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JAPAN PULSE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Oct 22, 2013
J-blip: Pipo-kun's new song and dance
Is Hatsune Miku moonlighting as Pipo-kun?
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 10, 2013
Psssst! Wanna bottle of fresh air?
Is that bottle of air half full or half empty?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Sep 18, 2013
Rent a dude for ¥1,000: an interview with Takanobu Nishimoto of Ossan Rental
Would you pay u00a51,000 to kill time with a hip 46-year-old guy?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Sep 3, 2013
10 charming things believed by little kids in Japan
Certainly everyone has some embarrassing things they thought were true as a kid. You are not alone.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Aug 20, 2013
The cutest little whitehead, Kakusen-kun
Will this kimo-kawaii anime cause you to rethink your relationship with clogged pores?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Aug 16, 2013
Inside Nazo Tomo Cafe
What awaits visitors to the pop-up puzzle cafe in Shibuya? Read the details of our hands-on experience!
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Aug 14, 2013
Nazo toki trend goes mainstream
A pop-up shop with a difference appeared on the fashionable streets of Shibuya last month. Open until Aug. 25, and again between Sept. 6 and Sept 23, the Nazo Tomo Cafe is a mystery waiting to be solved. Inside, for ¥1,000, customers can team up with strangers or friends to solve a puzzle of their choice....
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Aug 12, 2013
Recycled udon — a viable energy alternative or a sign of extreme extravagance?
Instead fermenting udon scraps for electricity, shouldn't we reduce the amount of food we are wasting in the first place?
CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
Aug 9, 2013
Japan by the numbers (8.9.13)
First check out these fresh stats, then let's think how to get the nutritional breakfast-focused mom percentage up to the LINE user percentage.
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Aug 2, 2013
J-blip: Bandai's smartphone panties
Underwear for your phone. Yes, this has become a reality.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jul 30, 2013
Next stop: French toast?
Is the pancake boom giving way to a new brunchy trend?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jul 29, 2013
Cinderella stories inspire women to find their prince on social networking sites
Can a girl actually find her true love on web networks, or are the stories about Social Cinderellas only fairytales?
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jul 25, 2013
Tweet Beat: #allstar
The All-Star Series hashtags were more widely tweeted than Upper House election ones last week. #TweetBeat
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jul 24, 2013
The last of the McDonald's Jewelry
The final McD jewel — Ruby Spark — packed a spicy meat punch.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
Jul 23, 2013
Crafty creators converge on HandMade in Japan Fes 2013
Lovers of homespun goodness gather to celebrate the power of craft and creativity.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jul 22, 2013
Tweet Beat: #孤独のグルメ
The 'late night eating terror' is back and ranking this last week's most popular Twitter hashtags!
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jul 19, 2013
Konbini Raiders: The lesser-known cousins of Popin' Cookin' Sushi
We sample a few examples of Japan's notorious DIY candy kits.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Jul 17, 2013
Resting in peace has never been so easy
The array of after-life choices, especially for families with fewer financial means, is growing.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jul 17, 2013
Limited-edition burgers, ep. deux
Round two of McDonald's 'Jewelry' series leads us to the Black Diamond, a burger more enticing than its name suggests.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jul 12, 2013
Tweet Beat: #七夕, #鯖アニメ, ＃愛国競争
Tanabata wishes, political demonstration and a whole pile of anime premieres featured big in last week's Japanese Twitter hashtags! #TweetBeat
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.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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?
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