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Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s private disco featured not only aspiring showgirls performing striptease acts as sexy nuns and nurses, but one woman dressed up as President Barack Obama and a prominent Milan prosecutor whom the billionaire media mogul has accused of persecuting him, ...
Tonkatsu is comfort food, gourmand grub — not a gourmet delicacy. So what are those hearty, unpretentious deep-fried breaded pork cutlets doing in an elegant little bar-style restaurant above one of Ginza’s temples to high-end consumption? Katsuzen has come a long way from its ...
Life in Japan just seems tailor-made for certain foreign residents, who slip into the fabric of this society as smoothly as a hand slides into a glove. American Curtis Patterson, a professional koto player and music teacher, is a case in point. Not only ...
It is a tricky deal being an authorized biographer. Charles Moore’s big advantage over those who have previously tackled Margaret Thatcher is that he has been provided with material denied to them. Of the arrangement that he was offered by his subject, he writes: ...
Unbelievable energy. Splendid self confidence. Never-wavering faith in his abilities or his teammates. Those are ingredients to success for Draelon Burns, the Yokohama B-Corsairs’ super substitute. Burns buried a remarkable three buzzer-beating shots to close out the three final quarters, and his team needed ...
Thanksgiving dinner at Chinzan-so The Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Chinzan-so in Tokyo will offer a special Thanksgiving dinner at its casual restaurant Seasons Bistro, from Nov. 16 to 22. The restaurant will offer a variety of dishes that are traditionally offered on the ...
Brussels beer bar opens in Otemachi On Nov. 1, a new branch of the Belgian beer bar Brussels opened in the Otemachi business district in Tokyo. Located on the first floor of a building directly connected to Otemachi Station, the bar is easy to ...
Shangri-La Christmas cake orders The Shangri-La Hotel in Tokyo will start accepting preorders for Christmas cakes from Nov. 1. Taking great care over the ingredients and decorations, the hotel’s executive pastry chef, Naoya Okamura, has prepared three kinds of special cake for this holiday ...
Grand Hyatt Fukuoka’s new chef Since September, Ernst Jaeck has been the new executive chef at the Grand Hyatt Fukuoka in Canal City Hakata. Jaeck has an extensive professional background. He started his career in his native Germany and has worked for hotels such ...
Run down to the New Otani Tokyo Many consider fall the best season to start jogging or exercising outside. In cooperation with Adidas, the Hotel New Otani Tokyo is offering a special accommodation plan for runners, called Runners Stay supported by Adidas, through March ...
Novelist Ogai honored with sweets To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ogai Mori, one of Japan’s most famous novelists, Bunkyo Ward in Tokyo held a special project earlier this year in which it commissioned new desserts named after authors associated with ...
Peninsula’s breast cancer campaign Every October, The Peninsula Tokyo holds its annual campaign, Peninsula in Pink, to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Throughout the month, the hotel will have signature pink-themed promotions. For example, the hotel will donate ¥400 from the sale of each ...
Spa, afternoon tea set at Westin Tokyo Even as temperatures continue to slide lower, the summer heat remains. So to help with getting rid of summer exhaustion, The Westin Tokyo in Yebisu Garden Place offers a special relaxation plan called Doux ensemble, through Nov. ...
Two towers, Sumida boat ride plan The Hotel Century Southern Tower in Shinjuku has splendid views of Tokyo and is offering a special accommodation plan that includes views of Tokyo’s two landmark towers, Tokyo Tower and Tokyo Skytree, through March 31, 2013. Of the ...
British organic cafe reopens in Tokyo As the idea of organic products continue to gain popularity in Japan, various organic goods from food to cosmetics can be found on sale throughout the country. The British organic cafe and shop Daylesford Organic’s Japan branch in ...
Park Hyatt Tokyo siesta spa package Sweltering temperatures nationwide can lead to heat exhaustion, so the Park Hyatt Tokyo in Shinjuku has opened its spa and fitness facility Club on the Park — usually available only to members and hotel guests — to visitors ...
Summer Breeze plan in Yokohama This year, the Pan Pacific Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu marks the 15th anniversary of its opening and is offering a special summer accommodation plan called Summer Breeze, through Sept. 30. The one-night accommodation plan includes various summery features: free ...