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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 22, 2013

Director Igarashi says quake memories still fresh

The Japan Times sat down with the artistic director of the Aichi Triennale, the architecture critic and historian Taro Igarashi.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 18, 2013

A drone of your own in the near future?

Kevin Good thought there was an 80 percent chance he could successfully deliver his brother's wedding rings with a drone.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / MIXED MATCHES
Mar 8, 2011

From love of anime to love of a man

When Mel Ushikubo, 35, saw the name of her future husband, Kohei, on the Internet, she immediately wanted to see him in person, as that was the name of a character in one of her favorite anime.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2010

The royal British revival of Princess Masako

WASHINGTON — An invitation to the upcoming nuptials of Prince William to Kate Middleton next April should be making its way to Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako soon. The odds of Princess Masako actually attending the much-anticipated wedding are stacked against her, given that the princess...
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Sep 21, 2010

Long-distance relationship comes all the way to Tokyo

Natsuko Shibata, a Tokyo native, and Piyasena Perera, a Sri Lankan-American born in Los Angeles, met two decades ago in New York when they were both studying at Columbia University.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Oct 17, 2009

Couple settled down after roller coaster ride

For Susan Tanaka, her story with her husband is like a roller coaster, as the two spent eight years dating and breaking up.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Jul 11, 2009

Religion couple's common ground

Zuzana Koike, a 29-year-old Austrian national of Slovak extraction, never thought she would even visit Japan before meeting and marrying Takeshi Koike, 38, a lecturer at Daito Bunka University in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 5, 2009

Flashing the cash while the majority suffer

There haven't been many silver linings to the dark cloud of the recession that descended more than a year ago. One is the media's general loss of interest in ostentatious displays of stuff that most of us could never afford anyway. Nowadays, it's easier to boost TV ratings with features about places...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
May 1, 2009

Korean BBQ, Shinto weddings and Golden Week buffet

Korean BBQ by the bay Toraji Corporation, operator of Korean BBQ restaurants in Tokyo, opened its first in-hotel restaurants last month at the Hotel InterContinental Tokyo Bay.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Oct 4, 2008

Brought together by fate — and a whim

Rajesh and Kayo Prasad have no doubt they were destined to marry.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2005

Princess Nori ties knot, now Mrs. Kuroda

After a year of traditional preparations and rites, Princess Nori married Tokyo Metropolitan Government employee Yoshiki Kuroda on Tuesday morning as Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko observed their only daughter's last moment as a member of the royal family.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 23, 2002

When it comes to giving money, just go with the flow

In answer to the reader in Mita-ku enraged with having to 'pay out' money for so many of the activities that at home she takes as freely granted (parties, weddings, funerals), best remember perhaps that everything has its price.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 23, 2001

How diplomats express Japan

An Australian diplomat found modern Japanese weddings exciting and representing of the adaptability of the nation's culture, while a British participant described how much he loves "onsen" hot springs. And both did so in smooth Japanese.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 9, 2023

Support for many cultural, social and educational activities

This year marks the 30th wedding anniversary of Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako. The first step of this marriage was to have it approved by the Imperial House Council, whose mandate covers the marriage of male members of the imperial family, and this occurred on Jan. 19,...
Japan Times
LIFE
Nov 28, 2022

Beauty over brains: Japan’s skin-deep university pageants

The contests perpetuate a culture that often places women in rigid gender roles, and have seen some contestants face abuse and harassment from organizers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 3, 2022

Indian traditions entwine with trees in green drive to revive land

From weddings, births and funerals to festivals such as Holi, plants and trees have become centerpieces of local culture in Rajasthan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2021

The world’s oldest monarchy is running out of royals

There were 67 members of Japan's royal family after World War II. After Princess Mako leaves, there will be just 17, and only three heirs to the throne among them.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Mar 28, 2020

Mitsukuni Baba: Japanese culture blossoms in the Windy City

As executive director of the Japan America Society of Chicago (JASC), Mitsukuni Baba plays an integral role in introducing Japan to the people of Chicago in terms of business, politics, education and culture.
Japan Times
LIFE / Luxury & lifestyle hotel special
May 25, 2018

Ringing in 30 years of hospitality

The Royal Park Hotel will celebrate its 30th anniversary next June, but it is already preparing to welcome the occasion with a commemorative logo and promotions this June.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 21, 2018

'Going the Distance': A powerful take on the Japanese definition of family

Marriages in Japan were long between families, with the omiai (arranged marriage) process typically serving to both introduce prospective partners to each other and vet their respective family backgrounds. Have the wrong sort of ancestors? The wedding's off.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Aug 14, 2012

Parisienne cool reaches Tokyo

Isabel Marant, the queen of French haute-casual wear, has finally opened her first shop in Japan, right off of Tokyo's Omotesando promenade.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 18, 2011

Their spirit seems willing but young Japanese are hesitant to get hitched

Back in the days of "there's gold in them thar hills," one of the prospectors' doleful refrains boasted the title "My Girlfriend's a Mule and a Mine." Across the Pacific and some 150 years on, I wouldn't be surprised if an echo of that plaintive air were not about to catch on among young Japanese males...
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Aug 17, 2010

Himalayan love story peaks in Chiba

"People say it's like a love story in a Bollywood movie," says Paul Rajesh, 34, who was born in Manali, a town in northern India's Himachal Pradesh state.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Japan and the U.S. begin tariff talks on good terms, but without breakthroughs
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolts Nagano
A map showing the location of an earthquake that hit Nagano Prefecture on Friday evening, with the numbers indicating the seismic intensity on the shindo scale to 7.
Parts of Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be suspended over weekend
Sections of the outer loop of Tokyo's Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line will be shut down all day Saturday, and from the start of service through around noon on Sunday.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla-creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.
LDP and CDP lawmaker groups propose 0% consumption tax on food
A vegetable stand displays prices at a supermarket in Tokyo in 2023. Some lawmakers are proposing lowering the consumption tax on food to 0%, which is expected to result in a loss of up to ¥5 trillion in tax revenue annually.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife
Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.

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