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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Feb 5, 2010

World Chocolate Master's sweets

Grand Hyatt Tokyo's pastry sous-chef, Shigeo Hirai, was crowned World Chocolate Master 2009 at the biennial competition in October in Paris, recognized as the world's most important competition for chocolatiers and pastry chefs.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 11, 2009

Countdown with salsa, champagne

The Hilton Tokyo will host two countdown parties on New Year's Eve to welcome in 2010: the Salsa Countdown Party and the Champagne Countdown Party.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 23, 2009

Halloween events planned throughout Japan

Halloween events are taking place in many cities in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 23, 2009

Italian food, wine culture fair

The Hyatt Regency Tokyo is featuring Italian food, wine and culture at an Italia Fair through Nov. 30.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 2, 2009

45th anniversary food fairs

The Hotel New Otani Tokyo is celebrating its 45th anniversary with a variety of culinary fairs, including the 45th Anniversary Premium Kaiseki dinner at Kato's Dining & Bar through Nov. 2.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 2, 2009

45th anniversary food fairs

The Hotel New Otani Tokyo is celebrating its 45th anniversary with a variety of culinary fairs, including the 45th Anniversary Premium Kaiseki dinner at Kato's Dining & Bar through Nov. 2.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 25, 2009

Conrad holds wine master classes

The Conrad Tokyo will hold special wine events from Oct. 13 to 15 under the direction of the hotel's wine consultant Ron Georgiou, who holds the qualification of "Master of Wine."
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 4, 2009

Dom Perignon lounge opens

In collaboration with Dom Perignon Japan, the Hilton Tokyo launched Japan's first Dom Perignon Lounge on Sept. 1 in the hotel's first-floor St. George's Bar.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Aug 29, 2009

Gasoline stations? Pumping gas is really a physical job

Whenever I go to the mainland, I am reminded of how different life is from our small island in the Seto Inland Sea.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 28, 2009

Accommodation, Tsukiji Tour plan

The Royal Park Hotel in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, is offering accommodation with a guided tour of Tsukiji's fish market.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 26, 2009

Japan's maglev on track for financial crash

About 40 people are crowded onto the observation deck of the Yamanashi Linear Test Line Center, holding their cameras at the ready and waiting for the world's fastest train — an experimental maglev model that's called a "linear motor car" (LMC) — to make its appearance.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 10, 2009

Enjoy a beer by the bay

The InterContinental Yokohama Grand has opened its Bayside Beer Garden in the precincts of the hotel's outdoor first-floor terrace, offering the perfect spot to enjoy panoramic views of Yokohama port, sea breezes, and a few beers with family and friends on summer evenings.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 3, 2009

Imperial jazz festival 2009

The Imperial Hotels in Tokyo and Osaka will swing to the sound of jazz in August when they hold their annual, star-studded "Imperial Jazz Complex 2009" festival.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 12, 2009

Four Seasons celebrates fireflies

The historic Chinzan-so garden in Mejiro, Tokyo, has celebrated fireflies as a gift of summer since 1954. To coincide with the firefly season, from late May to late July, The Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Chinzan-so is holding a variety of culinary fairs.
JAPAN
May 19, 2009

H1N1 flu surges in Kansai

KOBE — The number of domestic swine flu cases reached 140 in Hyogo and Osaka as of Monday evening, prompting fears of an epidemic and leading to calls from the two governors to shut down all schools in the prefectures and for the central government to do more.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Apr 24, 2009

Hong Kong roast at Westin, Mother's Day at Conrad, and Happy Thursday at the Hilton

Westin host Hong Kong roast The Ryutenmon Chinese restaurant at the Westin Hotel Tokyo will host a Hong Kong Roasted Food Fair from April 29 to May 6, between 5:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Apr 10, 2009

Aloha to The Kahala Hotel & Resort

"The Kahala Hawaiian Food Fair" at the Hotel Okura Tokyo brings the flavors of the exclusive Honolulu Kahala Hotel & Resort to Tokyo.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 27, 2009

Spas, cherry blossoms, disco fever and wine-tastings

Ritz Carlton's 'Midday Escape' Starting April 1, The Ritz Carlton Tokyo will be offering a "Midday Escape" day-spa package, which includes treatments at The Ritz Carlton Spa & Fitness by ESPA, and a meal at The Ritz Carlton Cafe & Deli.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 6, 2009

Yokohama port's 150th anniversary

Ever since its port was opened to ships from the U.S., the Netherlands, Russia, Britain and France in 1859, Yokohama has prospered as one of Japan's largest maritime trading centers. To mark the 150th anniversary of the port opening, various events are planned in and around the city throughout the year....
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LIFE / Travel
Feb 15, 2009

Rebuilding sacred secrets of ancient Omi Province

Tourists might be attracted by Japanese temples and their gardens, but have you ever thought what it takes to preserve their timeless beauty?
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jan 23, 2009

Driven to indulgence at the Hilton

The Hilton Tokyo has created a "Sporting Luxe" room package that combines the indulgence of driving a luxury sports car with an overnight stay in a suite on the hotel's Deluxe Floors.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jan 23, 2009

Driven to indulgence at the Hilton

The Hilton Tokyo has created a "Sporting Luxe" room package that combines the indulgence of driving a luxury sports car with an overnight stay in a suite on the hotel's Deluxe Floors.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 11, 2009

From rags to riches

In 1578, the lord of Musashi Province (present-day Tokyo, Saitama Prefecture and eastern Kanagawa Prefecture) authorized a tax-free market in Setagaya, then a small castle town under a minor vassal of the Hojo clan, which ruled the Kanto region from its fortified base in Odawara.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jan 9, 2009

And the dog can come too

The Hilton Odawara Resort & Spa in Kanagawa Prefecture is welcoming man's best friend with a dog-friendly stay package for up to five people and up to two dogs in a private cottage.
EDITORIALS
Dec 21, 2008

Walking the body electric

At long last, scientific researchers in Tokyo are looking into the city's greatest surplus — pedestrians. Panels installed at Tokyo station and in Shibuya have started to generate electricity from human steps, enough energy in its research phase to illuminate Christmas lights and display boards. These...
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 5, 2008

'Kyoto Winter Special'

Following its great success last year, the "Kyoto Winter Special" promotional campaign returns with a "Four Nights for the Price of Three" accommodation package at the Hyatt Regency Kyoto from Dec. 7 to March 18.
Japan Times
JAPAN / LETTERS FROM KOBE
Sep 5, 2008

'Life keeps right on moving'

Ashes and rubble covered the devastated land as far as the eye could see.

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past