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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Feb 8, 2018

Dining event bridges Tokyo, Milan flavors

The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho — the first hotel in Tokyo to be recognized as part of Marriott International's Luxury Collection — will be hosting a three-day premium dinner event Tokyo Meets Milan from March 22 to 24 at the All-Day Dining Oasis Garden on the top floor of the hotel.
Feb 1, 2018

TSUNEISHI KAMTECS CORPORATION Absorbs TSUNEISHI KAMTECS SAITAMA Co., Ltd. By Merger

TSUNEISHI KAMTECS CORPORATION (HQ: 1083, Tsuneishi, Numakuma-cho, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima, Japan, President: Tomonari Soga, below “TKAM”) will absorb its 100%-owned subsidiary TSUNEISHI KAMTECS SAITAMA Co., Ltd. (HQ: 250-1, Mikayama, Yorii-machi, Osato-gun, Saitama, Japan, President: Tomonari Soga,...
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Jan 28, 2018

Environmental friendliness through recycling

FP Corp. has grown to become a leading manufacturer of food tray containers over the 56 years since its establishment. In an era in which environmental friendliness is almost a requirement to run a business, there is a tendency to label anything disposable as environmentally unfriendly.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 2, 2018

'150th Anniversary Thematic Exhibition: Yokoyama Taikan — The Elite of the Tokyo Art World'

Jan. 3-Feb. 25
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 16, 2017

Showa's not giving up without a fight

The government has decided that the 31st year of Heisei will end with the abdication of Emperor Akihito 120 days into 2019, on April 30. Then on May 1, Crown Prince Naruhito will become emperor and a new nengō (name of the period of reign) will be announced.
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Dec 14, 2017

The world of sword accessories

Japanese sword fittings are only attachments associated with Japanese swords, but they are attractive to many fans thanks to their exquisite decorative techniques. A multi-city sword fittings exhibition, "Pinnacle of Elegance — Swords fittings of the Mitsumura Collection," which started at The Nezu...
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2017

Singer Neil Young's model trains fetch nearly $300,000 at auction, 1953 Buick goes for $400,000

Singer-songwriter Neil Young's extensive collection of model trains have fetched nearly $300,000 at auction, along with classic cars and musical equipment owned by the 72-year-old folk-rock icon.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Nov 25, 2017

'The Paper Door and Other Stories': Naoya Shiga's rollercoaster ride of human emotions

Considered a master of the Japanese short story, Naoya Shiga's "The Paper Door and Other Stories" truly impresses. Seventeen stories explore a vast range of human emotions, from fever-induced insanity in "The Razor" to the analytical musings of a circus performer whose stunt has just gone horribly wrong...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 18, 2017

'Red Roofs and Other Stories': Tales of restlessness by Junichiro Tanizaki

Junichiro Tanizaki is best known for his novels, "Naomi" and "The Makioka Sisters," and is widely considered one of Japan's greatest writers of modern literature. This collection of his early stories "Red Roofs & Other Stories," published between 1917 and 1926, begins with a novella-like story that alludes...
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Oct 26, 2017

Blending the West with Japan

Isetan Shinjuku Store is showcasing bags, business card cases and scarves that blend the timeless elegance of a premium British lifestyle brand and classic traditional Japanese craftsmanship (kŌgei) at The Stage on the first floor of the main building through Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 10, 2017

It's the season to see Japan's best ceramics

This autumn, there are not one, but two extraordinary ceramic art exhibitions showing in Tokyo. The first highlights the solo works and private collection of Tokyo's Seimei Tsuji (1927-2008) at The National Museum of Modern Art Crafts Gallery, while the other is a dual-exhibition of Kyoto artists Kazuo...
WORLD
Oct 5, 2017

Congress moves to limit surveillance of Americans without a warrant

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers unveiled legislation on Wednesday that would overhaul aspects of the National Security Agency's warrantless internet surveillance program in an effort to install additional privacy protections.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 24, 2017

Japanese fashion goes pop

Cast your mind back to the giddy days of 2010, when the group of subcultural artists Chaos Lounge issued its first proclamation. While its stated goal was earnest and postmodern, the output was seen as a shock to the art world as it brought the dregs of Japanese pop culture to "white cube" galleries....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 16, 2017

