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BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2015

Shift from Australian to European barley providing relief for struggling wagyu beef farmers

The most expensive meat in the world is getting a little cheaper to produce.
EDITORIALS
Dec 15, 2015

The consumption tax mess

It's questionable whether the government's plan to introduce a lower tax rate on food products is the best way to help lower-income households.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Dec 11, 2015

Ippodo: Enjoying tea without tradition

Japanese tea can be beguiling and bitter. And the ceremonial tradition that surrounds it can be disconcerting and dull.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 10, 2015

Tasting a towering chocolate delight; enjoying a delicious blue Christmas; great gateau to celebrate the holidays

Tasting a towering chocolate delight
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ENVIRONMENT
Dec 5, 2015

Alien invasion: Vexatious foreign species are increasingly taking up residence in Japan

Shibuya has a rat problem.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Dec 4, 2015

Pinsa de Roma: Pizza's rectangular ancestors come to Harajuku

Another fast-food pizza outlet — just what Harajuku needs. Don't jump to conclusions too fast though, Pinsa de Roma is different. First, as you can tell from the name, it serves pinsa, the original oven-baked flat bread made for centuries in Rome long before the name "pizza" was coined and Naples got...
Reader Mail
Dec 4, 2015

How to reduce Halloween litter

I am writing this letter in response to the article in the Nov. 1 issue about garbage provisions at Halloween in Tokyo's Shibuya district ("Halloween revelers get litter bags").
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LIFE / Food & Drink / THE PERSISTENT VEGETARIAN
Nov 27, 2015

Restaurant 8ablish: Tokyo finally perfects the art of vegan dining

I've been dreaming of a place that serves mouth-watering vegan food, with creations so divinely tasty, that whether you eat meat or not is inconsequential. A place where those unaccustomed to vegan food won't feel they're limiting themselves because there would be no sense of anything "missing." A place...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Nov 27, 2015

Tashinami: Seasonal Japanese dining at a tiny horseshoe-shaped counter

Located in the bowels of Osaka Station City, Tashinami only has room for about eight diners at its horseshoe-shaped counter. All that separates you from the surrounding shops in the basement food hall is a see-through beaded curtain, meaning you, as well as what you eat, are on show. Furthermore, owing...
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 26, 2015

Enjoy a calm, relaxing New Year's Eve; satisfying the holiday sweet tooth; delicious cakes add flavor to festivities

Enjoy a calm, relaxing New Year's Eve
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JAPAN
Nov 26, 2015

Okinawa business sentiment surpasses bubble-era levels amid strong tourism

Here is a place in Japan where business sentiment is higher than it was in the era of the bubble economy in the late 1980s — Okinawa, the string of islands known for crystal-clear waters and white-sand beaches.
EDITORIALS
Nov 24, 2015

Can privatization turn KIA around?

The sale of the rights to run Kansai International Airport to a private consortium could serve as a role model for other money-losing public-infrastructure operations if efficiency and profitability improves.
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WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 23, 2015

Before Paris terrorist attacks, authorities across Europe missed many red flags

In hindsight, there were multiple chances to stop the terrorists who attacked Paris.
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 23, 2015

Islamic State main foe and Russia must realize Assad must go, Obama says

U.S. President Barack Obama said Russia must make a strategic decision about Syria and the next several weeks will show whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will give up backing the Syrian regime of Bashar Assad to join in a broad campaign against Islamic State.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Nov 22, 2015

Bring back that Kobe feeling, 'cause it's gone, gone, gone

From the moment I stepped off the shinkansen at Shin-Kobe Station, I could feel a subtle difference between the Yokohama-Tokyo area and this city.
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WORLD
Nov 21, 2015

In Paris attacks, nurse discovered the man he was trying to save was a bomber

In the chaos of the explosion at the Comptoir Voltaire cafe, one of several targets hit in the Nov. 13 Paris attacks, nurse David sought to help the wounded.
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WORLD
Nov 21, 2015

Tapped phone led Paris attack leader to his death

Police watched the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks being led by a woman into an apartment the evening before both died there in a raid by special forces, a police source said on Friday.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 20, 2015

Give thanks to the restaurants providing turkey dinners this Thanksgiving

On Nov. 23, Japan will celebrate Labor Thanksgiving Day. Chances are it won't look anything like what Americans will take part in on their Thanksgiving on Nov. 26.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 20, 2015

Salmon & Trout: Delectably eclectic free-form dining

Three things you need to know before seeking out Salmon & Trout: It's a 10-minute walk from the nearest suburban station, both inside and out, it looks as much like a bicycle showroom as it does a restaurant, and rarely — if ever — will the two namesake fish appear on the menu.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / THE KIDS' TABLE
Nov 20, 2015

Holiday dining in Tokyo where the kids can run amuck and eat like kings

With the end of the year approaching, I decided to scout out potential candidates for a holiday meal with my children. My criteria: good food (of course) with something on the menu that would appeal to the under-12 set, great ambience — special enough without being so formal that it would be stressful...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 20, 2015

Souen: Green tea and traditional sweets in Nishi-Azabu

Remind me again what Japan's national (nonalcoholic) drink is. No, it's not coffee, whether out of vending machines or fastidiously dripped by well-coiffed baristas. It is, of course, green tea — not that you'd realize it in Tokyo. This may be the land where ceremonial tea was perfected, but it's hard...
WORLD / Society
Nov 20, 2015

Tech-savvy sex traffickers stay ahead of authorities as lure teens online

When Nicole was age 17 and her mother was sent to prison for white collar crimes, she met a man on Facebook who offered to take care of her.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 19, 2015

Christmas stay includes Santa visit; new desserts added to luxury lunch; elaborate cakes to celebrate holidays

Christmas stay includes Santa visit
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2015

Bringing pressure on Africa's ivory poachers

Poaching for ivory is taking a horrible toll on endangered species in Africa, but there is cause for hope as well.

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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.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami