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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Apr 4, 2008

Eating, drinking roving, writing

The blossoms have been popping, and ditto the pink champagne. We're not talking about hanami parties in Aoyama Cemetery — they were officially banned this year; nor the exclusive but oh-so-chilly opening party for Sakura Garden, out in the open space behind the Midtown Complex in Roppongi. No, the...
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2006

Restaurants plan to ask government to ease up on U.S. beef restrictions

The nation's restaurants will urge the government to ease import restrictions on U.S. beef, saying the stringent rules are causing a serious supply crunch, officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
May 22, 2023

More restaurants in Okinawa join program offering free meals for children

As of the end of April, a total of 161 stores, including restaurants and a major local supermarket chain, were taking part in the program.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Longform
Feb 6, 2023

Japan’s staff cafeterias becoming more than just places to eat amid office return

Companies are re-imagining the canteen as a space where employees can work, eat healthier food and deepen in-house communication.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 17, 2022

Hong Kong bars and patrons find ways around new COVID test rule

There was widespread disbelief that the new approach was likely to have an impact on the case counts, which have increased nearly fourfold to more than 1,000 a day since May.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2021

Japan's top COVID-19 official faces calls to quit over pressure on private sector

Yasutoshi Nishimura had said the government would pressure banks and liquor retailers to rein in restaurants that are flouting alcohol guidelines amid a COVID-19 state of emergency.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jun 21, 2020

Pandemic leaves Indian cooks in Japan dependent on bosses and the state

When your life revolves around your work, a shutdown makes things extra hard.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2020

Osaka introduces QR contact tracing system as bars and restaurants reopen

Users who scan the code at establishments will be notified if another patron is later found to have become infected.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Apr 4, 2020

In Tokyo, self-isolation doesn’t mean you can’t eat well

Self-isolating doesn't have to mean you can't eat well. It also doesn't mean you can't eat food prepared by your favorite restaurants. In fact, if we want to see those restaurants back in action once the worst is over, it is essential that we keep up our patronage, to carry them through this crunch time.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 25, 2020

Coronavirus fears force Asia's 50 Best Restaurant Awards to go online only

This year's Asia's 50 Best Restaurant Awards, set to be hosted in Kyushu's Saga Prefecture from March 22-24, have been forced to go online only due to fears surrounding coronavirus (COVID-19), restricted travel across Asia and the Japanese government's advice to limit large-scale events.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Oct 20, 2019

Okinawan pig farmers beef about U.S.-Japan trade deal while restaurants fire up grills

With Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump having reached a final agreement on Sept. 26 to conclude a trade pact to lower tariffs on American beef and pork, Okinawa Prefecture's livestock industry has been increasingly concerned about competition intensifying when the cheap U.S. imports...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 30, 2019

When it comes to foreign hires, restaurant chains in Japan's Chubu region are taking a long view

Amid a continuing labor shortage in the food service industry, major restaurant chains in the Chubu region are hiring an increasing number of foreign workers who have just graduated from universities in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2018

Japan's industries are ready to hire foreign workers, but concerns remain

More than 345,000 blue-collar foreign laborers are expected to enter Japan within a five-year period starting from fiscal 2019, but expectations as to their status and potential appear to differ significantly between the industries they are set to join.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 2, 2018

Next-level luxury in helicopter ride, spa package

Swissotel Nankai Osaka is pulling out all the stops to celebrate its 15th anniversary. In addition to hosting a variety of commemorative promotional events, the hotel has crafted two luxurious accommodation plans that will be available from Sept. 1 to Dec. 31.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 18, 2018

Japan's watered-down smoking ban clears Diet

Lighting up in public facilities prohibited for the first time as the nation scrambles to combat secondhand smoke in the lead-up to the 2020 Tokyo Games.
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
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 28, 2017

Top Philippines chef Margarita Fores chows down like a local in Tokyo

Margarita Fores was recently in Japan to give Tokyoites a taste of her Italian-inflected Philippine cuisine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 7, 2017

McDonald's Japan adding restaurants as turnaround gains momentum

McDonald's Japan is adding to its restaurant count in the second half of the year, underscoring a turnaround that has seen same-store sales climb for 21 straight months.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Mar 5, 2017

What's a visitor with a food allergy to do in Japan?

A selection of foreign nationals coping with food allergies in Japan offer tips for visitors to Japan facing the same challenges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2016

Trip to Tokyo? Ex-Goldman trader sells secret, top dining access

Are you a business traveler who wants to jump to the front of the waiting list for Tokyo's most exclusive restaurants? Check out this former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. trader's new venture.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 24, 2015

The Taco Bell is ringing, but will Tokyo come to the party?

It's 8 a.m. on an overcast Tuesday and a line of people are queuing along a cramped street in Shibuya's Dogenzaka area.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / A TASTE OF HOME
Jul 1, 2014

Gunma's 'Brazil Town' offers a carnival of cuisine

This month A Taste of Home is taking a field trip to Oizumi, Gunma Prefecture. Oizumi, an otherwise ordinary town, is home to roughly 4,000 Brazilians — about one-tenth of the local population. Most of them work in nearby factories (Subaru is a big one). But some of them are working to make life a...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jun 17, 2014

Ata: A Tokyo seafood bistro that does so much more than seafood

Bouillabaisse, fish and chips, beef Parmentier, foie gras dengaku. For a self-proclaimed seafood bistro, Ata certainly covers a lot of territory — much like its dynamic owner-chef has done in his short career.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / A TASTE OF HOME
Jun 3, 2014

Tokyoites needn't be sheepish about New Zealand cuisine

New Zealand is famous for its lamb, pasture-fed on the country's rolling green hills. Lamb being hard to come by in Japan, a New Zealand restaurant is a good bet if you're craving lamb chops. There are two big ones in Tokyo: Wakanui (B1F, 2-23-14 Higashi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo; 03-3568-3466; www.wakanui.jp)...
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
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.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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