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[VIDEO] Tokyo Tower Summer Light Fantasia

Tokyo Tower’s observatory offers guests a new projection mapping presentation — and two more light shows — for this summer.

Jun 24, 2017

Though vegan restaurants have been on the upswing since 2017, Japanese vegans still lack a wide variety of options.

In meat- and fish-loving Japan, veganism is making a comeback

By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey and Joseph Winters

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Eme-Ima Kitchen is one of over 10,000 kodomo shokudō in Japan. A term first used in 2012 to describe makeshift eateries offering free or cheap meals to disadvantaged kids, it now refers to a diverse range of individuals, groups and organizations working to provide not only food but a sense of belonging to both children and adults.

Japan’s ‘children’s cafeterias’ are booming — but is that a good thing?

By Alex K.T. Martin

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