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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 18, 2019

Where to buy ski and snowboard gear in Tokyo

Need winter sports equipment? The Kanda-Ogawamachi district to the east of Jinbocho Station is far and away the best place to purchase ski and snowboard gear in the capital.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Taking the Lead
Jan 6, 2019

Changing times: Seiko eyes global luxury watch market as CEO takes iconic firm in a new direction

The executive floor at Seiko Holdings Corp. in Tokyo's posh Ginza district is a piece of history unto itself — the chambers have remained the same for almost a century. If these walls and museum-worthy carved moldings could speak, they would perhaps wax poetic about how Seiko evolved from a watch and...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Help Wanted?
Dec 31, 2018

As Japan prepares for more foreign workers, Hamamatsu serves as precedent of interculturalism

Step into the municipal office of this city and you'll find pamphlets in multiple languages lining the walls, as people waiting in lines converse quietly in Portuguese.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 3, 2018

Coming up with exceptions in Japanese can be tricky, but helpful

The word 'tada' and it's rarer counterpart 'mottomo' help link sentences in conversational and written Japanese.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 3, 2018

A Michelin star in just six months for Ireland's first kaiseki restaurant

Chef Takashi Miyazaki's Ichigo Ichie is Ireland's first kaiseki restaurant — albeit one that blends Japanese and Irish flavors. When it landed a Michelin star within its first year, the restaurant put Cork back on Europe's culinary map and brought Miyazaki instant international acclaim.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 26, 2018

Kurokawa Onsen: Eat, sleep, bathe, repeat

Despite its rapid growth in the 1960s, Kurokawa Onsen maintains a charm that effuses throughout the buildings and the narrow alleyways that run down the steep banks to the Kuro River. It feels old, and has escaped much of the overenthusiastic concrete landscaping that is present elsewhere in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2018

New York witches aim hex at Supreme Court's Brett Kavanaugh despite death threats

Melissa Madara was not surprised to receive death threats on Friday as her Brooklyn witchcraft store prepared to host a public hexing of newly confirmed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh this weekend.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2018

Stores few but online sales brisk as legal recreational marijuana gets sober start in Canada

Canada became the first industrialized nation to legalize recreational cannabis on Wednesday, but a lawful buzz will be hard to come by in its biggest cities like Toronto and Vancouver, where stores are not yet open.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2018

Tokyo's Toyosu market opens doors to eager public

The Toyosu wholesale food market opened its doors to the public for the first time Saturday, allowing tourists to wander the massive complex, browse exhibits and dine at some of the famous restaurants that relocated from the Tsukiji district last week.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Oct 11, 2018

Anpanman: Is the children's superhero the best thing since sliced bread?

Illustrator Takashi Yanase's beaming cartoon character celebrates the 30th anniversary of 'Soreike! Anpanman' on Nippon TV.
JAPAN / History / Defining the Heisei Era
Sep 29, 2018

Defining the Heisei Era: When Japanese games went global

The Japan Times presents the fifth installment of a monthly 12-part series that looks back at the leading issues of the past three decades.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Sep 28, 2018

Mount Ontake: Four years after its deadly eruption

Four years after its unexpected eruption, Mount Ontake's scenic hiking trails and summit are once again open for hikers. But will that be enough to bring back visitors?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2018

Yoshinoya's first outlet, located in Tsukiji market, to close after 59 years

The first Yoshinoya gyūdon (beef on rice) restaurant, located within Tokyo's Tsukiji wholesale market, will close on Oct. 6, ending a 59-year history, due to the relocation of the market.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 23, 2018

The steady pace of mainstream fashion

The cliche, albeit an increasingly true one, that style trends are here today and gone tomorrow continues to define the extremes of the Tokyo fashion scene.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 22, 2018

Will Don Quijote tilt its lance at the Amazon giant?

A somewhat cynical commentary attributed to the late American TV comedian Jackie Gleason goes, "Anybody who says money can't buy happiness doesn't know where to shop."
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 8, 2018

Worn to be wild: Tokkōfuku combat uniforms

Tracing its origins back to the heady days of motorcycle gangs in the 1970s, the style is making a comeback with youth in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2018

Tsukiji outer market launches campaign to tell people it is staying put

With Tokyo's iconic Tsukiji wholesale food market gearing up for an October relocation, many people believe the adjacent shopping area, known as the Tsukiji outer market, will also depart.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2018

Startup takes stress out of fed-up workers' exit plans

There was the 24-year-old insurance saleswoman who got sick of being yelled at when she couldn't reach her quota. Then there's the exhausted designer who clocked 160 hours of monthly overtime. And the ramen noodle shop employee who suffered stress to the point of developing depression.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Aug 26, 2018

The convenience of contemporary style

The fashion world is responding to our current era's obsession with convenience. It's packaging products in ready-to-go servings, making fashion approachable and easy, not to mention turning shopping into a fun experience for all.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 26, 2018

Lexus: A driving force for the 'experiential' store?

Do creative projects, like 'experiential stores' really bring such intangible benefits as increasing brand awareness among the golden goose target of millennials?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 15, 2018

Made men: Tokyo-based 'yakuza' talent agency delivers the real deal

They aren't just acting tough; they really are tough.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2018

How Ikea caters to local tastes around the world

Ikea's blue-and-yellow stores are instantly recognizable: iconic, monolithic and now, as India's first store throws open its doors to the masses, operating in more than 400 stores in some 50 countries.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Aug 4, 2018

Takashi Ochiai's patisserie is no cookie cutter

From the rice fields of Niigata Prefecture to the Catalonian culture of Barcelona, Ochiai's experience is reflected in his pastries and cakes.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / NATURE'S PANTRY
Aug 4, 2018

When it comes to high-quality sesame, the roaster is key

For five generations, family-owned Wadaman sesame has used their exceptional roasting process to produce top-notch sesame oils and products.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2018

Flea market apps transforming Japan's thrift culture

When strapped for cash before his next paycheck, Ryo Takezawa would trudge over to the nearest Bookoff, the nation's largest chain of secondhand bookstores, to sell his novels and CDs.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
A narrow Pacific waterway at heart of U.S. plans to choke China’s vast navy
Philippine and Australian troops fire an M777 howitzer during live fire exercises as part of joint military drills in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, in August.
Trump would make U.S. Supreme Court history by attending tariffs case
There is no record in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 235-year history of a sitting president ever attending arguments, according to Clare Cushman, director of publications and resident historian at the Supreme Court Historical Society.
Dodgers clinch back-to-back World Series titles as Blue Jays downed in thriller
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and teammates celebrate after winning the World Series against the Blue Jays. Yamamoto was named MVP for the series.
How airlines are refining their in-flight food in Japan's tourism boom
All Nippon Airways' gourmet program, The Connoisseurs, showcases the Japanese concept of "shun" (peak season for ingredients), giving passengers a preview of the refined cuisine that awaits them in Japan.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
Anime isn’t competing with Hollywood — it’s beating it
After its July release, “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle,” an animated feature adapted directly from a TV arc, became the highest-grossing Japanese film ever.
Oasis returns to Japan after 16 years — and fans can still sing every word
Liam Gallagher commanded the stage with effortless charisma during Oasis' Tokyo Dome set on Saturday.
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Podcast

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

Longform

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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