For Kirsty Bouwers's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
This year, iftar meals were again a homebound affair for many Muslims in Japan, and what used to be grand, communal gatherings changed into much smaller celebrations.
At Mottainai Project Uoharu's Yurakucho and Nakameguro bars, the daily menu relies on "unwanted" seafood from wholesale fish markets in order to combat food waste and promote food sustainability.
At Dinner in the Dark, diners eat and communicate with others while blindfolded, a task to test the senses as well as group dynamics.
