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Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 27, 2012
Companies connect with free mobile apps
With mobile apps, both clever and practical, innovative companies glom onto fans and potential customers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jan 20, 2012
Fresh nabe ideas bubbling up
Dining trends are all going to pot . . . hot pots, that is.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 18, 2012
2012 trends: consumer 'neta,' relocating and regional flavors
Trendwatchers say it will all be about keeping it 'real' and local in 2012.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jan 15, 2012
Pig Lipstick
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Jan 12, 2012
Incubators set the stage for big things
With a bit of seed money and the right guidance, bright ideas find a future via Japan's incubators.
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Jan 4, 2012
2011 trends: Social media in Japan comes of age
Without a doubt, social media in Japan brought people together in 2011. The question remains: Where does everyone like to congregate?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 29, 2011
2011 trends: B-kyu here to stay
In 2011, the comforting foods of the b-kyu gourmet really made the grade.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 23, 2011
2011 trends: Korean boom spreads to a new generation
The love of all things Korean continued to grow in 2011, and along with it, a bit of a backlash.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Dec 23, 2011
New Japan Pro-Wrestling hits 40
High-impact slams, chokeholds and daredevil feats of athleticism aren't the usual way to celebrate a 40th birthday, but that's how New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) will be spending its big day.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Dec 22, 2011
More than one way to keep your heating bill down
Worried about high heating bills? How about a desk kotatsu, or a sleeping bag suit?
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Dec 16, 2011
Warm up with these winter drinks trends
Milking the current trends, beverage makers unveil their winter lineups, perfect for warming you up on a cold winter day.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 9, 2011
Japan puts out a big welcome mat for wealthy Chinese tourists
Tourism is still suffering from the effects of the 3/11 disasters but at least there is hope, big hope, in China and its millions of visitors.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Dec 8, 2011
New era for New Year's cards
It'll be nengajo time soon, and clever entrepreneurs have got you covered.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 1, 2011
Japan's top 10 buzzwords of 2011
The phrases and buzzwords that were on everyone's lips in 2011.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Dec 1, 2011
Power saving puts Christmas illuminations in a new light
While the winter setsuden will soon be in full effect, the Christmas illumination show must go on.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Nov 24, 2011
Tamagtotchi turns 15, as virtual pets continue to evolve
The 15th anniversary of Tamagotchi, the 8-bit egg that launched a generation of virtual pets, is celebrated with blinged out pink and purple models.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 22, 2011
Sniffling and shivering into a setsuden winter
With the winter winds come the usual sniffles and sneezes, but this year's power conservation campaign could makes matters worse.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Nov 18, 2011
Virtual games in a real sports club
With the new unveiled e-Sports Ground, fitness hounds and video game freaks can play on the same virtual/real playing field.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Nov 16, 2011
Fun for one, online and off
One is a lonely number, especially when you're at the dinner table, but of course ... there's an app for that.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 15, 2011
Corporate brands drawn to anime's selling power
Care for some Pepsi and Cup Noodles with your anime?
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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