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Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Feb 14, 2012
Making new connections over lunch
Sites and apps take the difficulty of saying 'let's do lunch sometime.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 10, 2012
Searching for a soulmate? There's an app for that
Will you ever find the One? Maybe not but at least you increase your chances with an app that knows what you're looking for, and where you are.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Feb 9, 2012
Guys can get greedy and girly on Valentine's
Why should men have to wait it in suspense when they can tweet for their chocolate RIGHT NOW!
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / Japan Pulse
Feb 2, 2012
The bags that came from another dimension
Stay creative and carry bags that push the boundaries of perception. You're guaranteed to turn a few heads.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 31, 2012
Danshikai: deals for dudes' night out
Weekends away, with a beauty treatments and mountains of cake? Sounds familiar, right? But with the guys?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 27, 2012
Companies connect with free mobile apps
With mobile apps, both clever and practical, innovative companies glom onto fans and potential customers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jan 20, 2012
Fresh nabe ideas bubbling up
Dining trends are all going to pot . . . hot pots, that is.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 18, 2012
2012 trends: consumer 'neta,' relocating and regional flavors
Trendwatchers say it will all be about keeping it 'real' and local in 2012.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jan 15, 2012
Pig Lipstick
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Jan 12, 2012
Incubators set the stage for big things
With a bit of seed money and the right guidance, bright ideas find a future via Japan's incubators.
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Jan 4, 2012
2011 trends: Social media in Japan comes of age
Without a doubt, social media in Japan brought people together in 2011. The question remains: Where does everyone like to congregate?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 29, 2011
2011 trends: B-kyu here to stay
In 2011, the comforting foods of the b-kyu gourmet really made the grade.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 23, 2011
2011 trends: Korean boom spreads to a new generation
The love of all things Korean continued to grow in 2011, and along with it, a bit of a backlash.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Dec 23, 2011
New Japan Pro-Wrestling hits 40
High-impact slams, chokeholds and daredevil feats of athleticism aren't the usual way to celebrate a 40th birthday, but that's how New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) will be spending its big day.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Dec 22, 2011
More than one way to keep your heating bill down
Worried about high heating bills? How about a desk kotatsu, or a sleeping bag suit?
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Dec 16, 2011
Warm up with these winter drinks trends
Milking the current trends, beverage makers unveil their winter lineups, perfect for warming you up on a cold winter day.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 9, 2011
Japan puts out a big welcome mat for wealthy Chinese tourists
Tourism is still suffering from the effects of the 3/11 disasters but at least there is hope, big hope, in China and its millions of visitors.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Dec 8, 2011
New era for New Year's cards
It'll be nengajo time soon, and clever entrepreneurs have got you covered.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 1, 2011
Japan's top 10 buzzwords of 2011
The phrases and buzzwords that were on everyone's lips in 2011.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Dec 1, 2011
Power saving puts Christmas illuminations in a new light
While the winter setsuden will soon be in full effect, the Christmas illumination show must go on.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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