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Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Oct 25, 2020

Is Japan ready to embrace CBD?

Japan's CBD market is on the cusp of taking off, and the economic potential is huge. But it has stiff legal and social barriers to overcome first.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 22, 2020

This ‘dashi sensei’ helps parents get comfortable making broth from scratch

Mika Kumahara teaches parents how to make simple, all-natural dashi broth they can feed their children.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 21, 2020

Pets in demand as Japanese stay home, but pandemic chokes supply

As people stay home longer amid the spread of COVID-19 infections, more are turning to animals for help in dealing with stress.
Japan Times
LIFE
Aug 11, 2020

Beetlemania: Japanese collectors pay high prices for big bugs

The nation's love of stag and rhinoceros beetles has flourished during the pandemic, with families driving demand.
JAPAN
May 13, 2020

Japan's 'virus vigilantes' take on rule-breakers and invaders

Officials have reported instances of cars with out-of-prefecture license plates being tailgated and vandalized, and their drivers targeted with verbal abuse.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 12, 2020

Several Tokyo 2020 merchandise shops to close across country

Despite the closings, organizers have vowed to keep their target of u00a514 billion in merchandise revenue in place.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2020

Wuhan rent protest shows unrest brewing in China after lockdown

Dozens of small shop owners protested outside one of Wuhan’s biggest shopping malls to demand a cut in rent, in one of the first signs of unrest since authorities lifted a lockdown at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 21, 2020

Mornington Crescent: Great British baking finds a home in Tokyo

Stacey Ward couldn't find the home-style British baked goods she craved in Tokyo. So she took things into her own oven and opened Mornington Crescent, a combination bakery and teaching space.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Feb 29, 2020

Classic kicks: Japan’s sneaker obsession rebounds

The 1990s sneaker craze eventually cooled off, but over the past four or five years a new wave has risen, towering over anything that came before.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Jan 11, 2020

Kokubunji: Signs of the times on Tokyo's western front

Named for its temple, history and legend flow through Kokubunji.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Jan 4, 2020

A toast to mingei: 'The finest assemblage of Japanese folk crafts outside Japan'

Today, Jeffrey Montgomery's mingei (folk crafts) collection is well-known among international dealers and many of his pieces are of a quality rarely seen today, even in Japan; some are unique.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 29, 2019

Nintendo's Tokyo store isn't large enough for its fan base

Just before Christmas, a trip to Nintendo Co.'s flagship store in Tokyo would have required an hour's wait just to get in and buy a plush Mario toy or a set of chopsticks bearing Luigi's face.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Dec 7, 2019

A last triumph of autumn in rain-soaked Kokubunji

A dreary drizzle of rain falls on the November day I've set aside for walking out along the Kokubunji gaisen (cliff line) in western Tokyo. Despite the weather, my hope is to catch some late autumn colors, so I yank on my trusty rubber birdwatching boots and head out west on the Chuo Line.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 18, 2019

Hong Kong job market starts weakening as recession deepens and riots exact toll

After months of political protests and the onset of a recession, Hong Kong's resilient labor market is starting to crack.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Nov 9, 2019

From hot bands to hot pots, Naoko Takei Moore's time in California pays off

Working in the Japanese music industry, Naoko Takei Moore's job was to wine and dine famous artists. What she picked up from that was a desire to cook that took her to the United States.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 2, 2019

Shibuya Scramble Square shakes up the depachika

On Nov. 1, the latest gem in an ambitious multiphase plan to redevelop the Shibuya area — Shibuya Scramble Square — opened its doors.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / A Weekend In
Nov 1, 2019

A weekend in Bangkok: Pick up your mitts and get ready for chaos

A local's guide to the very best of Thailand's sweaty capital city. What to do, see, eat and drink.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 13, 2019

Land of the rising tax: A 2 percent hike brings 100 percent confusion

Eat in or take out? Use cash or card? There are several ways to get around a recent tax hike, but not everyone can take advantage of them.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Oct 12, 2019

Mix & blend Tokyo: Invent your own color of ink

At Kakimori and its annex, Inkstand by Kakimori, rediscover the pleasures of handwritten expression.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 10, 2019

Gunman livestreamed attack fatal to two outside German synagogue after anti-Semitic online rant

A gunman killed two people in a synagogue and a nearby kebab shop on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, in an attack in the German city of Halle that he livestreamed on a video-gaming platform.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2019

Chiba biwa grower vows to continue despite post-Typhoon Faxai damage

In May this year, loquat grower Kenzo Takeba showed The Japan Times around his farm in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, explaining how he cultivates the soft, juicy fruit that contributes so much to the local economy.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 7, 2019

Sipping the spectrum of Kanazawa coffee

Kanazawa has a reputation as a hub for traditional Japanese arts and culture, but its coffee shops, new and old, offer a glimpse of how locals live and enjoy this historic city.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2019

Can a tax rebate persuade Japan's mom-and-pop stores to shift to cashless payments?

Despite the government pushing the opportunity to accelerate Japan's shift away from cash, many small-business owners are hesitant to change over to cashless payments.

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Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell