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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Mar 31, 2013

Suites, treats and backstreets of the Imperial Hotel

The Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, or 'Teikoku Hotel,' has occupied the same privileged location, across from Hibiya Park and minutes from the Imperial Palace, for over a century.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Mar 30, 2013

The sakura season is here, but which one?

The sakura season is here! The question is, does this refer to the horsemeat season or the cherry blossom season? It's hard to tell when the Japanese use the word "sakura" to describe horse meat, which is pink. Sakura nabe is not nabe made with cherry blossoms, for example, but nabe made with horsemeat....
Japan Times
BUSINESS / NOTEBOOK
Mar 27, 2013

Huge African Festival in Yokohama; learn business Japanese online

EVENTS
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2013

Sake makers to get prominent boost from JTA

The Japan Tourism Agency wants to promote sake breweries to foreign tourists to tap the drink's growing popularity abroad and bolster regional economies, the agency said Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 19, 2013

Top chefs explore international accents to sushi

On March 6, in a banquet room of the Hotel The Manhattan in Chiba a group of television camera crews surrounded American chef Jeff Ramsey as he carefully spooned a layer of black rice onto a slice of omelet.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 15, 2013

Sri Lanka fair at Imperial Hotel Tokyo; renewed top floors at Pan Pacific Yokohama

Sri Lanka Fair at the Imperial Hotel
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 8, 2013

Cherry blossoms in The Peninsula's lobby; Spring Cantonese specialties at Grand Hyatt Fukuoka

Cherry blossoms at The Peninsula
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Mar 8, 2013

Singapore's taste for Japanese drinks

On my recent trip to Singapore, Japanese drinks seemed to follow me everywhere. At Jigger & Pony, a stylish new cocktail bar in an old part of Chinatown, the first thing I noticed was the selection of around 20 Suntory and Nikka whiskies that lined the backlit shelves, along with Coedo beer. Perhaps...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / SWEET INSPIRATIONS
Mar 1, 2013

Tea and cakes, the British way

'I am not very fond of sugar and sweet things, and yet I became a pastry chef.' The story of British pu00e2tissiu00e8re Rose Carrarini, whose quote adorns the wall in the growing number of cafe-bakeries that bear her name, is an eye-opener on many levels.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 1, 2013

Singapore food fair at Royal Park Hotel; Hyatt Regency's new buffet pastry creations

Singapore food fair at Royal Park
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2013

Horse-meat scandal dents Europe's culinary esteem

According to folklore, Europeans have always treated their food with reverence, eating grandma's slow-cooked stews concocted with farm-fresh ingredients while Americans wolfed down the genetically modified, chemically preserved junk symbolized by burgers and fries.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 24, 2013

Japan's vegetarians stay in the closet

Last week, entertainment-related media in the U.S. reported that the American Broadcasting Corporation had rejected an advertisement the animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wanted to air during the Academy Awards ceremony, which takes place early tomorrow morning Tokyo time.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Feb 22, 2013

Ready for spring's fresh bounty

After an unusually cold winter, the sight of spring produce is particularly welcome, especially the bright yellow-green of nanohana.
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Feb 20, 2013

British Airways' high tea; Cathay Pacific's new lounge; Singapore Airlines' new video games

Taking tea to new highs
CULTURE / Music
Feb 7, 2013

Dirty Beaches draws from Serbian film on new album

Alex Zhang Hungtai is constantly in motion. The Taiwanese-born artist, who performs under the name Dirty Beaches, has said in interviews the idea of "home" doesn't mean much to him. He's lived in Taipei, Honolulu, Shanghai and Montreal, and is an avid traveler on top of that. This feeling of always being...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 1, 2013

'R-18 Bungakusho Vol. 1: Jijojibaku no Watashi'

Sex is universal, but kinks can be local. Japanese S&M, at least the varieties I've seen in films over the years, is less about black leather and fishnet stockings, more about candle wax and artfully elaborate knots designed to display the flesh of the (inevitably female) subject in enticing ways.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 1, 2013

