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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 31, 2014
Okura charity art exhibition turns 20; 'anti-aging' Swiss skin treatments; mango mania
In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of its annual summer charity art exhibition this year, the Hotel Okura Tokyo will hold a special exhibition 'The Pursuit of Japanese Beauty,' in the hotel's Ascot Hall on the second basement level of the South Wing, from Aug. 8 to 31.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jul 22, 2014
Cathay grabs record win; easier connections; Air India joins alliance
Cathay grabs record win
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 17, 2014
Staying cool by the pool; evening drinks on the terrace; Parisian pastries
Staying cool by the pool The Hotel New Otani Tokyo's very popular outdoor pool, the Garden Pool will be open from July 19 through Sept. 7.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 10, 2014
Cooling off sizzling summer streets; the most important meal of the day; experience Turkish food and wine
Cooling off sizzling summer streets As part of a community collaboration project, the Tokyo Station Hotel is offering a special accommodation plan on July 25, which allows customers to join local community activities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jul 8, 2014
Sweet dreams; high-flying fashion; reach the beach in Tokyo
Sweet dreams
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jun 24, 2014
Britain in style; new kit for Liverpool; Singapore Special
Britain in style
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jun 10, 2014
Long haul SAS upgrades; Jetstar ups 787 routes; new directors at Cathay
Long haul SAS upgrades
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 10, 2014
The Kyoto neighborhood where dessert is the main course
Kitayama is five stops on the subway from downtown Kyoto, but it might as well be a million miles away for the tourists who trudge around the city in search of Kyoto tropes: temples, shrines, teahouses and geishas who are more than likely tourists dressed up for the day.
EDITORIALS
May 31, 2014
Tourists rate Tokyo top city
Tokyo has been voted the world's most satisfying of 37 major world cities for 2013, but the tourist industry needs to work on increasing accessibility to Japan's cultural attractions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
May 27, 2014
Luxury flying; Haneda to San Francisco; AirAsia boosts security
Luxury flying
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WORDS TO LIVE BY
May 23, 2014
Motel owner provides rooms to the roaming
Makoto Kai, 62, is the founder and CEO of Hatagoya Co., which operates Japan's only motel chain. Kai, an avid biker, started the business in 1994 out of frustration with the lack of comfortable and inexpensive accommodation across the Japanese countryside. After traveling around the United States and...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
May 13, 2014
High-flying Italian food; SAS offers new meals; jet fuel goes green
High-flying Italian food
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
May 10, 2014
Rhododendrons, azaleas: blooming marvels of the plant world
Nothing tops turning a corner on a trail and encountering a sudden splash of pink, red or gold amongst the greenery.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 3, 2014
Avoiding the crowds during Golden Week
Let's be sensible: During Golden Week, why on earth would any sane person choose to drive to a destination on the expressway only to spend a good part of their holiday ensnared in a 35-km-long traffic jam? Doing their part to ease the congestion, domestic magazines are offering some imaginative alternatives...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Apr 30, 2014
Tackling the 'empathy deficit' toward non-Japanese
Sympathy is not the same as empathy, and that is one reason why discrimination against foreigners and minorities is so hard to combat in Japan. Japanese society is good at sympathy, but empathy? Less so.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Apr 27, 2014
Tokyo: what not to do and when not to do it
Here it is: Tokyo — all the must-miss spots that might ruin your day, if not your entire visit.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Apr 15, 2014
Fine dining in the sky; 'festival by Paul' gifts; Cathay adds H.K. flights
Fine dining in the sky
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

Podcast

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

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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