Business / Corporate Jan 20, 2021
More stores shutter up in Tokyo's high-end Ginza Six mall amid travel bans
Department stores in central Tokyo, heavily dependent on tourists in the past several years, have been hit particularly hard.
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Jan 17, 2021
Shoku-Ishinho: Healing cuisine for body and soul
by Robbie Swinnerton
Shoku-Ishinho serves traditional yakuzen cuisine, which incorporates elements of Chinese herbal medicine, in an entirely contemporary aesthetic.
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Jan 17, 2021
Japan’s foundational ferment takes pride of place at Sano Miso
by Robbie Swinnerton
This preeminent purveyor’s Ginza branch stocks 45 varieties of miso which you can sniff and sample with its in-house “misommelier.”
National / Science & Health Dec 21, 2020
Tokyo shoppers clean hands and phones at anti-coronavirus stations
by Chris Gallagher and Hideto Sakai
The facilities, set up in the Ginza shopping district, use recycled water, chlorine and deep ultraviolet irradiation.
Business / Corporate Jun 18, 2020
Casual clothing chain Uniqlo Co. unveiled to the press on Thursday its new flagship store in Tokyo's upscale Ginza shopping district, ahead of the store’s grand opening the following day. Uniqlo Tokyo, a four-story outlet conceptualized by famous designer Kashiwa Sato and refitted in an ...
Lifestyle | Kateigaho International Japan Edition Nov 30, 2019
The gold standard: Ginza Tanaka is the pinnacle of Japanese metalwork
Ginza Tanaka is determined to carry on the techniques developed by earlier artisans and pass the skills to future generations, offering flawless works made of the highest-quality metals.
Food & Drink Nov 23, 2019
Top 5: The best ramen shops in Tokyo
by Oscar Boyd
Overwhelmed with how many ramen choices there are in Tokyo? Here's The Japan Times' pick of Tokyo's five best — and most innovative — ramen shops.
People | 20 QUESTIONS Oct 12, 2019
Hide Yamamoto: 'Magic is absolutely real'
by Carissa Shale
Magician Hide Yamamoto on why he loves ABBA music, what it was like to perform for David Copperfield and how he'd use his last wish from a magic lamp.
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Sep 28, 2019
Wagyu and seafood: At Imari Roaji, Saga sends its finest to Ginza
by Robbie Swinnerton
The further you travel in Japan, the more you discover that each corner of the country has its own character and food traditions. Every region produces its own distinctive strains of rice, seafood products, miso, pickles and sake. And those differences are important: They're ...
Food & Drink Sep 21, 2019
Buzzing about Ginpachi: Rooftop beekeeping in Japan's capital
by Chiara Terzuolo
Since 2006, Ginpachi has been raising bees on the rooftops of Ginza, creating a local hive-to-table network of apiaries and bee gardens, prooving nature is never far from daily life.
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Jul 6, 2019
Ginzasa: Washoku refinement, noodle simplicity
by Robbie Swinnerton
When it first opened more than eight years ago, Ginzasa flew in the face of prevailing ramen orthodoxy.But, it's the noodles that really set Ginzasa apart. Or rather, the clear broth they bathe in.
Business / Corporate Jul 1, 2019
On Walkman's 40th anniversary, Sony opens retro exhibition in Ginza
by Hinano Kobayashi
Sony Corp. opened an exhibition Monday in Tokyo's bustling Ginza district to mark the 40th anniversary of its signature Walkman. The handheld audio player debuted on July 1, 1979, offering portable music to ears across the world. In the years that followed, over 400 million ...