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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2019
In a Tokyo neighborhood's last sushi restaurant, a sense of loss
"I'll have a draft," says Yasuo Fujinuma, heaving himself down at the sushi counter. He pulls a pack of cigarettes from a frayed pocket of his sweater. From the corner of the restaurant, a small TV hums the noon weather forecast. He never drinks at noon.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jan 3, 2019
Relish traditional meals and hot springs
With its rich history and intricate customs, kaiseki — a traditional multicourse meal — offers many discoveries. Hotel Hatsuhana in Hakone is currently offering guests the chance to savor and learn about authentic traditional dining with its kaiseki course and overnight plan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2018
Amid an influx of tourists, Japan grapples with how to accommodate foreign visitors with food allergies
Two of the first kanji Conner Lowe learned were the ones that make up the word daizu, meaning soybeans.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 27, 2018
Rich and hearty fare to ward off winter chill
At Grand Hyatt Tokyo's teppanyaki iron grill restaurant Keyakizaka, diners can warm up with a lavish shabu-shabu (hot pot dish) made on the teppan featuring thinly sliced Keyakizaka beef sirloin, the restaurant's original beef brand, and seasonal vegetables dipped in boiling Champagne. Priced at ¥8,000...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 20, 2018
International flavors for Christmas fare
Christmas in Japan is a uniquely multicultural notion — even more so in Tokyo where Japanese cuisine so frequently meets international innovation. Such is the sentiment of Trunk (Hotel), which in its quest to express the "how and now of Tokyo," has prepared exclusive Yuletide lunch and dinner courses...
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Dec 13, 2018
An evening of exquisite grilled dishes awaits
Exquisite courses of fish and beef dishes await guests at Grill & Steak on the top floor of The Shinagawa Prince Hotel. One of nine unique restaurants at the elegant Dining & Bar Table 9 Tokyo, Grill & Steak treats guests to dishes of Japanese and dry-aged beef, as well as a breathtaking...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 6, 2018
Yuletide feasts rich with joyous hospitality
There's no Christmas celebration quite like Italy's Natale (Italian Christmas), when family and friends gather to enjoy cherished traditional recipes and fine wines.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 27, 2018
Tokyo holds on to coveted spot as city with most stars in 2019 Michelin Guide
Tokyo has once again been hailed as the culinary capital of the world, holding on to its coveted spot as the city with the most Michelin-starred restaurants on the planet, the French company revealed Tuesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 22, 2018
Experience a delightful party of berries
A berry happy new year is just around the corner. Strawberry season is coming up fast, and Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo is celebrating with a springtime lunch buffet featuring 22 varieties of fresh strawberry delicacies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2018
Japan's industries are ready to hire foreign workers, but concerns remain
More than 345,000 blue-collar foreign laborers are expected to enter Japan within a five-year period starting from fiscal 2019, but expectations as to their status and potential appear to differ significantly between the industries they are set to join.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 8, 2018
Be it lunch or dinner, Thanksgiving feasts await
The Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi is offering a Thanksgiving feast from Nov. 19 to 22 at its Motif Restaurant & Bar where guests can enjoy a panoramic view of the bustling Tokyo cityscape from the seventh-floor restaurant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2018
Panasonic teams up with Chinese hot pot chain Haidilao to open robot restaurants
In Haidilao International Holding Ltd.'s hot pot restaurants, robots are replacing chefs and waiters.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 25, 2018
Chocolate delights abound in afternoon teas
Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo is getting festive this winter with a cacao-themed afternoon tea series, set to start in December and run through Valentine's Day. Hosted from the hotel's lobby lounge Le Jardin overlooking the Japanese gardens, the event consists of two chapters that each boast their own unique...
Japan Times
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Oct 18, 2018
Culinary master serves authentic Spanish cuisine
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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 11, 2018
Scrumptious desserts for the Halloween season
With Halloween on the horizon, the Cerulean Tower Tokyu in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward is offering a Halloween Sweets Collection for everyone from children to adults to savor until Oct. 31.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 4, 2018
Revel in a rich and tasty celebration
Sometimes, "a ton of chocolate" isn't hyperbole. Running now until Dec. 26, ANA InterContinental Tokyo proudly presents Chocolate Sensation, a hotel-wide event celebrating cocoa-based culinary creativity; and to make sure there's enough to go around, the hotel has procured multiple chocolate shipments...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 27, 2018
Terrifying Halloween teatime sure to scare
Terrifying Halloween teatime sure to scare
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 20, 2018
Delicate French treats to delight the palate
The Hyatt Regency Tokyo is holding its popular French desserts event, the Gilles Marchal Fair, until Nov. 18.
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2018
French restaurants look to asylum seekers to fill jobs but face bureaucratic delays
Restaurateurs in France want the government to speed up its asylum process and make it easier to identify suitable staff to help them fill thousands of jobs they say are increasingly snubbed by French workers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 13, 2018
Dessert collaboration marks 30th anniversary
The Royal Park Hotel's 30th anniversary is just around the corner; to get ahead of the curve, they've teamed up with one of Nihonbashi's oldest and most well-regarded confectioners to produce a celebratory parfait of absolute decadence.

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