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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 9, 2019
Tokyo Aleworks: Keeping its doors open to the community
Tokyo Aleworks offers periodic one-day brewing classes for customers to try their hand at making beer, just one way it opens its doors to young brewers and the local community.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 26, 2019
Kyoto after dark: Sip like the locals at these five bars
Five of the best bars where you can cut loose in Kyoto.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2019
Fans toast beer hawkers' debut at Rugby World Cup
Dilemma: You are watching a Rugby World Cup game at a stadium and you fancy a beer, but you don't want to take your eyes off the action.
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2019
Coca-Cola Japan to release canned chūhai alcoholic drink nationwide
Coca-Cola (Japan) Co. has said that it will launch a canned chūhai spirits-based product nationwide on Oct. 28, making its full-fledged entry into the alcoholic beverage market.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Oct 6, 2019
'The Complete Guide to Japanese Drinks': A compendium of Japan's alcohol traditions
Stephen Lyman and Chris Bunting's 'The Complete Guide to Japanese Drinks' is a beautiful, carefully put together coffee-table book full of insights, anecdotes and thirst-inducing pictures of Japan's various alcohols.
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2019
U.S. may ease bottle rules for Japanese alcohol as part of trade negotiations
Tokyo and Washington are in the final stage of talks over an easing of the United States' regulations on bottles for alcoholic beverages imported from Japan, under an envisioned trade pact between the two countries, it was learned Tuesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 14, 2019
StandingBar Sanpachi: Squeeze in tight for a pizza and craft shōchū night
With so many contenders, it's impossible to anoint any single bar as the smallest in Tokyo, but StandingBar Sanpachi must surely be in the running.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jun 8, 2019
Get your mind off the heat with new flavors of convenience store chūhai
As summer sets in, convenience stores are filling their shelves with cans of limited-edition and refreshing chu016bhai cocktail flavors, though not all of them are winners...
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jun 1, 2019
Japan Times 1919: Maniac believed eating brain would cure his madness
According to facts brought to light at a preliminary trial, Hori Tokuichi was first observed as possessing peculiar mental traits last October when he attempted to kill a small dog for the purpose of eating its brain in the belief that such was a certain specific for certain brain disorders he himself was suffering from.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 10, 2019
Happy hour is over: MUFJ bank executive takes aim at Japan's 'nominication' drinking culture
It's time to stop drinking with the boss after work.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 5, 2019
Major study debunks myth that moderate drinking can be healthy
Blood pressure and stroke risk rise steadily the more alcohol people drink, and previous claims that one or two drinks a day might protect against stroke are not true, according to the results of a major genetic study.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 23, 2019
Jigokudani is Osaka's hidden 'Hell Valley' for barhopping
Jigokudani (Hell Valley) is a hidden labyrinth of about two-dozen small bars and restaurants near Noda Station in Osaka's Fukushima Ward.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
Japan, South Korea and China vow to strengthen trade ties amid looming U.S. tariffs
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (left), South Korean Trade Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (center) and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao during a trilateral meeting in Seoul on Sunday
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
Osaka Expo's Japan Pavilion completed
A ceremony is held to mark the completion of the Japan Pavilion at the World Expo in Osaka on Saturday.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.
No longer a 'bridesmaid': Yuki Tsunoda prepares for the Red Bull pressure cooker
All eyes will be on Yuki Tsunoda as he makes his Red Bull debut at the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and missteps
Tsuyoshi Domoto in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 28. As an entrepreneur, Domoto experienced plenty of setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and continues to pursue his dreams.
Who among the opposition would join the ruling coalition?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Friday.

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