'Bullseye! Twenty Short Stories': More of Tsutsui's metafiction mayhem

Touted as 'Japan's preeminent writer of metafiction,' Tsutsui is an expert at deftly employing this narrative device to underscore his dark social commentary.
EDITORIALS
Sep 8, 2017

Banks' expanding card loan trade

Through their card loans, banks are enabling people to borrow beyond their repayment capacity and fall into multiple debt.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 6, 2017

Documentarian Megumi Sasaki hopes to bring balance to the story of Taiji in 'A Whale of a Tale'

At the 2010 Academy Awards, a film titled "The Cove" won the Oscar for best documentary. It was a proud moment for producers Fisher Stevens and Paula DuPre Pesmen, director Louie Psihoyos and activist Ric O'Barry, all of whom got on stage to accept the award. It was also the start of an onslaught of...
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 31, 2017

Sotheby's set to auction Vivien Leigh's diaries recording Olivier romance, GWTW notes

Diaries and a ring tracing the love affair between "Gone with the Wind" star Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier are going up for auction in London next month, providing a glimpse into one of Hollywood's most notorious relationships.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 29, 2017

'Harunobu from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston'

Sept. 6-Oct. 23
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2017

From subculture chic to mainstream style trend: Japanese-themed T-shirts are all the rage

Designers and clothing retailers are spotting what has previously been a niche trend now gaining widespread popularity in Japan, drawing a growing number of fashion-forward customers from within the country and overseas: T-shirts.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 5, 2017

Is this the end of the road for vintage cars in Japan?

Few are aware that Japan is a Mecca for classic car enthusiasts worldwide. Boasting a world-class national road network of blacktop roads, bridges and tunnels, the country is the perfect place to cruise around in a 1950s Rolls-Royce limousine or a 1970s Nissan Skyline GT-R, which fans dubbed "Hakosuka"...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 5, 2017

Fukuoka bar is a veritable temple of whiskey with over 3,000 bottles

If not for a long-lost article extolling the virtues of Wild Turkey in the late 1980s, Yu Sumiyoshi might never have discovered whiskey. But a well-placed feature caught the 19-year-old Yu's attention and, after receiving his monthly salary, he headed to the city of Fukuoka's notorious Oyafukodori to...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 18, 2017

'Great Collectors: Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston'

July 20-Oct. 9
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 15, 2017

Kamiko: Growing paper clothes in rural Japan

A small community in Miyagi Prefecture is struggling to continue making one of its most-famous craft exports — Shiroishi handmade paper and paper clothes
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 8, 2017

Living doll: Licca-chan's legacy lives on

As Takaratomy's popular toy celebrates its 50th birthday, we examine how it has evolved over the past five decades to reflect the times.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 8, 2017

'A Samurai's Pink House': A complicated stew of poetry

There's a lot of pink in Sonia Saikaley's latest collection of poetry. Given the fairy tale-like title, the deluge of sakura-related imagery was expected. The blood from rape instead of battle, was not.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Tools of the Japanese Kitchen
Jun 24, 2017

Getting in the groove with 'suribachi' and 'surikogi,' the Japanese mortar and pestle

A home kitchen in Japan is typically filled with all kinds of electronic gadgets. Yet there are some food preparation tools that are so useful that they have remained the same, and in steady use, for hundreds of years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 10, 2017

NSA backtracks on disclosing how many Americans are caught up in warrantless spying

For more than a year, U.S. intelligence officials reassured lawmakers they were working to calculate and reveal roughly how many Americans have their digital communications vacuumed up under a warrantless surveillance law that was intended to target foreigners overseas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 5, 2017

Japan copyright body courts anger by casting a wider net

The Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) sparked a public uproar in February when it announced it will start demanding that private music schools pay copyright fees.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 30, 2017

'In Praise of Swords: Masterpieces of Kurokawa Institute of Ancient Cultures'

June 1-Aug. 4
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Goldman sells Tokyo office area to JR East for over ¥50 billion
GranTokyo South Tower (center). East Japan Railway has bought the 14th to 18th floors of the office building at a price of more than ¥50 billion from Goldman Sachs Group.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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