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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 4, 2015
Kyu Karuizawa Hotel re-opening; lunch at the Century Southern Tower; ANA offers taste of South America
Kyu Karuizawa Hotel re-opening
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
May 30, 2015
Flora, fauna and fellows on the river
With summer's heat punching in early this year, I'm already angling for riverside relief. I trundle down to Ota Ward's Rokugodote, the southernmost train station in Tokyo's 23 wards, and a stone's throw from the Tamagawa (Tama River). The 138-km-long Tamagawa, which in this location divides Tokyo from...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
May 26, 2015
More bags to bring; new routes to Taiwan; Hiroshima gains flights
More bags to bring
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
May 21, 2015
Tokyo Station Hotel fetes centenary; enjoying beer at Rihga Royal Osaka; summer sandwiches at New Otani
Tokyo Station Hotel fetes centenary
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
May 16, 2015
Cruising the waves of Japan's culture
As the great ship surges into Tokyo Bay I'm on the prow, hair streaming in the wind, like Kate Winslet in "Titanic." Wooded crags come into view, dotted with buildings and the odd factory chimney. The buildings are modern, not wooden houses, but the crags are still much the same as Commodore Matthew...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
May 14, 2015
Prince Park Tower anniversary plans; Cerulean celebrates with champagne; tropical afternoon tea at The Strings
Prince Park Tower anniversary plans
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
May 12, 2015
New menu on United; multiple-flight booking; KLM teams up with Miffy
New menu on United
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 11, 2015
Narita airport launches short tours for layover passengers
Waiting for a flight in transit at an airport is an unwelcome burden for travelers. But at Narita International Airport, that spare time could become a memorable part of the journey.
BUSINESS
May 8, 2015
Chinese conglomerate treats 6,400 of its workers to holiday in France
China's Tiens Group Co. Ltd. is treating more than half of its 12,000 employees to a four-day holiday in France and has booked up 140 hotels in the capital Paris as part of the package, a French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
May 7, 2015
Taking care of mothers and fathers; Ginza Grand Hotel marks one year; a chance to try the best Japanese beef
Taking care of mothers and fathers
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Apr 30, 2015
Azaleas await at Hotel de Yama; Capitol Tokyu welcomes chef Martin; 'Yoga & Beauty Cuisine' plan
Azaleas await at Hotel de Yama
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Apr 28, 2015
Swiss Air Lines updates in-flight dining choices
Swiss International Air Lines, with flights connecting Narita and Zurich, proudly welcomes passengers with its 'SWISS Taste of Switzerland,' a concept that runs through its first and business class flight meals elaborately designed by Kiyomi Mikuni, one of Japan's most renowned French cuisine chefs.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 25, 2015
The temporal shift of Ainokura village
The tour conductor waved her flag furiously as she directed the bus driver into the last remaining slot in the parking lot that serves the village of Shirakawa-go.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Apr 23, 2015
Mother's Day at Hotel New Otani; mother-daughter time at Celestine; springtime sandwiches at The Hilton
Mother's Day at Hotel New Otani
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 18, 2015
Kochi doesn't need to fish for compliments
The fire is supposed to be searing my skipjack tuna, but I feel as if it's my cheeks that are cooking instead.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2015
Jumbo jets face a make-or-break year at Boeing and Airbus
The jumbo jet, for many years the workhorse of modern air travel, could be close to running out of runway.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Apr 16, 2015
Re-opening of Fujisan Station Hotel; Four Seasons unveils Motif restaurant; beer garden at The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka
Re-opening of Fujisan Station Hotel
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Apr 14, 2015
SAS adds new features in long-haul upgrades
Scandinavian Airlines will conduct a complete renewal of its existing long-haul fleet by upgrading four A330 and four A340 aircraft this year.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Apr 10, 2015
Luxurious stay at Mandarin Oriental; British star chef returns to Shangri-La; dog cafe reopens at Westin Tokyo
Luxurious stay at Mandarin Oriental
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Apr 2, 2015
Imperial teaches restaurant etiquette; Champagne at ANA InterContinental; new Yona Yona Beer Kitchen in Kanda
Imperial teaches restaurant etiquette
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
By Thu-Huong Ha

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