory with Babysitter Mama.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 22, 2010
Daily deal sites tap into buying power in numbers
Flash marketing + group discounts a la Groupon catch in a big way with Japan's savvy shoppers.
LIFE / Style & Design / Japan Pulse
Sep 21, 2010
First-class train designs
Japan takes pride in its trains and Eiji Mitooka certainly goes the extra mile in his designs for the new N700-7000 series of Sakura shinkansen.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Sep 19, 2010
Time apart on Kozushima
Floating on my back in the azure blue of Sawajiri Bay, I found myself falling under the spell of this tiny volcanic island — a little piece of paradise that bubbled up from the depths of the Pacific Ocean many millennia ago.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
By Thu-Huong Ha

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