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Ruby Lilley practices in a skateboard bowl ahead of the Exposure 2023 skateboarding competition in Encinitas, California, on Nov. 2.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 10, 2023
Female skateboarders display skills in continued push for exposure
In the bowls and street skating ledges and rails of U.S. skate parks, women and girls exude pride over their increasingly impressive skateboarding skills and say even the guys who have long dominated the sport are taking notice.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 15, 2023
Japanese skateboarders shine as X Games return to Japan
Skateboarding legend Tony Hawks says Japanese skateboarders are 'the one's to beat now.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 20, 2020
Chocolate is getting weirder by the day
Infusing chocolate with unusual ingredients keeps the old-school confection on the rise while others are dying out.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2019
Ruby Roman grapes sell for ¥1.2 million at Kanazawa auction
In the first auction of the season of Ruby Roman grapes in Kanazawa, a bunch of the red grapes sold Tuesday for ¥1.2 million, making it the most expensive ever since the variety first appeared on the market 12 years ago.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Mar 24, 2018
Eiichi Sato: Fate written in the star rubies
Eiichi Sato peers through a gemologist's loupe and shines a lamp down onto the small pink-red stone that glistens against the black felt cloth below. "Take a look," he urges. "It's pretty cool."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 14, 2016
'The BFG': With an emphasis on the friendly
The Japanese have never really warmed to the stories of Roald Dahl, with the exception of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Even then, they're probably not thinking of Dahl, it's more about Johnny Depp and the Wonka Chocolate bars sold at most high-end supermarkets around Valentine's and Christmas.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
May 24, 2014
Matthew Crabbe: 'Try not to pick up any vices on the way to maturity'
What's the most exciting/outrageous thing you have ever done? Accept a job in Yucatan, Mexico, without knowing a word of Spanish.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2013
Eagles win brings Tohoku bargains
Tohoku baseball fans flocked to special sales at department stores and other shops Monday to celebrate the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' first Japan Series championship.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jul 24, 2013
The last of the McDonald's Jewelry
The final McD jewel — Ruby Spark — packed a spicy meat punch.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jun 7, 2013
Tweet Beat: #tof2013, #ビフォーアフター, #rubykaigi
Events with hashtags attract tweets from attendees and beyond. Plus: the pro-wrestling dorm episode of 'Daikaizou Gekiteki Before After'!

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High-end tourism is becoming more about the kinds of experiences that Japan's lesser-known places can provide.
Can Japan lure the jet-set class off the beaten path?