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LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Feb 26, 2016

Gokan: Tea and cake for modernist samurai

In Kitahama, just north of Umeda, there are two rather stately teahouses within cake-throwing distance of each other. Kitahama Retro is where you'll want to go if you like crustless cucumber sandwiches, afternoon tea and Edwardian cosplay. But don't let the pretense fool you, it's a great teahouse.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Feb 25, 2016

Viewing spring cherry blossoms; sampling the great tastes of Hokkaido; enjoying a berry delicious fair

Viewing spring cherry blossoms
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Feb 24, 2016

NGO's Japanese founder foments organic revolution in Vietnam

Seed to Table helps locals rediscover lost agricultural wisdom and pull themselves out of poverty with duck and cow 'banks.'
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JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Feb 21, 2016

As residents and reactors age, Fukui's fortunes fade

On a gray winter day late last month alternating between rain and sleet, many in the Sea of Japan town of Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, were feeling sunny. For the restart of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama plant No. 3 reactor means not only a return to nuclear power, but a return of the money stream...
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 19, 2016

Ranjatai: Inventive yakitori in the backstreets of Jinbocho

Chicken and charcoal are a classic combination: Morsels of meat carefully skewered and cooked over glowing coals until they're tender, juicy and golden brown. Good yakitori is always a pleasure. At its very best it's worth crossing the city for. And Ranjatai's certainly belongs in that category.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 19, 2016

Pappon Kitchen: Shibuya's tiniest Thai diner wields huge flavors

It's remarkable what a good chef can do with a single burner, a rice cooker and plenty of prep. Take a look at the countless street-food artisans across Asia. Or, much closer to home, just drop into Pappon Kitchen and observe a masterclass in compact cooking.
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BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Feb 16, 2016

Garuda adds luxury seats; Cathay offering discounts; China Airlines expands flights

Garuda adds luxury seats
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LIFE / Travel
Feb 13, 2016

When life deals a bad hand, be a tough cookie and visit Kyoto

"Some men dream of fortunes, others dream of cookies," goes an old saying from a fortune cookie. As for my good friend Dale, who has had a a mean case of winter malaise since he broke up with his girlfriend, he is still dreaming of finding a wife. Thus, on a January morning we set out for Kyoto and Fushimi...
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LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Feb 13, 2016

Winning looks: Sacai, Mr. Gentlemen and AllSaints

Sacai wins Mainichi Fashion Grand Prix
EDITORIALS
Feb 13, 2016

Taking aim at alcohol abuse

The government is coming up with measures to address heavy drinking, but they don't go as far as they should.
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BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 13, 2016

Kiyohara's troubles concern, sadden former teammates

Much has been written and reported since the Feb. 2 arrest of former Seibu Lions, Yomiuri Giants and Orix Buffaloes superstar slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara for possession and use of illegal drugs. "It's a shame," "What a waste" and "I can't believe it" are typical words of reaction expressed by ex-teammates...
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JAPAN
Feb 9, 2016

Just what you need: Japanese shop staff compete in the art of the sales pitch

Sell it to me. Sweet-talking sales clerks recently pitted their patter against fellow professionals who know what selling is all about.
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LIFE / Travel
Feb 6, 2016

Mount Nokogiri: a breathtaking climb to enlightenment

It's a moot point for those who live there that the name "Chiba" is, in many minds, synonymous with images of hot-rod gangs, peanut farms, car dealerships, pachinko emporiums, empty lots with chain-link fences and giant electric pylons marching across rice fields — a purgatorial transition between...
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MULTIMEDIA
Feb 6, 2016

Craft Sake Week @ Roppongi Hills

A view of Craft Sake Week. The woodwork was made by made by Miyagi Prefecture's Ishinomaki Laboratory. | MONICA IRELANDProduced by soccer superstar Hidetoshi Nakata, Craft Sake Week is a 10-day event at Roppongi Hills that will feature some of the best artisanal sake that Japan offers, which includes...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 5, 2016

Craft Beer Market Koenji: A refuge for beer lovers with 30 local brews on tap

Sometimes you just want to hunker down somewhere simple. You're not looking for anything cutting-edge or fancy, just a place where the welcome is warm and the food is good, plentiful and satisfying — and ditto the beer. If you're anywhere near the Koenji neighborhood just west of Shinjuku, there is...
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Feb 4, 2016

Experience luxury spa treatment; good news for chocoholics; enjoying sweet valentine dreams

Experience luxury spa treatment
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JAPAN
Feb 4, 2016

Ministry tests smartphone app to navigate underground stations

The land ministry on Thursday started testing a smartphone app that provides detailed navigation services in underground areas around Tokyo Station.
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JAPAN / AT A GLANCE
Feb 2, 2016

Nakano Broadway marks 50 years, now known as a center for Japanese cultural memorabilia

Nakano Broadway turns 50 this year. The shopping complex in Tokyo's busy Nakano district remains popular with enthusiasts of pop culture, boasting dozens of manga, anime and collectors' shops.
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JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Feb 1, 2016

Aichi service area to offer halal foods for Muslim travelers

The Okazaki service area on the Shin Tomei Expressway will start selling halal bento (boxed meals) when it opens in February to accommodate the needs of a growing number of Muslim tourists.
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BUSINESS / AEC SPECIAL
Jan 29, 2016

Experts see expansion of Japanese firms in ASEAN states

The emergence of an integrated market with a population of 600 million — third largest in Asia following China and India — is expected to encourage Japanese companies to accelerate direct investment into the countries that make up the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jan 28, 2016

Celebrating Valentine's Day in style

The Westin Tokyo hotel is offering a sophisticated lineup of elegant promotions for couples seeking to have a romantic and memorable Valentine's Day celebration.
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MULTIMEDIA
Jan 22, 2016

January 23, 2016

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?