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CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jul 20, 2012
It all stacks up: tumbler bento
The tumbler bento turns the lunch box into a lunch cup.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 15, 2012
On the trail of treasures at Kyoto's Toji Temple
The man unfurled the scroll and hung it on the wall of the makeshift tent to reveal a majestic mountain soaring to the heights in bold black brush strokes. It was a scene showing nature in all its grandeur dwarfing a lone human figure halfway up the mountain.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jun 13, 2012
Today's J-blip: robot-made inari-zushi
Domo arigatou for the inari-zushi, Mr. Roboto.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jun 6, 2012
Moldy Mos Burger confirms kōji boom
Mmm, mold. How an old spore found new life in Japan's kitchens.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 26, 2012
How do you say 'super-size' in Japanese?
Still believe that Japanese food is healthy?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 29, 2012
Ekitame — coming to a station near you soon?
In Japan's new shopping trend, the destination might be the train station itself.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 23, 2012
Rich Japanese flavors for lean times
Japanese foods are getting more flavorful as budgets get leaner.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jan 20, 2012
Fresh nabe ideas bubbling up
Dining trends are all going to pot . . . hot pots, that is.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 21, 2011
Burger franchises take a second go at success
Wendy's returns to Japan with a new approach, while Burger King prepares to take a bigger bite out of the fast-food market.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 3, 2011
Restaurant chain retains No. 1 position in sales . . . and robberies
Why has the Sukiya beef bowl chain become such a magnet for thieves?
Reader Mail
Sep 25, 2011
Monitoring of cesium in food
It's good to see The Japan Times covering the issue of radiation in food. Tomoko Otake's Sept. 20 article, "Hold the cesium: ways to reduce radiation in your diet," contained useful information, but I would take issue with one point.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 26, 2011
Irradiated food poses moral dilemmas
Mail-order food-delivery companies and cooperatives have long been among the leading campaigners for — and custodians of — food safety in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 13, 2011
From Kurama to Kibune: Hiking in northeastern Kyoto
The Eizan Electric Railway serves a sparsely traveled route — or so I infer from the dinky two-carriage train we board shortly before it lurches out of the terminus at Demachiyanagi Station in Kyoto heading for the mountains on the city's northeastern outskirts.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 29, 2011
Kaiten-zushi chains gird for battle
You got your exclusive high-grade sushi, and you've got your bargain sushi, good for the whole family.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Nov 30, 2010
Drive-thru Nippon: convenience or hazard?
At Japan's unique drive-thru, you're gonna want some extra napkins.
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 Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Mar 3, 2010
Foodex Japan 2010: trends
In Part 1 of our Foodex foray, we sample imported 'snow ice' and local soy doughnuts, and take note of products cashing in on Ryoma-mania.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 30, 2009
What's in the cards for the future of sumo?
Relying on the tried-and-test cute formula, the beleaguered sumo association rolls out 'sekitori-kun,' a series of chicken little mascots.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 21, 2009
Use it or lose it: Is expired food OK to sell?
Japanese consumers may have become suspicious of food companies, but the bargain prices of food slightly past its sell-by date is hard to resist.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / WEEK 3
Jun 21, 2009
Drawn to the land
Considering that Japan is only 40 percent self-sufficient in terms of its food supply, few would dispute that the country's agriculture is in a deepening crisis.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Japan must correct Trump’s false data for trade talks, says Kono
Former Foreign Minister Taro Kono
Japan wants to 'separate' tariff and security issues. That may be tough.
Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, poses with a "Make America Great Again" cap at the White House in Washington on April 16.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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

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Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
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By Tomoko Otake

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