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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Jul 21, 2018
Ginza Cozy Corner's sweet take on the 'Summer Holidays'
Ginza Cozy Corner is serving up all the flavors of summer with their adorable nine-piece 'Summer Holidays' cake set.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
May 19, 2018
Shiseido's 'Higashi wo Dori Parfait' is a cornucopia of fruit and flavor
The Salon de Cafe in Ginza has a limited-edition fruit and green tea parfait that hits all the right summery notes.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Apr 28, 2018
Pop-up Haagen-Daaz Sabo delivers with tea, ice cream and twists on the traditional
Treat yourself this Golden Week to ice cream with a little Japanese flair.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Apr 14, 2018
Kagawa Ippuku: Udon to rival Shikoku's very best
Sometimes you want simple. Sometimes you feel like hunkering down with no-frills, no-fuss food that fills and comforts. Sometimes you need a quick, restorative visit to Kagawa Ippuku in Kanda.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Feb 26, 2018
Let's discuss that Armani school uniform
A public elementary school in Tokyo's posh Ginza district has decided to adopt new uniforms designed by Armani, triggering protests.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 17, 2018
Hakkoku: Hiroyuki Sato is striving for the next level of sushi greatness
What makes outstanding sushi? Seafood, balance and technique, for starters.
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JAPAN
Feb 9, 2018
Full flavor in little packages: More rice is being sold in reduced quantities for smaller households
The marketing strategy of selling rice in small volumes has recently seen success in Japan on the back of a rise in the number of one-person households and small families.
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BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2018
H.I.S. plans eight more robot-staffed Henn na Hotels across Japan
Travel agency H.I.S. Co. is eyeing an ambitious plan to build eight more android-staffed Henn na Hotels in addition to the one it opened in Tokyo's high-end Ginza shopping district on Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 13, 2018
Shōtengai: Examining the evolution of Tokyo's venerable shopping districts
Jesse McFaddin strolls around Togoshi Ginza shōtengai (shopping district) on a recent chilly December afternoon.
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JAPAN
Jan 11, 2018
Time-honored Showa Era club in Ginza closes after a nine-decade run
A time-honored night club considered one of the symbols of Tokyo's upscale Ginza shopping district closed its doors Wednesday after a nearly nine-decade run.
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JAPAN / History
Dec 16, 2017
Heart of gold: The Ginza Line celebrates its 90th birthday
Born of disasters, war and massive infrastructure projects, 21st-century Tokyo has plenty of ghosts buried underground. If you ride the subway these days, you can catch a fleeting glimpse of two of them but, if you blink, you'll miss them. The Ginza Line is marking 90 years since its opening with the...
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 5, 2017
Amazon will serve wine, beer and cocktails at pop-up bar in Tokyo's Ginza district
Amazon.com Inc. is opening a bar. For 10 days, the web retailer is going to sell beer, wine, sake and cocktails in Tokyo's glitzy Ginza district to promote alcoholic products sold on its website in Japan.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Sep 30, 2017
Japan Times 1992: 'Rush hour may be making "salarymen" fit'
Weaving in and out of rush hour throngs to keep pace with a break-neck work schedule has helped Japanese men grow stronger and more agile over the past decade, researchers suggested Friday.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Aug 5, 2017
Japan Times 1967: 'Iconic Ginza streetcars are on their way out'
The streetcars that have tootled along Ginza, Tokyo's most glamorous shopping center for the past 56 years, will bow out by the end of the year.

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