Le Verre Vole a Tokyo: Say bonjour to Tokyo's own taste of Paris

The red-framed doors and purple canopy that mark the front of Le Verre Vole a Tokyo are a cheerful sight at any time of year. In the chill dark dead of winter, their glow is even more welcoming, especially if you're arriving on foot.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 18, 2013

J-blip: Sweets Marathon

Who needs sports drinks when you can have cake?
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / A TASTE OF HOME
Jan 17, 2013

Searching for Singapore: Chicken rice and more in Tokyo

Considering that Singapore is famous for being one of the world's most delicious cities, it is surprising that Singaporean food doesn't have more cachet, or at least more of a presence, in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2013

White paper chronicles rise of ramen worldwide

Ramen's rise to global prominence has taken many forms: Japanese noodle shops debuting to great acclaim overseas, from Sydney to Honolulu to London; the proliferation of English-language ramen blogs; international chefs incorporating elements of the dish into their cuisine.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 4, 2013

Misogura Tamayura: Welcome the new year with a taste of tradition

Tradition rules at this time of year, and few parts of Tokyo are more traditional than the grid of narrow streets to the south of Ueno's Shinobazu Pond. Although many of the buildings in this former geisha district have seen much better days, there are still gems to be found — and Misogura Tamayura...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Dec 23, 2012

Popular slugger Ramirez, family opening Latin-style cafe in Tokyo

Most foreigners who come to Japan to play baseball do just that — and only that. Whether a career lasts a few games or several years, the guys go back to their home country to continue playing ball, stay in the game as coaches or managers or find another job outside the game. A few, however, have stayed...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Dec 20, 2012

2012: Food and drink trends in Japan

Hot beer, frozen soup, and haute cuisine on the cheap: the year in food in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 14, 2012

Here's to a veggie, merry Christmas

Every holiday has its meal, and in Japan at Christmas it's takeaway crispy chicken that rules the roost. For faithful, joyful and triumphant vegetarians in Japan, however, the roasted holiday bird is as appealing as the piece of coal left at the bottom of a stocking.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Dec 11, 2012

Childbirth in Japan: Plan, prioritize for a smooth delivery

Emotions during pregnancy and childbirth run the gamut, from excitement and trepidation to joy and even fear. Foreign women who find themselves pregnant in Japan may experience additional stress as they cope with cultural differences, language issues and being away from their own families. Add in talk...
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Dec 8, 2012

JR Tokai enlists chicken in second 'ekiben' foray

Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) is once again taking on the challenge of breaking into the formidable Nagoya-meshi sector, where dishes popular in or unique to the city command a loyal following in the coveted "ekiben" (train station boxed lunch).
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 7, 2012

Short-stay spa plan in Hakone; oyster bar in Aoyama; New Year's buffet with Skytree views

COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 2, 2012

Why is the potential turning point of 3/11 being allowed to slip away?

Dried Anpo persimmons from Fukushima Prefecture are famed for staying fresh and juicy. However, for the second successive autumn, 90 percent of the crop has had to be discarded due to it registering radioactive contamination levels above legally set limits.
How Bashar Assad's inner circle fled Syria after his fall
Syrians step on posters of Bashar Assad and his father, Hafez Assad, in Homs, Syria, on Tuesday.
Zelenskyy to replace Ukraine ambassador to Japan
Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky delivers a speech during a handover ceremony of Self-Defense Force vehicles to Ukraine, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, in May last year.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
Is Japan finally ready to tap its abundant geothermal energy potential?
Steam rises from a geothermal plan in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture. Despite its long history and potential, geothermal provided just 0.3% of Japan's overall energy mix in the fiscal year from April 2023
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
North Korea aiding Russia where it needs it most, Canadian general says
North Korean special forces soldiers march and shout slogans during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of the country's founding father, Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang in April 2017.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
Is Japan ready for 60 million tourists?
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