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US JAPAN

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
Jun 28, 2012
Today's J-blip: Bang a paper drum
Yumiko Matsui's intricately crafted depictions of life in Japan look great on paper.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jun 27, 2012
Today’s J-blip: Perfume daifuku
A small traditional sweet shop in Nippori offers updated, flavorful renditions of the Japanese sweet daifuku.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jun 22, 2012
Yakuzen cuisine makes Chinese medicine easier to swallow
Yakuzen grows in popularity at fans learn you can eat your vegetables and take your medicine in one meal!
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
Jun 21, 2012
Today's J-blip: Geek-approved cutting board
Mario and other 8-bit favorites, now in the form of geektastic cutting boards.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jun 20, 2012
Today's J-blip: It's a bike, it's a car, it's ... illegally parked at Lawson
Not quite your typical mama-chari.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 15, 2012
Beauty treatments get busy with the fizzy
Tiny bubbles in face cream are making a splash in summer beauty products.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 14, 2012
Today's J-blip: Japanese soldiers march through Tokyo
Something you don't see every day: Ground Self-Defense Force rangers marching through central Tokyo.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jun 13, 2012
Today's J-blip: robot-made inari-zushi
Domo arigatou for the inari-zushi, Mr. Roboto.
EDITORIALS
Jun 10, 2012
Exporting 'Japanland'
The government's Cool Japan strategy of promoting the country abroad has taken another step as the trade ministry plans to recreate trendy districts of Tokyo in cities across the globe. The plan is aimed at promoting Japan and encouraging exports by organizing areas for Japan-style shops, restaurants...
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jun 6, 2012
Today's J-blip: Very orderly UFOs hover over Japan
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a row of very polite alien spacecraft?
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jun 6, 2012
Moldy Mos Burger confirms kōji boom
Mmm, mold. How an old spore found new life in Japan's kitchens.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jun 5, 2012
Today's blip: PS3 'Ni no Kuni' trailer in English
The long-awaited English trailer for 'Ni no Kuni' is out. The English version of the Ghibli-flavored game is set for an early 2013 release.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
May 31, 2012
Today's blip: Is Boo Japan's hide-and-seek champion?
Meet Boo, stealth stuffed animal.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
May 30, 2012
Boyish style raises questions about gender roles
Men dressing up as women and women dressing up as men — where will it all lead?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 30, 2012
Chinese consumers get 'Cool Japan' exposure
In an effort to expand Japan's share of the growing Chinese market, the government is organizing a promotional event in Beijing this week to show off services that exemplify the "Cool Japan" image.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 18, 2012
Japan Post would prefer to let sleeping dogs, and accounts, lie
With a trillion yen sitting dormant, government is eyeing so-called sleeping savings accounts and banks are getting nervous.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 17, 2012
I'm too sexy for my sutras
Monks gone wild? Not quite, but Buddhism is indeed trying out new ways to reach the next generation.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
May 15, 2012
Rediscovering Japan's 'lost generation' and Tokyo Beatles
LIFE.com unearths photos of pill-popping hipsters, doing the hippie hippie shake, back in the day.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 15, 2012
Exporting culture via 'Cool Japan'
The auto and electronics industries have served as the economy's main locomotives for decades, but now they are being eclipsed by heavier global competition, particularly from their aggressive Asian rivals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 9, 2012
JAL builds a social media campaign, one block at a time
JAL taps into social media and gamificiation to promote its new Boston-Tokyo route.

Longform

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'