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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 1, 2020

Berg: A classic Shinjuku pit stop, 30 years on

There was already a lot to celebrate about cafe-bar Berg. Now there's two more: Its 30th birthday and new nonsmoking status.
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JAPAN
Jul 24, 2020

Over a millennium's worth of Japanese trends, tradition on display

From vibrant kimono to exquisite lacquerware and woodblock prints, Japanese aesthetics encompass a vast spectrum of art and craftsmanship permeating every facet of society. Since its opening in 1961, the Suntory Museum of Art has displayed troves of treasures reflecting this diverse range of artistic...
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 23, 2020

Indulge in decadence to start off the day

Forget homemade brunches marked by lukewarm coffee and failed attempts at poached eggs. Start making weekends special again at the Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo, where fine dining chefs at Italian restaurant Piacere present a sumptuous, creative summer brunch menu served from noon to 2:30 p.m. on weekends...
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JAPAN / History
Jul 23, 2020

Hiroshima diaries: My grandmother-in-law’s survival story

Michiko Yoshitsuka was working in a munitions factory when the city was bombed in 1945.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 15, 2020

Virus outbreak at U.S. Okinawa bases highlights immigration 'loophole'

A lack of transparency on the part of the U.S. military is compounding fears as COVID-19 cases spread.
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JAPAN
Jul 14, 2020

Kono draws attention to 'problems' with U.S. military response to Okinawa base outbreaks

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki said it was 'extremely regrettable' that such a large number of cases had emerged in such a short period.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 9, 2020

Elevated appetizers for at-home dining

Until recently, Tokyoites spent much time in the city’s internationally renowned restaurants, izakaya pubs and bars. Dining out is an integral part of this city’s DNA.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jun 13, 2020

Emil Pacha Valencia: Building a bridge with Tempura

Emil Pacha Valencia examines the difference between modern and traditional Japanese culture in his magazine.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 11, 2020

Tea time steeped in flavors the world over

Travel plans are markedly different this year, but The Strings by InterContinental Tokyo is bringing the world to the metropolis via its Afternoon Tea Journey promotion at Rhythmos Cafe and Bar where diners can savor the flavors of the world until June 30.
Tepco President Tomoaki Kobayakawa explains the firm's plan for its nuclear power reactors at a committee meeting of the Niigata prefectural assembly on Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2025

Tepco to consider scrapping two Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactors

A final decision on whether to decommission the reactors will be made about 18 months after the planned restart of the No. 6 reactor.
Tokyo's Jimbocho neighborhood is a haven for book lovers, its rows of secondhand bookstores spilling over with printed materials.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Oct 18, 2025

What does Jimbocho think of its unexpected ‘cool’ status?

The book town's residents weigh in on their home topping Time Out magazine's “coolest neighborhoods” list.
A rally held on Oct. 21, 1995, to protest the sexual assault of a young girl by U.S. military personnel, in the city of Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2025

Okinawa marks 30 years since major rally over U.S. Marines assaulting a girl

On Sept. 4, 1995, three U.S. Marines abducted and sexually assaulted an elementary school girl on Okinawa's main island, sparking a protest that drew 85,000 participants.
Local authorities want Japanese Halloween to refocus on the children, so expect plenty of community-organized events that are family friendly.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 23, 2025

Have you heard? This year Shibuya wants us to have a ‘good Halloween’

As Shibuya moves from prohibition to permission, learn how to ask where and how to celebrate Japan’s most haunted holiday.
The traditional naginata is a long wooden pole with a curved blade at the end. Though the naginata used in the dojo were entirely bamboo, they nonetheless made for striking displays of power and agility.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 27, 2025

Wielding a weapon of yore at a community dojo

An American in Tokyo embarks on a thrilling course in Japanese weaponry after noticing an advertisement in her ward newspaper.
Gaku Kurokawa’s “Listening to Stone,” which is essentially a large stone with a hole carved in it, instructs visitors to put their heads inside the hole and listen to themselves in isolation.
CULTURE / Art
Oct 26, 2025

Tokyo Biennale hides the art in plain sight

This year is the biennale's most ambitious yet, with 39 participating artists from Japan and abroad creating under the theme “Wander for Wonder.”
Journalists gather at the Nara District Court as a vehicle believed to be carrying Tetsuya Yamagami arrives on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 30, 2025

Lawmaker Kei Sato testifies at Abe shooter trial

Sato, who witnessed the shooting, expressed his resentment and grief over the fatal attack.
A French CRS riot police officer patrols near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre Museum in Paris on Monday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 30, 2025

Inside the heist that shocked the world

More than a week after thieves stole over $100 million worth of jewels from the Louvre, details of the burglary and security lapses are coming to light.
Located in the redeveloped Takanawa Gateway neighborhood, the JW Marriott Tokyo is the first of the luxury brand’s outposts in the Japanese capital.  
LIFE / Travel
Oct 31, 2025

Tokyo’s first JW Marriott brings a whole floor of mindfulness

The redeveloped Takanawa Gateway neighborhood gets the newest outpost of the hotel chain’s luxury brand.
Vehicles drive through a flooded road after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, in Black River, Jamaica, on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2025

‘Never been this bad’: Jamaica surveys ruins in hurricane's wake

Footage of the area shows felled trees, smashed cars, downed power lines and ruined homes as Jamaica's southwestern coastal communities faced a long haul picking up the pieces.
A police sketch released in 2020 of a woman spotted near the scene of the 1999 murder of a housewife in Nagoya's Nishi Ward
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2025

Woman, 69, arrested over 1999 Nagoya housewife's murder

Police arrested the woman on Friday evening. She admitted the allegations against her, saying, they are "correct."
The nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2025

Some 890 tons of Tepco nuclear fuel kept at Aomori reprocessing plant

The revelations were the first time a specific company's amount at the site has been confirmed.
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 2, 2025

The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism

Japan's convenience stores, with their myriad products and services as well as creative hacks, have proven to be a hit with travelers.
Satellites photographed from the International Space Station. Decommissioned satellites are adding to hazardous orbital debris, but a Japanese company called Kami Shoji is aiming to tackle the problem with a wood-derived material called Amorcell, engineered to help satellites burn up completely in the atmosphere.
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Nov 6, 2025

Japanese firm offers wood-derived material to help reduce space debris

An estimated 28,000 pieces of space debris orbited Earth in 2024, or about 80% more than in 2009, according to NASA, increasing the risk of collisions.
A police witness told Nara District Court on Thursday that all seven guns made by Tetsuya Yamagami, charged with murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, were lethal.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 7, 2025

Police witness says Abe shooter's homemade guns were all lethal

The witness is a researcher at the Nara prefectural police department's forensic laboratory who analyzed the homemade guns.
Ramen food truck owner Satoru Hasuike works in Mexico City on Oct. 1. Some vendors in the city are concerned over what will happen to their businesses when the 2026 World Cup arrives in the city.
SOCCER
Nov 7, 2025

Upcoming World Cup stirs up mixed feelings among street vendors in Mexico City

Mexico will host 13 matches in June and July, with five in the capital.

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Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes