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JAPAN
Mar 26, 1997

Shop owner opens 'kimchi museum'

In the hope of fostering a better understanding of Korean food culture in Japan, the owner of a Korean restaurant in Tokyo has set up a makeshift museum in his kitchen's first-floor food shop, with the popular ethnic dish kimchi, assorted pickled vegetables with hot chili sauce, as the main theme of...
Japan Times
CULTURE
Mar 4, 2021

For manga's striving artists, success lurks online

Cartoonist Kamentotsu says the industry has changed from 'farming' artists to 'hunting' for them.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Oct 14, 2018

After 16 years, Fukushima's Aizu Koshihikari still the brand of choice for popular Tokyo rice ball shop

A popular rice ball shop stands near Tokyo Station's Yaesu Central Gate, drawing long lines of customers waiting to buy products made with rice from Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture, known for remaining soft with a touch of sweetness even when it gets cold.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2018

Wales zero waste shop wins award as 'Blue Planet' effect grows

A zero waste shop won an ethical business award in Wales on Wednesday night, highlighting a growing trend among retailers to cut plastic use as worry over its environmental impact rises.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Apr 23, 2018

Nagoya shop offers unique handbags made by workers with disabilities from recycled obi

The souvenir shop Nagomya in Kinshachi Yokocho, a shopping area that opened right outside the grounds of Nagoya Castle late last month, is selling handbags made by people with developmental disorders using recycled Nagoya obi.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Restaurant Do's and Don'ts
Feb 3, 2018

Setting up shop needn't be an expensive task

Professional level kitchen equipment is incredibly expensive, and without the resources available to a large chain or restaurant corporation, buying equipment new is a reckless gamble. Stores like Tenpos Holdings, Inc. are a godsend, as they are large warehouses selling everything from professional level gas ranges and refrigerators to plates and silverware sets.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 17, 2017

Nuclear issues aren't a problem for Hiroshima's punk acts — politics are

"Adults are stupid," says Shinji Okoda, who is better known in Hiroshima as "Guy," the vocalist for hardcore punk band Origin of M and owner of Disk Shop Misery and Bloodsucker Records. At 52, he certainly appears to have some authority in the matter.
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JAPAN
Oct 20, 2016

New VR service lets you travel, shop overseas without leaving home

A new virtual reality service to be tested by KDDI Corp. may allow tourists to visit and shop at locations abroad without leaving Japan, the cellphone carrier said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2014

Manga shop threatens to post face of alleged shoplifter on Internet

A well-known “otaku” shop in Tokyo is threatening to post an alleged shoplifter's face online if he doesn't return what he stole.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Feb 25, 2014

Sobakiri Karani: The noodle shop you wouldn't suspect

The only clue that this is a soba shop is from the inscription on the noren curtain, but even that I didn't notice until leaving. That's not to say while passing by you don't slow down and look inside in wonder. I had pegged it as a hipster joint; there was an expensive fixed-wheel bicycle chained up...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jun 25, 2010

Artists offer wares at Kobe swap shop for a song and a dance

Two German artists hope to bring bartering back to Kobe.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 22, 2009

The world's best one-stop shop for Nihongo

"The number of people learning Japanese has increased and is currently estimated to be more than 3 million worldwide," says Nobuyuki Suzuki, deputy manager of a very special store in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2006

Man loses racial discrimination suit against shop

OSAKA -- In a case that human rights lawyers and activists worry could condone racial discrimination against foreigners by Japanese businesses, the Osaka District Court rejected a lawsuit Monday that was filed by a black American man who was denied entry to a store apparently due to his color.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 21, 2005

Shop-till-you-drop hints in fashionable districts of Harajuku and Omotesando

Harajuku has long been an area frequented by fashion-sensitive youngsters.
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2004

Jewel shop heist nets 3.5 billion yen

Two men robbed a jewelry shop in the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo's Chuo Ward of 3.5 billion yen worth of jewelry Friday, police said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Mar 27, 2002

Pet Shop Boys: 'Release'

More than 16 years ago, Neil Tennant emerged as the Noel Coward of dance pop when he and fellow Pet Shop Boy Chris Lowe exhorted all the young dudes to "make lots of money." Like the playwright, Tennant sauntered on to the scene fully jaded, his wit already acerbic, his ironies prickly with cynicism....
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BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 12, 2020

Tokyo’s tiny ramen bars close up shop rather than raise prices

'A price increase was never an option because passing our burden onto customers would be totally unfair,' said a worker at one restaurant that closed in August.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE HIGH GROUNDS
May 30, 2020

Can’t visit your favorite coffee shop? Try these customized coffee subscriptions instead.

Four coffee subscription services to keep your mug full from the comfort of home.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 1, 2020

Tsuta: The original Michelin-starred ramen shop returns, better

Yuki Onishi is clearly not a chef who is ready or able to rest on his laurels. His flagship ramen restaurant, Japanese Soba Noodles Tsuta, is one of the best-known in the city, drawing legions of fans from near and far. He has won accolades, grabbed global media attention and opened several overseas...

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