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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Dec 17, 2000

All I want for Christmas is some cud to chew

Since Japan has finally started to perform organ transplants, I can finally ask Santa for what I've always wanted -- an organ. And no, I don't mean a sex change. The organ I want happens to belong to a cow. And no, I don't mean the udder. What I'd like from a cow is something that would make my life...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 21, 2021

Ditch the KFC this Christmas and cook up some easy-to-make pan-seared chicken with homemade gravy

You've been working all week and may not have time to plan a proper feast, but that doesn't mean you have to miss out on Christmas dinner.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 20, 2018

International flavors for Christmas fare

Christmas in Japan is a uniquely multicultural notion — even more so in Tokyo where Japanese cuisine so frequently meets international innovation. Such is the sentiment of Trunk (Hotel), which in its quest to express the "how and now of Tokyo," has prepared exclusive Yuletide lunch and dinner courses...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 21, 2015

For Nikkei, Christmas is a time for family — and rūtsu sagashi

It's not unusual for people of Japanese descent living overseas to lose track of their roots, but if you know where to look, these stories can often be pieced back together.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Dec 16, 2012

Arashi looks at Japan's future; Christmas and the single woman; CM of the week: Nissan

Boy band Arashi has been getting a lot of work recently from NHK. In addition to their second consecutive hosting gig for the year-end song contest, they've been tapped to navigate "Asu ni Kakeru Tabi" ("Travels Building a Bridge to Tomorrow") a series of five programs, three of which air this week (Mon.-Wed.,...
COMMUNITY
Nov 26, 2004

Box of Christmas delights

A Christmas market hits Tokyo's Ginza until Dec. 25. More than 6,000 items will be for sale in the Wainright Hall on the ninth floor of the Kyo Bun Kwan Building, across from Matsuya department store. On Dec. 3, 4, 8 and 12, woodcraft masters will demonstrate the art of making wooden dolls from 1 p.m.-3...
JAPAN
Oct 21, 1998

R.I. Japan volunteers card sales for refugees

R.I. Japan, a Tokyo volunteer organization assisting refugees in countries that include Rwanda and Myanmar, is again selling Christmas cards to raise funds, an activity it has been engaged in since 1980.The organization is selling seven types of Christmas cards, including those bearing copies of paintings...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Dec 2, 2019

Japan's end-of-year fashion ups and downs

As the year ends, Japan's fashion landscape finds itself facing big changes in street brands, department stores and sales tactics.
Japan Times
LIFE
Apr 8, 2007

Japan's way of judicial killing

Japan's application of the death penalty is cruel, secretive and out of step with much of the developed world, say its opponents. As a record 102 inmates now wait on death row for the hangman's noose, in this JT review of the capital-punishment system, the one man alive and free who knows the true horrors...
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Dec 27, 2001

No Christmas cheer this year

Christmas, or more precisely ohshogatsu (the New Year), is a time when most people in Japan can take a vacation. But not for the top rugby players at high school, university and company level.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 7, 2023

My friendship with Ryuichi Sakamoto

Roger Pulvers writes about his relationship with the late musician, recalling the time he introduced Sakamoto to David Bowie.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 8, 2014

Nintendo heads for a happy Christmas with Wii U revival

Nintendo Co. looks like it is finally going to be able to celebrate this Christmas.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 12, 2013

Xmas music for good causes

Tohoku is still in dire need of support to help its recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in 2011. But it must be remembered that recovery is a slow process, and there are many who are also still struggling after the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, which destroyed a large portion of...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Dec 20, 2009

Rakuten's Nomura spills the beans; big family special; Christmas tales of unmarried women

When Katsuya Nomura left the Rakuten Golden Eagles baseball team as manager recently, he was celebrated by the mainstream press as one of the greatest leaders in the game while at the same time derided by the tabloid press, which claimed his players were happy to get rid of an old grouch.
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JAPAN
Dec 20, 2020

Santa Claus bikers parade in Tokyo against child abuse

At the parade, bikers said this year's event meant more, because more children were vulnerable to domestic violence during the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Dec 20, 2013

Haiyan victims still suffering as Christmas nears

More than a month has passed since Typhoon Haiyan demolished a large number of towns and villages in the central Philippines, and the people now have sufficient supplies of food and other basics. But most lost their homes and are now having to live in the open, according to the International Children's...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Dec 16, 2017

Break with tradition and bring out the duck this Christmas

These days, having chicken for Christmas dinner is quite commonplace in Japan, whether it's made at home or carried there in a paper bucket. But chicken doesn't have that long a history as an everyday food source.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 11, 2014

Perfect combination of burgers, beer; Christmas dinner, room packages; traditional cuisine gets new look

Perfect combination of burgers, beer
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 10, 2010

Christmas spa package in Tokyo

The Hyatt Regency Tokyo's Joule Spa & Wellness is offering hotel guests a Christmas Spa Package comprised of a special treatment course and a set of gifts, through Dec. 25.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jul 9, 2010

KFC goes for finger-lickin' health-conscious goodness

Fast-food chains in Japan are trying to reinvent themselves with facelifts and health-conscious menus.
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2006

Four sent to the gallows

The Justice Ministry sent four death row inmates to the gallows Monday, inflaming lawmakers and protesters over the first executions to be carried out in 15 months.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Dec 24, 2006

Best Christmas gift might be cable or satellite TV

If you have not yet found that Christmas gift for the baseball fan in your family, an idea might be to get him or her a cable and satellite TV dish, tuner and service if you do not already have it. Otherwise, that fan will be watching fewer Japanese games in 2007 if your household has only terrestrial...
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Dec 10, 2002

Last-minute mailing over Christmas

Greetings Oh Lord, it's nearly Christmas again, and those of us (and I include myself here) who still have packets and cards to be mailed abroad need to get our skates on.
COMMUNITY
Dec 29, 2001

'Earthquake Bird' celebrates with Japan edition

Susanna Jones has had one terrific year. Her first novel, "The Earthquake Bird," was unanimously applauded by the British press when launched in May. Since then it has been snapped up for translation rights in 11 countries, including the U.S. and Japan. Plus an option has been taken up to make it into...
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LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Apr 9, 2018

Let's discuss Easter in Japan

Compared to other imported festivals, Easter in Japan has never really taken off. But why?
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Dec 20, 2014

Christian missionaries find Japan a tough nut to crack

My local supermarket plays Christmas music. Yours probably does too. My neighbors have Christmas trees. So do yours, no doubt. At this time of year, in the major cities if not nationwide, you might almost think you were in a Christian country.
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CULTURE / Film
Dec 17, 2014

Disney's 'Big Hero 6' reassembles Japan without the 'cultural cringe'

So we've all heard that it's hard to be a woman in Japan, but being a Japanese geek comes with its own troubles. For some, it's a life lived in front of glowing screens, a dateless existence spent in a six-mat tatami room with posters of idol group AKB48 plastered on the walls. But here's Disney's "Big...
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Jul 20, 2014

NPO chief builds a barrier-free world for the disabled and disadvantaged

The founder of two nonprofit organizations in Japan working across Asia, Michiyo Yoshida has become an expert on international philanthropy, teaching courses on NPOs at universities in Sapporo and traveling all over the nation to counsel others.

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