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FOOD 5

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 22, 2014
Tokyo: Is there any food you won't eat in Japan?
Natto, seaweed, squid, octopus, shiitake: While Japan's culinary treats are a major draw for new residents and visitors alike, everyone has their limits, vox pops in Tokyo reveal.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 16, 2014
Study dispels 'obesity paradox' idea for diabetics
The "obesity paradox" — the controversial notion that being overweight might actually be healthier for some people with diabetes — seems to be a myth, researchers report. A major study finds there is no survival advantage to being large, and a disadvantage to being very large.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 15, 2014
Tokyo: What's the strangest thing you've seen in a vending machine?
From melon to books, eggs and stewed morsels, interviewees around Tokyo share their most wonderfully weird vending machine encounters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2014
Massive amount of pesticide found in frozen croquette
The concentration of a pesticide residue detected in part of a croquette made by Maruha Nichiro subsidiary Aqlifoods in Gunma Prefecture was 2.6 million times higher than the acceptable level.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 4, 2014
Cash, sex, the mob? Weeklies seek clues in gyōza king's killing
Just when it was starting to look like 2013 would end with minimal gun violence in Japan, two socially prominent individuals were shot dead in the space of two days.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 29, 2013
Hungry animals, people use 'Levy walk'
Imagine you are a member of a hunter-gatherer tribe living in a remote part of the sprawling African plains, and your stomach is growling. How do you search for something to eat?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Dec 27, 2013
From charity to chocolate, the best ways to blow ¥500
The Japan Times asked readers to email or tweet their suggestions of the best ways to use a single ¥500 coin, for a chance to win edible prizes. Here are some of the entries.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Dec 20, 2013
To tap tourist yen, think train-packing, plastic grub and sumo
I think it is time for some up-to-date experiences — ones that the waves of tourists due to flood Japan up through the 2020 Olympics might savor more than those that revolve around traditional Japanese culture.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 16, 2013
Father's diet may affect offspring
Watching what you eat and drink isn't just for moms-to-be anymore. New scientific evidence suggests that the father's diet before conception might be just as important to a child's health.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2013
UNESCO honor gives traditional fare boost
UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage designation of “washoku” has the government and food industry hoping for a boost in its appeal, both overseas and at home.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 25, 2013
Osaka: What's the best thing you can buy with ¥500?
Osakans offer their tips on getting the most out of the coin of plenty.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Nov 25, 2013
Competition: How would you get the most out of the ¥500 coin?
Come up with weird and wonderful ways to use the ¥500 coin for a chance to win meaty treats worth ¥5,000 or a tasty Jamaican Christmas Cake.
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.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
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.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

Podcast

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