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Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 21, 2016

Hokkaido eatery encourages diners to treat the needy

A small restaurant in the city of Obihiro, Hokkaido, boasts an eye-catching sign out front that says "Eat here for free."
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Jun 19, 2016

Offering support — and floor space — to Japan's refugees

While the Japanese government continues to give asylum seekers the cold shoulder, one American church worker offers them a helping hand.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jun 17, 2016

Kotaro: A modern 'izakaya' in the backstreets of Shibuya

All anniversaries should be celebrated, and hitting the five-year mark holds a special importance. But for Kotaro Hayashi, reaching that milestone a few months back carried even more significance. That's because he opened his diminutive restaurant a scant few weeks after the massive 2011 Great East Japan...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jun 17, 2016

Pizzeria Bakka M'unica: Suburban HQ of a self-taught pizza artisan

It's no longer a secret: Tokyo has some of the finest pizza in the world. But what's even more impressive is the growing number of dedicated artisans setting up shop well away from the more obvious mainstream neighbourhoods. There's no better example than Yutaka Hazama's Pizzeria Bakka M'unica.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 16, 2016

A taste of the finest Philippine fare; folk art lies at the heart of Nagano hotel; buffet offers taste of Indonesian cuisine

A fiesta of the finest Philippine fare
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 13, 2016

For 'overtime refugees,' home is where the heart isn't

At night in Japan's big cities, overtime refugees roam the streets in search of alcohol, solace or a quiet place to sit with their laptops.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / PHOTO ESSAY
Jun 11, 2016

New life and old ghosts in Okinawa

I had two images of Okinawa before I visited: One was of a tropical paradise with beautiful beaches; the other, of isolated islands inhabited by strong characters that don't take any nonsense from the Japanese government or the U.S. military.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Jun 11, 2016

Sweet times at Tokyo's monster cafe

Maybe it is Nasty's electric blue hair, cascading in braids around her doll-like face. Perhaps it is the gothic-style black lipstick of her friend Candy. Or the surreal fabric limbs sewn onto the dress of lilac-haired Baby.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Jun 10, 2016

Distilling the mysteries of shōchū

From my seat on the second floor of Shochu Zanmai, a bar specializing in Japan's indigenous distilled liquor, I can see directly into the building across the street. The bar is located down a narrow alley a 10-minute walk from Tokyo's Ikebukuro Station, and the close proximity of the surrounding buildings...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Jun 10, 2016

Okina: The intangible joys of heirloom eggplant

In 2013, UNESCO gave Japanese cuisine, or washoku, Intangible Cultural Heritage status, an unwieldy mouthful that left some people wondering, "What's that?" A recent lunch at Okina, near the tourist mecca of Arashiyama in northwest Kyoto, provided a clear path through the official language.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Jun 10, 2016

Ichikawaya Coffee: A young cafe inside a 200-year-old wooden townhouse

Many of Kyoto's traditional wooden machiya townhouses are being renovated, and one of the most enchanting ones that has recently opened to the public can be found a few minutes walk from the endless stream of tourists visiting Kiyomizu Temple.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2016

JASRAC pressures 212 businesses for playing background music without paying copyright fee

Japan's largest copyright collection group is seeking arbitration in summary courts nationwide against 212 hair salons, restaurants and apparel stores that allegedly failed to pay fees on background music, its spokesman said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2016

Line plans year's biggest tech IPO, pitching U.S. investors

Japan's Line Corp. is headed for what could be the biggest initial public offering for a technology company this year, including a major pitch to American investors.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jun 3, 2016

Have More Curry: A spicy suggestion to eat more vegetables

Not getting enough healthy veggies in your diet? There's a very simple answer: Have More Curry. That's not just a suggestion, it's the brilliantly eccentric name for the excellent little basement diner that opened close to Omotesando last autumn by Yohei Matsuzaki.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 2, 2016

Lawson looking to buy U.S. convenience chains in overseas push

Lawson Inc., the nation's second-biggest convenience store operator, is looking to buy chains in the U.S. as it speeds up overseas expansion with the aim of boosting its number of overseas outlets by about a quarter within a year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2016

Simplex hedge fund takes investing lesson from Tsukiji fish market

Simplex Asset Management Co. is taking some lessons from Tokyo's iconic wholesale fish market as it starts a fund to invest in companies looking to move their listings to the Topix index.
WORLD
Jun 1, 2016

U.S. warns of possible Europe attacks, no specific threat information provided

The United States warned its citizens on Tuesday of possible summer terrorist attacks in Europe, saying targets could include the European soccer championship in France, although a State Department official said there was no specific threat information.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 30, 2016

Compounding the good or the bad with 'ue ni' and, on top of that, 'sono ue'

Introduce the sentence pattern u3046u3048(u306b) and conjunction u305du306eu3046u3048.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 28, 2016

More than 1,000 protest Trump in San Diego; Trump rules out debate with Sanders

Donald Trump brought his message of walls and deportations to San Diego, the doorstep of America's busiest border crossing, on Friday amid one of the largest protests against the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 20, 2016

Masuzoe defiant on expenses furor

Embattled Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe said Friday his expense reports will from now on undergo scrutiny by third-party lawyers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
May 20, 2016

Sincere: The return of a chef at the top of his game

Congratulatory bouquets were arrayed in profusion outside the entrance to Sincere last month, marking its opening in the quiet residential backstreets north of Harajuku. Sometimes those auspicious flowers — sent by well-wishers at the start of any new venture — can seem like mere ritual gestures...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 19, 2016

California ends mandatory water conservation rules as drought eases

California moved on Wednesday to dramatically roll back strict mandatory water conservation rules imposed at the height of a multiyear drought, after a wet winter eased conditions in parts of the state.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
May 13, 2016

Sakamoto offers an 'only in Kyoto' experience

There's every chance that while dining at Sakamoto you'll end up in a tourist's photo. It's not because of who you are, but where you are. Diners sit overlooking the shallow Shirakawa River, which is lined with restaurants, bars and cafes on one side, and a cobbled street with cherry trees and willows...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
May 13, 2016

A toast to the arranged marriage of Champagne and 'kaiseki'

I didn't protest when my friend Katrine suggested — apropos of nothing — that we order a bottle of Champagne one afternoon last week. The marvelously warm and sunny weather, combined with the fact that I had finally begun to recover from a debilitating cold, provided justification for the extravagance....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 11, 2016

A Tokyo stock picker watches his nation age

It's an early weekday morning in Tokyo and the Japanese pub is already filled with a boisterous clientele, mostly pensioners. Sitting among them is Kengo Kuzuhara, taking notes.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

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