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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 1, 2015
Arita fires up a love of pottery, both historical and contemporary
The streets of Arita's Uchiyama porcelain district are mostly deserted this overcast Sunday, a boon for me as I am looking anywhere but at the sidewalk in front of me. My eyes are drawn instead to the parade of restored buildings that front the street, a veritable "name that era" of architectural styles....
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 30, 2015
Creative, informative events for kids; sipping Champagne to beat the heat; summer treats filled with fruit flavor
Creative, informative events for kids
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 23, 2015
Flying high at Haneda Excel Hotel; Ritz-Carlton, Osaka offers fun for kids; art at ANA Crowne Plaza Nagoya
Flying high at Haneda Excel Hotel
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 16, 2015
Dining with the dinosaurs; a relaxing evening by the pool; summer breezes, world cuisines
Dining with the dinosaurs
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 11, 2015
The ogres of Oga are not as frightening as they may appear
Although surely one of Japan's most scenic areas, the Oga Peninsula in Akita Prefecture is off the beaten track and retains an unhurried vibe, still relatively untouched by commercial tourism. Here, it is still possible to see small fishing hamlets as you drive round the coast, rewarded with stunning...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 9, 2015
A cute and cuddly place to stay; low-carb course menu by the bay; fine French cuisine from local fare
A cute and cuddly place to stay
JAPAN / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jul 7, 2015
More flights, more cities; memories of France; business-class promotion
More flights, more cities
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 4, 2015
Nothing is too bright for Ikuchijima Island
Islands can quickly lose their charm when they become attached to land masses. This, mercifully, has not happened to Ikuchijima Island in Japan's Geiyo archipelago, a cluster of islets in the Seto Inland Sea that, despite its two connecting bridges, feels defiantly detached.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 2, 2015
Luxury at new Hyatt Regency Naha; love is in the air at Ritz Carlton, Tokyo; Imperial Hotel offers Indian delights
Luxury at new Hyatt Regency Naha
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2015
U.S. probes whether airlines collude to keep airfares high
The U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday it is investigating whether U.S. airlines worked together illegally to keep airfares high by signaling plans to limit flights.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Jun 27, 2015
The custodians of culture in Koishikawa
Exiting the Nanboku subway's Korakuen Station near Tokyo Dome, I gaze up at clouds resembling bunches of purple hydrangeas. Directly overhead, a roller coaster car swooshes by, its passengers shrieking, which is a good sign, because, despite its aquatic name, the Thunder Dolphin coaster doesn't run in...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 25, 2015
Art fair at Hotel Granvia Osaka; summer BBQ at Hilton Tokyo Narita; fine French fare at Cerulean Tower
Art fair at Hotel Granvia Osaka
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 20, 2015
Dive into the culture of Minamiboso
It is just after sunset and hundreds of people have gathered around the docking bays of Minamiboso on the southern edge of Chiba Prefecture. As men bang away on taiko drums, dozens of women emerge from a hilltop shrine. Dressed head-to-toe in white outfits and wearing goggles on their heads, they carry...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 18, 2015
50 years for Hotel Toba Kowakien; beer in the forest by the bay; summer desserts at The Hyatt Regency
50 years for Hotel Toba Kowakien
WORLD
Jun 18, 2015
U.S. travel visa system fails globally
The U.S. State Department does not expect to resolve a technical problem affecting travel visas before next week, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 13, 2015
Above and below the Yamaguchi plains
Three meters above my head, the rectangular offering box of Motonosumi Inari Shrine seems impossibly out of my reach. For the 23rd time, I wind back my arm and attempt to lob my chosen donation between the narrow slats. For the 23rd time, the coin takes on a trajectory I'm certain I didn't intend ......
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 11, 2015
Lunch, stay at Asakusa View Hotel; evening beer at Tokyo Prince Hotel; Fauchon at Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo
Lunch, stay at Asakusa View Hotel
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jun 9, 2015
Cathay Pacific packages; new Scoot route; Miffy traveling in Europe
Cathay Pacific packages
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 7, 2015
Remembering when space could still awe us
Through a strange process of inversion, the U.S. victory in the 1960s space race against the Soviet Union rendered space travel boring.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 6, 2015
War and peace on Okinawa's Iejima Island
Beside their coastlines, there are other insistent geographical features that identify islands. In Okinawa, there is the great escarpment of Tindahanata on Yonaguni-jima Island, while Ishigaki Island has the strangely occult form of Mount Maapee, shaped like a sorcerer's hat.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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