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LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Feb 10, 2018

Torisee Takoyakushi: Kyoto yakitori shop a brazen ode to the bird

A few years ago I was warned off torisashi (chicken sashimi) by a friend who, after eating it on a night out in Osaka, spent the following week in a very bad way. So when a dish containing thin slices of raw chicken breast arrived at our table I contemplated it with apprehension. However, I was warned...
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BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2018

China's winter resorts face tougher terrain despite Olympics excitement

At its peak a decade ago, the Muchengjian mine churned out mountains of coal on the western outskirts of Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 9, 2018

Officials look to stem norovirus outbreak at Olympic Games

Olympic officials are discussing measures to combat the spread of a virus that causes vomiting and diarrhoea after 42 new cases were confirmed at the games, a Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) official said on Friday.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 3, 2018

Kakigoya: Oyster huts home to Fukuoka Prefecture's winter treat

Kakigoya are a winter phenomenon of Fukuoka Prefecture, temporary restaurants that usually spring up at some point in November and last to the end of the oyster season in March. The vast majority of the huts are located on the long, sandy coastline of the Itoshima Peninsula, out to the west of the city of Fukuoka.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 1, 2018

Watered down measures threaten an 'extremely smoky' Tokyo Olympics, critics say

The criticism comes after the government announced planned revisions to a law on secondhand smoke, saying smoking would be permitted in some small establishments.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 30, 2018

Mitsui Fudosan ready to open new Tokyo Midtown in Hibiya in March

Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, a 35-story office and shopping complex, will open in Chiyoda Ward in March, with its developer, Mitsui Fudosan Co., saying it hopes to evolve the Hibiya area into a crossing point for both businesses and culture.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 30, 2018

Nomura hires bankers from Bank of America, UBS and Jefferies in U.S. expansion

Nomura Holdings Inc. has hired 15 investment bankers in the U.S. from firms including Credit Suisse Group AG, Bank of America Corp. and Jefferies Group LLC as the trading house builds out its North American business.
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JAPAN / Society
Jan 29, 2018

Tokyo's internet cafe 'refugees' number 4,000, survey says

People without a stable residence are finding succor in the hundreds of net cafes across the capital that stay open 24 hours a day.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 28, 2018

Ingvar Kamprad, Ikea's Swedish billionaire founder, dies at 91

Ingvar Kamprad, whose boyhood business of selling pencils and seeds from his bicycle in Sweden eventually grew into the Ikea furniture chain, has died. He was 91.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jan 28, 2018

Launch a tourist-friendly Seto Inland Sea ferry system and they will come

The 250 or so inhabited islands scattered like pebbles between Honshu and Shikoku have been unfairly relegated to guidebook sidebars labeled 'Off the beaten track.'
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JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jan 22, 2018

Rare prehistoric shell mound in Aichi, Japan, suggests possible mid-Jomon shell trade

An ancient heap of shells at Sakatsuji Shell Midden in the city of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, most likely served as a clam processing site in the latter half of the mid-Jomon Period, approximately 4,500 years ago, an investigation conducted by the city's board of education has revealed.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jan 20, 2018

A successful cocktail of travel and tenacity

Shingo Gokan might well be the most traveled barman in the world. By his own count, last year he took more than 80 flights, landing in Atlanta, New York, Havana, London, Milan, Berlin, Manila, Bangkok, Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore and Hong Kong.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 20, 2018

Sonoji: Ningyocho tempura chef has noodle-making in his DNA

When Sonoji arrived in Ningyocho just over a year ago, it stirred up considerable interest. Primarily due to its obvious quality, but also because it stands out from the pack.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Jan 20, 2018

Sake company Aramasa Shuzo seeks new edge with techno partnership

Last month, techno DJ Richie Hawtin — who came to fame in the 1990s under the alias Plastikman — threw a party at The Hangar, a cavernous sake den in Tokyo's hipster Nakameguro neighborhood.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 17, 2018

Wales hoping to win new friends at Rugby World Cup

The Wales national rugby team wants to "do more than just turn up, have a great time and then disappear" during the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, and plans to forge a lasting relationship with the city of Kitakyushu.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Jan 13, 2018

Aitsu no Ramen Kataguruma: Tsukemen the show stopper

If you're a fan of tsukemen, the ramen dish where the noodles are served separate to the soup, you'll need to get here early.
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CULTURE / Stage
Jan 11, 2018

Dramatist Oriza Hirata has a vision for theater

Travel around around 150 km northwest from the hustle and bustle of Kyoto and another, far more peaceful world awaits in the compact onsen (hot-spring) town of Kinosaki nestled on the Sea of Japan coast in a quiet corner of the largely rural city of Toyooka in Hyogo Prefecture.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 9, 2018

Google teams with Sony and Lenovo for smart speakers with touchscreens

Alphabet Inc.'s Google said on Monday its voice-controlled virtual assistant will show up this year in new tablet-like devices designed by LG Electronics Inc and Sony Corp. as the technology company seeks to challenge Amazon.com Inc.'s dominance in a fledgling market.
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JAPAN
Jan 8, 2018

Experts raise doubts over health studies conducted in Japan for Iqos smoking device, made by Philip Morris

As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers whether to approve the innovative Iqos smoking device, made by Philip Morris International Inc., researchers have raised concerns about studies submitted to the authority, half of which were conducted in Japan.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 6, 2018

The Hangar: A triumphant pairing of food, sake and techno in Tokyo

How better to start the new year than with lofty aspirations, a leisurely dinner in a hip setting, techno on the sound system — and plenty of great sake?
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 6, 2018

Komesan: A Tokyo restaurant where rice takes its rightful place center stage

Komesan subscribes to the radical notion that rice is not just an afterthought but the focal point and raison d'etre of the meal.
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LIFE / Travel
Jan 5, 2018

Finding a little historical perspective in Iwate's Hiraizumi

World Heritage site steeped in history remains largely free of tourists.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FINDING COMMON GROUND
Jan 3, 2018

Filipinos and Nepalese face challenges in Japan even as their communities grow

While Japan tends to be uneasy about immigration, it is simultaneously host to many non-Japanese people working hard to make lives for themselves, including sizable communities from the Philippines and Nepal.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 31, 2017

A decade on, Shonan surfer is still making waves in the world of soba

Fate intervened when the heavens opened, guiding Ippei Hayashimoto on his path to mastery in the art of pure buckwheat noodles.

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