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Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2016

Holiday lights burn bright along Meguro River thanks to biodiesel fuel initiative

Organizers of an elaborate midwinter light display running until January along the Meguro River in downtown Tokyo, a popular cherry blossom viewing spot in spring, are going off the grid as a way to limit harm to the environment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Dec 18, 2016

Namie's high recovery hopes haunted by dwindling coffers, fears of losing vital state dole

A robot testing facility, a robotics research center, a base for renewable energy and a memorial park — these are some of the plans the irradiated town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, has in mind for rebuilding after the triple reactor meltdown at the nearby Fukushima No. 1 power plant in March 2011....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 17, 2016

Western culture and the end of Japanese 'harmony'

Japan grew up with wa (harmony). Conflict and competition are the creative engines of Western civilization; Japan traveled a different route to the tumultuous present.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Dec 16, 2016

Esquisse Cinq: A new stage for dessert maestro Kazutoshi Narita

Kazutoshi Narita makes gorgeous desserts. They are lyrical flights of fancy, adorned with colorful swooshes and sprinkles, crisp shards, fragile foams and delicate, lacy sugar confections. Until recently, the only way you could taste them was at the end of a full meal of high-end French cuisine at Esquisse...
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 13, 2016

Ruling bloc rams casino bill through committee

The ruling bloc rams a divisive casino legalization bill through an Upper House committee, opening the door to its likely passage on Wednesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 13, 2016

When Rene Redzepi brought Noma to Japan

In April 2014, chef Rene Redzepi was riding the crest of a wave. Noma, his iconic Copenhagen restaurant, had just been voted back to No. 1 on the World 50 Best list, cementing its place as one of the top global dining destinations. And then, at the awards ceremony, he dropped a bombshell announcement....
Japan Times
JAPAN / OKINAWA BEAT
Dec 9, 2016

Cruise liner influx overwhelming Miyakojima's economy

Amid rising hopes for economic growth, Japan's tourism boom has exposed the need for regional authorities to develop infrastructure and help secure the manpower needed to deal with the influx of foreign tourists.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Dec 9, 2016

Togenkyo: A return to Japan's traditional coffee-shop style

Togenkyo is a cafe curated to the nth degree. Being so self-conscious, even self-indulgent, could be a turn off, but Togenkyo has its charms.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 8, 2016

Celebrate Christmas in style

This winter, the Hyatt Regency is offering the "Luxury Christmas Spa Pair Package" through Dec. 25.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AT A GLANCE
Dec 7, 2016

A taste of Russia in Tokyo

With Russian President Vladimir Putin set to visit Japan next week, expectations are growing as to whether progress will be made on a territorial row that has been a thorn in bilateral ties.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 6, 2016

Labor shortage is worst in least productive industries

Japan's aging and shrinking population is causing labor shortages that should be helping workers win higher pay.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 5, 2016

It’s time to address the lifestyle challenges affecting health in Asia

Poor nutrition and obesity pose a severe public health challenge across large parts of Asia.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 5, 2016

Both pressure and perks used to coax seniors into giving up driving licenses

These days have seen frequent news reports of elderly drivers losing control of their vehicles, slamming into stores, running over pedestrians and traveling in the wrong direction on expressways.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 5, 2016

Thanks for the memory cards: North Koreans return from China with high-tech souvenirs

Tiny memory cards and fluffy teddy bears are among the most popular items for North Koreans shopping in Dandong, China's gateway city to its impoverished and isolated neighbor.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 3, 2016

How Japanese media have failed endangered species

In October, a new documentary produced by Leonardo DiCaprio premiered on Netflix. "The Ivory Game" is a dramatic study of the illegal trade in elephant tusks that includes conservationists battling poachers, investigative journalists following the money trail and black market merchants in China.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Dec 2, 2016

Nakameguro Koukashita: Eating under the train tracks has never been this classy

The wraps came off one of Tokyo's latest renovation projects in November, unveiling a host of sparkling new shops and restaurants. But Nakameguro Koukashita is a development with a difference: It's just one story high, extends half a kilometer, and brings new meaning to the term "dining under the tracks."...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Dec 2, 2016

