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LIFE / Food & Drink / Restaurant Do's and Don'ts
Jan 6, 2018
Finding and keeping restaurant and bar staff in Japan can be its own full-time job
Even if you think you're fully staffed, the constant turnover in the industry means you'll never really be finished with the cycle of searching for, hiring and training new employees.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Jan 6, 2018
Fairycake Fair's Mocha-chan and Milky-chan: Dog-shaped cupcakes worth picking up while you can
Meet coffee-and-hazelnut-flavored Mocha-chan and white-chocolate-heavy Milky-chan.
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BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2018
U.K. lawmakers recommend a 'latte levy' on disposable coffee cups to cut waste
Britain should charge a 25-pence (34-cent) "latte levy" on disposable coffee cups to cut down waste and ban them if a recycling target is not met by 2023, a committee of lawmakers said on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2018
The meaty side of climate change
Fossil fuel industries draw fire for their greenhouse gas emissions while livestock firms get a free pass. This must change.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 23, 2017
Short Kyoto hike packs in plenty to stimulate the mind and palate
The last trail in this series is short and sweet — just 4 kilometers. For years I'd been hearing good things about the two-hour hike between the mountain towns of Kibune and Kurama north of Kyoto. The restaurants in Kibune are known for their terraces built out over the river, a tradition that serves...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Dec 23, 2017
Louis Blanc: A French study in culinary contrasts
Start with dessert, or desserts, and stay for dinner. And more dessert.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Dec 23, 2017
Yes! Burger: Gets an affirmative, though side-issues need work
The crew behind Garage 39, a craft beer pub, have gone west and opened up a burger outpost.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Dec 23, 2017
Tokyo Banana Panda: Ticks the 'aww' box but otherwise bear-ly worth writing home about
Souvenir mainstay Tokyo Banana hasn't missed its chance to honor Xiang Xiang's big moment.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 21, 2017
U.S. EPA says glyphosate not likely to be carcinogenic to people
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has said that glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto Co.'s top-selling weed killer Roundup, is not likely to be carcinogenic to humans, contradicting a World Health Organization panel.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 21, 2017
Plastic found in mussels from Arctic to China — enters human food
Tiny bits of plastic are contaminating mussels from the European Arctic to China in a sign that the global spread of ocean pollution can end up on people's dinner plates.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Dec 16, 2017
Longrain: Getting the Thai savory, sweet, spicy and sour mix right
Marrying good food and drinks with a buzzy style and easygoing ambience is a formula that works just as well in Tokyo as in Melbourne.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 9, 2017
With its tachinomiya tradition, is Tokyo ripe for a pintxos revolution?
Enjoy these treats the Basque way — with a drink or two, a chat with strangers, and then move on to the next bar.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Dec 9, 2017
Hyoto Kyoto: Shabu-shabu with dashi to die for
Before you set foot in Hyoto you can divine that they want to elevate shabu-shabu from a 'great party dish' to a fine dining experience.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Dec 9, 2017
Cafe Antique: A modern take on the best of classic kissaten
Like most independent cafes and kissaten (Japanese coffee shops), Cafe Antique is a labor of love for owner and chef Tatsuya Iwasaki.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 9, 2017
Vladimir Mukhin offers Japan a culinary reminder that Russia is just next door
Chef Vladimir Mukhin, who is spearheading a culinary revolution in Russia, speaks about the relationship between the two countries and the future of Russian cuisine.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Dec 9, 2017
Mister Donut's Christmas Big Donut: A Christmas cake that won't break the bank
Mister Donut's clunkily titled Christmas Big Donut is available until Dec. 25.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2017
France's war on waste makes it most food-sustainable country, followed by Japan
A war on food waste in France, where supermarkets are banned from throwing away unsold food and restaurants must provide doggy bags when asked, has helped it secure the top spot in a ranking of countries by their food sustainability.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Dec 2, 2017
Akiko Katayama: Making the leap from business to food in NYC
Accountant-turned-food writer rediscovers the Japanese culinary tradition in NYC.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Kishida's out. Who will likely be Japan's next leader?
Digital minister Taro Kono (left), Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba are among the potential candidates for the ruling party's presidential election next month.
Women's sumo takes big step forward with first high school championships
Yuzuki Komiya (left) competes in the first national high school sumo tournament for girls in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Saturday.
Kishida's out. Who will likely be Japan's next leader?
Digital minister Taro Kono (left), Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba are among the potential candidates for the ruling party's presidential election next month.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Global mindset crucial for reform of Japan's health care, minister says
In the past 11 months, health minister Keizo Takemi has been charting his own path, seeking to make Japan's health care policies more global and digitalized.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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