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Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Sep 30, 2009
Where maids get slap happy ... for a price
Now you too can be slapped by an Akiharabara maid in the privacy of your own rented 'cute room.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 30, 2009
What's in the cards for the future of sumo?
Relying on the tried-and-test cute formula, the beleaguered sumo association rolls out 'sekitori-kun,' a series of chicken little mascots.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 29, 2009
New products coming out out of the woodwork
Wood-encased cell phones from DoCoMo appear in a growing forest of naturally designed gadgets.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 25, 2009
Bandai and KitKat let patrons get personal
Bandai and KitKat let their patrons get personal with bendy dolls and custom chocolate boxes.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Sep 24, 2009
Haikyo: exploring abandoned Japan
'Haikyo,' urban exploration, has caught on big-time in Japan, but breaking into abandoned buildings has its downside.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 22, 2009
Meiji & Yamanote celebrate with a wrapper's delight
Meiji Chocolate and Japan Railways celebrate their centennials to the delight of trainspotters and chocoholics.
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Sep 21, 2009
Dating sim 'Love Plus' touches a nerve
The romantically impaired get some pointers with the Nintendo DS dating simulation game 'Love Plus,' but it's not all about hearts and flowers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Sep 20, 2009
Nawa Kohei: From the outside in
With his crystalline-casted statues, artist Nawa Kohei sheds fractal light on multiple perspectives and the transient nature of the truth.
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Sep 19, 2009
I want my Augmented Reality TV phone!
The highly anticipated Sekai Camera for iPhone is unveiled in Tokyo, giving us a preview of what life will be like with augmented reality.
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Sep 17, 2009
Google Japan explains Street View adorably
Google Japan gets cute with its explanation of Street View.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Sep 17, 2009
Tokyo Meatrea: a cut above your usual food court
Herbivores be damned. Namco announces plans for new 'food theme park' dedicated to meat. Yes, meat.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Sep 16, 2009
The pill still hard to swallow in Japan
The Pill turns 10 this month in Japan ... so why is it still unpopular and yanmama's so hot?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Sep 16, 2009
Will Japan drink old wine in a new bottle?
A Japanese version of 'Sideways' is yet another example of the symbiotic relationship between Hollywood and Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Sep 16, 2009
The feminine side of Gundam
New Type, a Gundam-themed transvestite bar in Akihabara, takes cosplay and host/hostess bars to a new level.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Sep 15, 2009
Transcontinental collaborations
Anime exports and web-enhanced communication is helping to bring about new transcontinental collaborations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Sep 11, 2009
New strapless facemask may ruffle a few feathers
Need a new faskmask for the flu season? Go strapless . . . if you dare.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Sep 11, 2009
Sobering up
Japan is sobering up, as breathalyzer checks move into cars and more alcohol-free beers hit the market.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Sep 10, 2009
Electric bicycles take charge
A surge in electric bicycle sales means cleaner air, but for many, it's all about the bottom line and having a helpful push up that hill.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Sep 9, 2009
A pinch of salt and a pound of chocolate
Combining salt and chocolate has been around since the 1500's but only recently has the savory-sweet combo been tickling tastebuds in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Sep 8, 2009
Coffee shots and green lattes
Beverage makers push the envelope with coffee jelly in a can and matcha latte.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.
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.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
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.”

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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