Ohka The Best Days: Craft beer and 'gyoza' keep Nakameguro's old spirit alive

It's getting hard to remember the days when "Nakame" — the local nickname for Naka-Meguro — was funky and alternative, before the river got cleaned up and gentrification set in. But there are still pockets of the old neighborhood vibe to be found if you wander far enough from the station; places...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2016

The Park scandal and the fight for Seoul's soul

What is going in South Korea is a clash between a society moving forward and a government creeping backward.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 1, 2016

McDonald's drops supplier in Malaysia over worker exploitation claims

Fast-food giant McDonald's said it has dropped a labor supply agency in Malaysia after claims emerged that it was underpaying its migrant workers and housing them in appalling conditions.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 1, 2016

A celebration of all things Snoopy; enjoy European Christmas meals; luxurious holiday stay in city center

A celebration of all things Snoopy
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2016

As border trade tightens, fewer North Korean workers head to China

A labor agent sat in his bus on a recent frigid morning, waiting to cross the "Friendship Bridge" at China's main border post with North Korea. He had come to pick up migrant workers and take them to jobs in factories and restaurants in China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 27, 2016

Haute cuisine? Santa serves up sleigh-borne dinner in the sky

Not waiting at home for Santa Claus, gourmets in Brussels are flying off aboard his sleigh to dine with him above the city's rooftops and twinkling Christmas lights.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Nov 27, 2016

Finding fishy enlightenment and sustenance on the Mackerel Trail

The Wakasa Road is a historical trail that helped advance Japan's culture and cuisine. The Wakasa region of Fukui Prefecture, on the nation's west coast, was one of the strategic miketsukuni regions of Japan that produced food for the emperor in ancient times.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Nov 25, 2016

Yoshino Sushi: A meal here will give you a new appreciation of rice

Yoshino Sushi has been making sushi in Osaka for more than 170 years, and has become well known for its hako (boxed) sushi, where the rice and seafood are pressed together in a rectangular wooden mold. Made from cypress wood, the mold creates sushi so pretty it could be mistaken for confectionery. A...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Nov 25, 2016

Ali's Kitchen: The cramped home of more than 600 Pakistani and Arabic dishes

Ali's Kitchen is a basement Pakistani and Arabic restaurant that is so cramped it can hardly contain the outsize personality of restaurateur Ali Zaidi.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 18, 2016

Rituel: A pilgrimage site for patisserie devotees

Almost exactly one year ago, fans of French pastry were celebrating the opening of Rituel, the Tokyo headquarters of French artisan baker Christophe Vasseur. Just like his main shop in Paris, Du Pain et Des Idees, this store near Omotesando Station has become a place of pilgrimage for those in search...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Nov 11, 2016

Ajiro: Vegetarian 'shojin ryori' in a Buddhist temple complex

I ate my lunch at Ajiro in the company of a bewildered farmer with a comical Donald Trump-like mop of hair. But looks were the least of his concern; rather it was a bull that had got the better of him, escaping from the herd and hightailing it to the hills. Luckily he finally found the animal hiding...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Nov 11, 2016

Soba Dokoro Sasaki: Traditional soba sets worth lining up for

Soba Dokoro Sasaki is worth a stopover if you're heading north into Kyoto's hills to catch the trees in their autumnal colors. It's billed as a soba restaurant, but there's plenty of udon and tempura dishes on the menu, too. Your best bet is to opt for one of this restaurant's substantial set menus....
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Woman says archbishop of Tokyo ignored her pleas after priest allegedly raped her
In a news conference in Tokyo on Friday, Tokie Tanaka, 64, details her allegations of sexual abuse against a Catholic priest.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
Second round of U.S.-Japan tariff talks ends inconclusively in Washington
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (far left), U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator. The second round of tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States were held on Thursday in Washington.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
'Ukiyo-e in Play' showcases traditional art carved anew
The Adachi Institute has been working on creating brand new ukiyo-e prints in collaboration with contemporary artists such as Yayoi Kusama, whose “Mt. Fuji in Seven Colours: When life boundlessly flares up to the universe” (2014) can be seen on display at “Ukiyo-e in Play.”
Want to see the future at Expo Osaka? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
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