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Simon Daly
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LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Jan 2, 2022
Recipe: Sourdough onion focaccia
Try a little 'koji alchemy' of your own at home with this recipe for an onion-flavored loaf.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Dec 4, 2021
Recipe: Preserved lemon butter mochi
Cook for where you wish you could be. That's the sentiment behind this week's tropics-inspired dessert for the holiday season.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Nov 6, 2021
Lacto-fermented mushroom gyōza dumplings
Fermenting mushrooms produces an umami-rich liquid, used in these Japanese pan-fried dumplings in the filling and as a sauce. Aromatics are charred in the oven for even more flavor.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Oct 2, 2021
Recipe: Persimmon panzanella (bread salad)
Make the most of your glut of fall produce and leftover bread with this persimmon panzanella. An added bonus, it easily scales up to feed any guests arriving at your door.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Sep 4, 2021
Tantan-spiced loaded breakfast toast
This recipe for loaded toast might seem simple, but it's an easy way to spice up breakfast. Top with ground pork, bacon or even a fried egg to make it into a light lunch or dinner.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Aug 7, 2021
This bibim mandu recipe will see you through the balmy summer
Crisp veggies, fried dumpling dough and an addictive spicy sauce make adding this dish to your weeknight rotation a no-brainer.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Jul 3, 2021
Bring back the baking boom with these sourdough crumpets
Use up your surplus sourdough starter to make these addictive crumpets u2026 and then go one step further and make breakfast dorayaki.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Jun 5, 2021
Breakfast (and lunch) is covered with this sara udon omelette
With its core of crispy sara udon, you can think of this take on a Spanish omelette as Osaka-style okonomiyaki. Portion out and top it with any sauces or garnishes you like.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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