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CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Oct 28, 2011

Entrepreneurs make Korean ikemen the dish du jour

Cute, young Korean man-flesh is on the menu now, as Tokyo establishments cash in on the continuing hanryu boom.
Japan Times
LIFE
Oct 23, 2011

One woman's Hyakumeizan

As I thumb through the tattered pages of my decade-old hiking guidebook, a sense of satisfaction coupled with disbelief takes over.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2011

Rivals Softbank, KDDI roll out latest iPhone model

Apple Inc.'s latest iPhone model debuted Friday in the domestic market, and for the first time it is being sold by two rival carriers, a move expected to heat up the cellphone competition.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 9, 2011

Retailers around Japan with plenty of bottle

Aching for an antique aperitif, but Kyoto's not your neighborhood? Here are some other outlets around Japan specializing in vintage wines and spirits.
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Aug 27, 2011

Movies, popcorn and Geiger counters

In addition to DVDs and CDs, Tsutaya starts lending out Geiger counters at its shops in Fukushima.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 26, 2011

Hokkaido fair at Keio's Tokyo hotels

Through Sept. 30, the Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo is holding a Hokkaido food fair at its restaurants.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / STYLE WISE
Aug 9, 2011

The evolution of menswear, Matobu, denim, Harajuku style and TGC

Going from red to blue If "Harajuku style" means gaggles of gothic-lolitas and 1970s-style punks to you, then it's time to catch up.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 5, 2011

Ivan Ramen Plus: Maverick chef Orkin opens new noodle joint

There are those who love ramen, and those who are obsessive. Count us firmly in the first category. We won't cross town, wait in line for hours or pore over websites just to slurp at some particularly popular noodle shop. But if we hear word of anything especially good and unusual, then we want to know...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Aug 2, 2011

The loneliness of the long-distance foreigner

A few months ago I had beers with several old Japan-hand guys (combined we have more than a century of Japan experiences), and one of them asked an interesting question:
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Jul 31, 2011

Shooting galleries in Nihonbashi

Summertime, and the living's less easy than queasy as Tokyo's temperatures and humidity soar. It's like that as I exit the Hibiya Line's Kodenmacho Station, in Chuo Ward, headed for Jisshi Koen, the area's sole park.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 22, 2011

Very different approaches to the struggling hero theme

James Gunn wrote the screenplay for 2000's "The Specials," a low-budget indie comedy that mocked superheroes, showing them kicking back, whining about their action figure deals or bloviating about their origin stories, but never once engaging in actual crime-fighting.
CULTURE / Books
Jul 10, 2011

Banana's fabulous fables

THE LAKE, by Banana Yoshimoto. Melville House, 2011, 192 pp., $23.95 (hardcover) It's hard to believe it's been six years since Banana Yoshimoto had a new novel published in English. Her early novel "Kitchen" was hugely popular with foreign audiences, but since the release of "Hardboiled and Hard Luck"...
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 21, 2011

Is Facebook's 'Check-in Coupon' a good deal in Japan?

Facebook makes a foray into Japan's mobile coupon market with location-based discounts, but will social shopping catch on?
Japan Times
Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Jun 21, 2011

Kinpū

Dear Alice,I am fascinated by the elaborately decorated envelopes offered for sale in Japan. I know they are used for giving money, because the first time I came to Japan to study martial arts a friend taught me to put my lesson fees into an envelope, rather than just hand bills to my teacher. I'd like...
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 20, 2011

Let one character lead to enlightenment and civilization

Many of Japan's admired historic figures were adulated for being "warrior scholars," since they were equally adept at leading armies and composing poems. This ideal is referred to as 文武両道 (bunbu ryodō). Bun refers to writing and by extension the literary arts. Bu relates to martial or military...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / STYLE WISE
Jun 14, 2011

A season for accolades, milestones and new frontiers

Florence and Kyoto unite to celebrate Gucci's 90 years Revered luxury brand Gucci is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year with a special traveling exhibition in Japan that highlights its prowess in craftsmanship. Starting at the famed Kinkaku-ji Golden Temple in Kyoto, "Gucci: 90 years" showcases...
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 13, 2011

More shopping refugees: Residents of planned community at the mercy of bureaucratic prerogatives

Elderly residents of a corner of Chiba New Town have been left without a supermarket to shop in.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
May 20, 2011

Daylesford Organics: Chow down in faith with organic eats

Another place where you can dine in total confidence that nothing untoward will be on your plate is Daylesford Organics. There was considerable buzz among Tokyo foodies when this chic natural foods emporium opened last November near Omotesando Station, close to the U.N. University on Aoyama-dori.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Apr 29, 2011

Let them rent mansions: Compensation for disaster victims will barely make a difference

Compensation in the form of donations and government grants are finally starting to reach disaster victims. Will it be enough?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Apr 8, 2011

Tohoku brewers: 'Drink without restraint!'

Last weekend, fifth-generation sake brewery owner Kosuke Kuji of Nanbu Bijin delivered an earnest plea to the public on behalf of sake producers in the Tohoku region: "We'd be sincerely grateful if people would continue to have hanami parties (this year)."
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / BY THE GLASS
Apr 8, 2011

Won't somebody think of the wine?

Many Tokyoites counted themselves lucky when the March 11 quake left their homes largely intact, except, perhaps, for the odd broken glass. But while the damage was of course far more grave in the northeast, this wine writer would like to spare a thought for those in the hospitality business, whose stock...
EDITORIALS
Apr 3, 2011

Not by bread alone

The axiom "Man does not live by bread alone" is again demonstrated by scenes of quake and tsunami victims in shelters finding solace in recovered photo albums or in broadcasts of the Koshien high school baseball tournament. Those outside the immediate disaster areas as well have found respite from the...
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2011

Rather than hoof it, stranded rush to buy bicycles

Bicycles sold like hotcakes at supermarkets and bike shops after Friday's megaquake shut down train services in the Tokyo metropolitan area, attracting local residents — and people from farther afield — who wanted to cycle home instead of facing the prospect of walking for several hours.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2011

Corruption tarnishes shiny India

HONG KONG — Corruption in India has become so public and pervasive that the government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been forced to take action on two blatant abuses. The problem is that corruption is only one highly visible part of a hydra-headed monster that is preventing India from fulfilling...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 25, 2011

Delicious dishes that are fit for a princess

Makiko Itoh SPECIAL TO THE JAPAN TIMES March 3 is Hina Matsuri, also known as Girls' Festival or Momo no Sekku (Peach Day). This day was a traditional seasonal and religious event on the lunar calendar, during the period when peach blossoms were in bloom — around early April on the Gregorian calendar....
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Feb 13, 2011

Japan's first pop culture

Pop culture. Japan's today is thriving, vibrant, spreading, turning people the world over into manga/anime freaks and costume players.

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