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CUISINE

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 4, 2022
Osaka Ohsho chain makes inroads in Shanghai
With travel and tourism out of the question for the past two years, Chinese diners have satisfied their Japanese cravings at home.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 6, 2022
Middle Eastern flavors from Byblos and Falafelista spice up takeouts amid the latest COVID-19 wave
With the amount of new coronavirus cases once again on the rise, you may prefer to revert back to the practice of ordering food to go.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Feb 6, 2022
Recipe: Pulled-pork vindaloo
The real cultural melting pot will be in your kitchen if you opt to make this vindaloo with pulled pork and Japanese touches.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 31, 2022
A Tokyo restaurant becomes a base for expats from Myanmar to rally support for their homeland
Featuring cuisine from various regions of Myanmar, Spring Revolution Restaurant shows how united the country could be.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Jan 22, 2022
Recipe: Kōya dōfu and bok choy stir-fry
If this simple stir-fry is good enough for a monk then it's good enough for your dinner table.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 29, 2021
Can 'miso drops' save Japan's small-scale miso breweries?
Consumption of miso has been on the decline with shoppers opting for mass-produced versions of the traditional food. Entrepreneur Motomi Takahashi wants to fix that.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Dec 19, 2021
Recipe: Yuzu-glazed duck breast
For a festive, simple and special holiday dinner, try opting for duck over chicken or turkey using this recipe that includes a Japanese twist.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2021
Japan enlists U.S.-based chefs in videos aiming to boost farm exports
In the video series, chefs at Michelin-starred restaurants in New York and Washington discuss the uses and benefits of agricultural products cultivated in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Dec 4, 2021
Recipe: Preserved lemon butter mochi
Cook for where you wish you could be. That's the sentiment behind this week's tropics-inspired dessert for the holiday season.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Dec 1, 2021
With its newly awarded Michelin star, Est prepares a holiday feast
Chef Guillaume Bracaval's offerings at Est are mostly a local affair, and a three-day holiday special sees the establishment splurging on luxury.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 21, 2021
Tokyo luxury hotel offers lantern-inspired dining for COVID era
Hoshinoya Tokyo came up with the rather bright idea to place some customers in lanterns for a stylish COVID-era dining experience.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants 2021
Nov 21, 2021
The chef keeping the culinary tradition of Edo alive in Akita
Customers don't just get a good meal at Nihonryori Takamura in Akita, they get a slice of Edo Period dining culture.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants 2021
Oct 17, 2021
Chimikepp: Modern French cuisine finds a home in Hokkaido
For some, the allure of this remote region is its bracing snowscape or outdoor activities. For others, it's knowing they will dine very well at Chimikepp Hotel.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Oct 2, 2021
An Com: Modern Vietnamese meets modern sake
An Com takes the beguiling flavors of Vietnam and reinterprets them with Japanese inflections, giving its dishes a sophistication that feels entirely suited for its contemporary setting.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jul 25, 2021
Abraham 'Araji' Oppong: ‘Chefs with an original style will attract people from all over’
Recruited from a hotel in the Ghanaian capital of Accra, chef Abraham 'Araji' Oppong came to Japan and built a new life in the western region of Kansai.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Longform
May 31, 2021
Cool Japan campaign at a crossroads 10 years after setting sights abroad
The government-funded initiative's future looks uncertain given its mixed results so far in promoting Japanese culture overseas.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 7, 2021
Tenoshima: A master chef's tasting menu in the comfort of your own home
While Tokyo diners continue to wait for an end to the state of emergency, the city's fanciest restaurants are finding ways to survive by offering take-out meals.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 28, 2021
Top 5: The sweetest of Tokyo's wagashi offerings
A traditional confectionery, sweet Japanese 'wagashi' pair exquisitely with green tea and are definitely a sight to behold.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / 2020 in review
Dec 19, 2020
Our critics’ favorite books published in 2020
As 2021 approaches, six Japan Times book reviewers look back on their top reads released in English this year.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 29, 2020
At Est, chef Guillaume Bracaval attempts to answer the question, ‘What is luxury?’
The chef's new French fine-dining restaurant venture opens inside the swanky Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi on Sept. 1.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday

Podcast

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Longform

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