A car bomb exploded outside a mosque Sunday, killing at least 37 people and wounding another 141 in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood in the southern Pakistan city of Karachi — the third mass-casualty attack on the minority sect in the country this year. ...
It's a dangerous, unpredictable world. Twice in January Chinese warships in the East China Sea challenged Japan's Maritime Self Defense Forces patrols in a manner deemed threatening. And on Feb. 12 came North Korea's nuclear test.
Here's an open secret: Japanese men have a bad international reputation on the romance front.
SELLING WOMEN: Prostitution, Markets and the Household in Early Modern Japan, by Amy Stanley. University of California Press, 2012, 282 pp., $49.95 (hardcover) In the vast cultural landscape, Japan fascinates the mainstream with manga and anime, the martial arts, Zen and kimono. Of course, ...
Kenta Maeda shook off worries about his form with five shutout innings as Japan beat China 5-2 in first-round Pool A of the World Baseball Classic on Sunday at Fukuoka Dome. Japan improved to 2-0 following a tough win over Brazil in Saturday evening’s ...
On May 22, in commemoration of the opening of Tokyo Skytree, the Asakusa View Hotel, the tower’s “official friendship hotel,” opened Musashi, a new buffet restaurant and bar on its 26th floor. Tokyo’s new landmark is 634 meters tall, the digits of which when ...
The Hyatt Regency Kyoto is again offering its popular small-group cooking classes this year, through Nov. 21. These classes were first started in 2008, and this is the fifth consecutive year that the hotel is holding them. The courses allow customers to experience cooking ...
May is an ideal time to venture around Tokyo: One can enjoy the warm spring season with flowers and a refreshing breeze before the rainy season arrives in June. The Hotel New Hankyu Tokyo in the Tsukiji district is offering a special accommodation package ...
Annular solar eclipse from the Park Hyatt Tokyo On May 21, for the first time in 25 years, an annular solar eclipse will be visible from large parts of Japan; for Tokyo, it is the first time in 173 years. The Park Hyatt Tokyo ...
With Mother’s Day approaching, The Prince Park Tower Tokyo is offering a special lunch course for guests to show their mothers some appreciation at its Western cuisine restaurant, Brise Verte, located on the 33rd floor of the hotel, through May 13. For the Carnation ...
This year, the Hotel Okura Tokyo marks its 50th anniversary, and as part of the celebrations, the hotel will host the 12th Annual World Gardening Fair from May 1-6 at the Heian Room on the first floor of its main building. At the fair, ...
For the Golden Week holidays, The Westin Tokyo in Yebisu Garden Place is offering a special accommodation plan that includes an open-air night bus tour of Tokyo. In cooperation with Sky Bus Tokyo, the hotel has prepared an original course for the bus tour ...
The Hilton Nagoya has announced that Michelin-starred chef Stephane Gaborieau, who also has the title of MOF (Meilleurs Ouvriers de France, the French government’s highest distinction for artisans), is supervising wedding banquet dishes at the hotel. Gaborieau is the owner-chef of one-Michelin-starred restaurant Le ...
From April 4 to 8, the Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo, in the Nihonbashi district of the capital will hold a special food fair that features dishes by two-Michelin-starred chef Richard Ekkebus. Ekkebus is the executive chef at the Amber restaurant at the Landmark Mandarin Oriental, ...
The Hyatt Regency Tokyo in Shinjuku is welcoming spring by offering a luxurious accommodation plan called Champagne Brunch and Stay, through June 30. The plan offers a special brunch at the hotel’s all-day Italian dining Caffe, which includes a glass of Champagne or fresh ...
While women traditionally give chocolates to men on Valentine’s Day in Japan, men are expected to return the favor a month later on White Day. For the occasion, the Kobe Bay Sheraton Hotel and Towers is offering special White Day dinner plans at some ...
In preparation for the coming of spring, the Hotel New Otani Tokyo is offering a special course plan for celebratory occasions for a group of four or more people at its Chinese restaurant, Taikan En, whose 16th-floor location offers panoramic views, through April 27. ...
