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WINE

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 29, 2013
So you think you've got a nose for good wine? Think again
Every year Robert Hodgson selects the finest wines from his small California winery and puts them into competitions around the state.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 30, 2013
English bubblies challenge rivals
Blessed with soil similar to France's Champagne region, vineyards in England nevertheless produced decades of low-grade goop that caused nary a Frenchman to tremble. But a Great British fizz boom is under way, with winemakers crediting climate change for the warmer weather that has seemed to improve...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Oct 9, 2012
Can you put new wine in new PET bottles?
While it's not likely to attract the hardcore vinophiles, beverage makers are quietly pushing 'everyday' wines in humble PET bottles.
Reader Mail
Jan 29, 2012
Purpose of a higher education
Regarding the Jan. 23 article, "More crucial than English" (by Takamitsu Sawa): The question of why Japanese students' intellectual capacities are not developed has not been adequately addressed. When it comes to the humanities, Japanese students are discouraged from developing critical thinking skills....
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 21, 2011
Wine that stands out
The idea of the wine specialist "stand bar" has been around in Tokyo for quite a few years, melding the blue-collar tradition of the tachinomi (standing-only) sake counter with the more contemporary enthusiasm for the fruit of the vine. But adding a proper food menu to that equation is far less common,...
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 22, 2010
Japan by the numbers (11.22.10)
This week we toast to your good skincare, personal independence and, of course, the newly arrived Beaujolais Nouveau.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 17, 2010
Can PET bottles and Hello Kitty rescue Beaujolais Nouveau?
Beaujolais Nouveau has seen better days. Can cheaper prices and clever marketing lift it out of the gutter?
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Nov 10, 2009
Cheap vino continues to flow in Japan
Cheap wine, anyone? 7-11 outlets uncork Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon under the Yosemite Road label, at u00a5600 a bottle.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Sep 16, 2009
Will Japan drink old wine in a new bottle?
A Japanese version of 'Sideways' is yet another example of the symbiotic relationship between Hollywood and Japan.
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.

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