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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 3, 2015
Last chance for summer getaway; barbecue plan for the ladies; exploring the cuisine of Vietnam
Last chance for summer getaway
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 29, 2015
Okinawa: always worth returning to
The island of Okinawa shimmers beneath the wing of our plane, a dark green smudge on the azure seascape. I can't see it well, ensconced as I am in the aisle seat, already subconsciously distancing myself from this visit. But my daughter, on the other end of the row, peers out the window with wide eager...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 27, 2015
A hotel experience for the ladies; cocktails to celebrate centenary; revisiting an iconic American era
A hotel experience for the ladies
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 20, 2015
Filtration system offers purified water; toasting anniversary with bubbly; rejuvenating spa treatments
Filtration system offers purified water
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 13, 2015
Upgrade offers to beat summer heat; wine complements bite-sized buffet; an Asian twist on Australian cuisine
Upgrade offers to beat summer heat
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 6, 2015
Hot spring home away from home; buffet with a beautiful night view; keeping cool with craft beer offerings
Hot spring home away from home
Japan Times
JAPAN / TRAVEL INSIDER
Aug 4, 2015
New luxury amenities; cabin, seat upgrades; Royal Copenhagen mug
New luxury amenities
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 1, 2015
Arita fires up a love of pottery, both historical and contemporary
The streets of Arita's Uchiyama porcelain district are mostly deserted this overcast Sunday, a boon for me as I am looking anywhere but at the sidewalk in front of me. My eyes are drawn instead to the parade of restored buildings that front the street, a veritable "name that era" of architectural styles....
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 30, 2015
Creative, informative events for kids; sipping Champagne to beat the heat; summer treats filled with fruit flavor
Creative, informative events for kids
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 23, 2015
Flying high at Haneda Excel Hotel; Ritz-Carlton, Osaka offers fun for kids; art at ANA Crowne Plaza Nagoya
Flying high at Haneda Excel Hotel
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 16, 2015
Dining with the dinosaurs; a relaxing evening by the pool; summer breezes, world cuisines
Dining with the dinosaurs
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 11, 2015
The ogres of Oga are not as frightening as they may appear
Although surely one of Japan's most scenic areas, the Oga Peninsula in Akita Prefecture is off the beaten track and retains an unhurried vibe, still relatively untouched by commercial tourism. Here, it is still possible to see small fishing hamlets as you drive round the coast, rewarded with stunning...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 9, 2015
A cute and cuddly place to stay; low-carb course menu by the bay; fine French cuisine from local fare
A cute and cuddly place to stay
JAPAN / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jul 7, 2015
More flights, more cities; memories of France; business-class promotion
More flights, more cities
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 4, 2015
Nothing is too bright for Ikuchijima Island
Islands can quickly lose their charm when they become attached to land masses. This, mercifully, has not happened to Ikuchijima Island in Japan's Geiyo archipelago, a cluster of islets in the Seto Inland Sea that, despite its two connecting bridges, feels defiantly detached.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 2, 2015
Luxury at new Hyatt Regency Naha; love is in the air at Ritz Carlton, Tokyo; Imperial Hotel offers Indian delights
Luxury at new Hyatt Regency Naha
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2015
U.S. probes whether airlines collude to keep airfares high
The U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday it is investigating whether U.S. airlines worked together illegally to keep airfares high by signaling plans to limit flights.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Jun 27, 2015
The custodians of culture in Koishikawa
Exiting the Nanboku subway's Korakuen Station near Tokyo Dome, I gaze up at clouds resembling bunches of purple hydrangeas. Directly overhead, a roller coaster car swooshes by, its passengers shrieking, which is a good sign, because, despite its aquatic name, the Thunder Dolphin coaster doesn't run in...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 25, 2015
Art fair at Hotel Granvia Osaka; summer BBQ at Hilton Tokyo Narita; fine French fare at Cerulean Tower
Art fair at Hotel Granvia Osaka
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 20, 2015
Dive into the culture of Minamiboso
It is just after sunset and hundreds of people have gathered around the docking bays of Minamiboso on the southern edge of Chiba Prefecture. As men bang away on taiko drums, dozens of women emerge from a hilltop shrine. Dressed head-to-toe in white outfits and wearing goggles on their heads, they carry...
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

Podcast

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