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CAFES

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Nov 11, 2017
Saiin Roasting Factory: Tasty, Quirk and easy on the pocket
The exactitude that barista and coffee roaster Yosuke Yamashita employs in making each cup of coffee extends to the whole operation at his bijou cafe in the western reaches of Kyoto.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2015
Chilean woman lives her dream, works in Akihabara maid cafe for a day
"Okaerinasaimase goshujin-sama!" ("Welcome home, my lords!")
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Sep 22, 2015
Site of 1930s activism, Kyoto cafe is steeped in heritage
Nestled away on a side street just south of the busy intersection of Shijo and Kiyamachi streets, the Western facade of the Salon de the Francois cafe stands out amidst the traditional machiya wooden townhouses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2015
¥100 convenience-store coffees fuel Japan's surge into Java big leagues
The fastest-growing drinks market in Japan isn't craft beer or fruit smoothies. It's cups of cheap black coffee from the local convenience store.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 15, 2013
Omotesando cafe's stationery theme worth taking note of
Quirky, theme-based cafes have in recent years been part of the Tokyo landscape, including those featuring cats, young girls sporting sexy fantasy "maid" garb, and even "rakugo" comic storytelling.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Feb 26, 2013
The bird is the latest word in animal cafes
Japan's new cafes let patrons get up close and cuddly - with birds of prey.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 30, 2010
Free lunch? Coming right up
Ajinomoto follows the free philosophy and opens Dashi Cafe, where you can dine on miso soup and rice balls for no charge.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Sep 18, 2010
Tokyo cafe entrepreneurs bring more to the table
Some cafe entrepreneurs are looking beyond the set menu of java and jazz and bringing more to the table.
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.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
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Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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