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JAPAN PULSE

CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jun 6, 2012
Today's J-blip: Very orderly UFOs hover over Japan
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a row of very polite alien spacecraft?
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jun 6, 2012
Moldy Mos Burger confirms kōji boom
Mmm, mold. How an old spore found new life in Japan's kitchens.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jun 5, 2012
Today's blip: PS3 'Ni no Kuni' trailer in English
The long-awaited English trailer for 'Ni no Kuni' is out. The English version of the Ghibli-flavored game is set for an early 2013 release.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
May 31, 2012
Today's blip: Is Boo Japan's hide-and-seek champion?
Meet Boo, stealth stuffed animal.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
May 30, 2012
Boyish style raises questions about gender roles
Men dressing up as women and women dressing up as men — where will it all lead?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 17, 2012
I'm too sexy for my sutras
Monks gone wild? Not quite, but Buddhism is indeed trying out new ways to reach the next generation.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
May 15, 2012
Rediscovering Japan's 'lost generation' and Tokyo Beatles
LIFE.com unearths photos of pill-popping hipsters, doing the hippie hippie shake, back in the day.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 9, 2012
JAL builds a social media campaign, one block at a time
JAL taps into social media and gamificiation to promote its new Boston-Tokyo route.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
May 8, 2012
Smartphones hook up with domestic appliances
The home of the future is as close as your smartphone.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
May 5, 2012
Anyone for French toast ... cooked with mayo?
Some new Japanese spins on an old breakfast favorite.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 26, 2012
How do you say 'super-size' in Japanese?
Still believe that Japanese food is healthy?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
Apr 20, 2012
Kokeshi back in style with a new look
Once sinister-looking souvenirs, kokeshi make a comeback.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Apr 11, 2012
Toilet with a view opens in Chiba
If you gotta go, might as well go with a view. Seriously, we're not taking the piss, or anything.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 30, 2012
Streamlined offerings from new adult anime titles
The packages get a little smaller for adult anime.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 29, 2012
Ekitame — coming to a station near you soon?
In Japan's new shopping trend, the destination might be the train station itself.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 23, 2012
Rich Japanese flavors for lean times
Japanese foods are getting more flavorful as budgets get leaner.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 21, 2012
Hunting a golden Easter egg in Japan
Can Disney get the Easter egg party started in Japan?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Mar 16, 2012
Stationery trends worth taking note of
A rundown of stationery products that mix old school and new school, analog and digital.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Mar 15, 2012
Natural Lawson takes it to the next level
Targeting health-conscious female shoppers Natural Lawson teams up with kurrku and pump up the healthy, hip organic goodness.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 12, 2012
Pointing out good deals
Billions of yen are piling up in unredeemed loyalty points. Use them, lose them or donate them.
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
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.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
By Kathryn Wortley

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