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LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Mar 10, 2015
Ryuheisoba offers new enjoyment to Japan's humble noodle
'Go west," U.S. singer Nathalie Merchant implores in her 1995 track "San Andreas Fault." "Paradise is there."
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Feb 22, 2015
Kyoto's tourism boom spells war for luxury hotel chains
Kyoto's recent record-setting tourism boom has sparked a mini-"hotel war," with some of the world's best-known luxury inn chains opening branches in the ancient capital, as its international popularity as a travel destination spreads even further.
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Feb 22, 2015
Where's the beef? Kyoto looks to carve out global niche
The quintessential tourist image of Kyoto cuisine is one of a refined "bento" (boxed lunch) containing all sorts of small treats, but heavy on fish, tofu and vegetables, with much attention devoted to presentation and tastes that are sublime, but not overpowering. Certain Kyoto vegetables like "kujo...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Feb 21, 2015
Marguerite Paget: 'Get out, take a deep breath and go for it'
Kyotographie International Photography Festival spokeswoman Marguerite Paget on materialism, hammers and Bobby McFerrin
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Feb 14, 2015
Doomsday fever spurs a religious revolution
Sometimes the world seems eternal; sometimes the end looms black and near. We moderns know the apocalyptic mood well, having survived Dec. 21, 2012, in spite of an ancient Mayan "prediction" of doom on that date, but, facing as we do numerous other portents of extinction — climate change, environmental...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Feb 10, 2015
Nothing drawn out about Kappo Yamashita
This might be the year of kappo dining for me. Recently, I have often found myself seated at sparse counters opposite small teams of industrious chefs, synchronized by their movements: cutting, peeling, grating, stirring, broiling, searing, tasting and fielding questions from patrons.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Feb 10, 2015
Sweet treats await Valentines at Qu'il Fait Bon
I would like to go back to Qu'il Fait Bon on Valentine's Day, but I think humans would sooner live on Mars before I'd secure a table there on that occasion.
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2015
Kansai business leaders push for economic recovery ahead of rising power prices
Kansai's annual gathering of major corporate leaders opened Thursday in Kyoto with vows to accelerate economic recovery efforts, even as the chairman of the Kansai Economic Federation warned that spring electricity price hikes would exceed 10 percent.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jan 24, 2015
Stephen Gill: 'Don't believe everything you hear or read'
University lecturer Stephen gill on haiku, hiking barefoot and Kyoto ice-cream
JAPAN / History
Jan 1, 2015
Donald Keene reflects on 70-year Japan experience
My first visit to Japan was very short, only a week or so in December 1945. Three months earlier, while on the island of Guam, I had heard the broadcast by the Emperor announcing the end of the war. Soon afterward, I was sent from Guam to China to serve as an interpreter between the Americans and the...
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Oct 18, 2014
Getting to the heart of Murasaki's 'Tale of Genji'
"If any society in the world can be described as unique," wrote historian Ivan Morris, "it is that of Heian Kyo in the time of Murasaki Shikibu."
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 7, 2014
A stroll through Nishiki, Kyoto's favorite food market
Nishiki Market's most famous son, the celebrated artist Ito Jakuchu, is probably best known for his elaborate set of scrolls called "Colorful Realm of Living Beings," painted during the Edo Period (1603-1867), when Japan was not open for tourism.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 4, 2014
Jidai Matsuri: Sad-eyed lady at the festival of the ages
The young lady sitting on the bench nearby straightens her wig and applies the finishing touches to her makeup — face porcelain-white, lips blood-red and heart-shaped. She is wearing multiple kimono, one on top of the other, and must be boiling. It's only 10.30 a.m., but already it feels like a stifling...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 17, 2014
'My Fair Lady' wrapped in a geisha's kimono
The musical used to be among the rarest of Japanese film genres. Plenty of films here — going back to the early talkies — featured singing and dancing, but Broadway-style musicals, which integrate the songs into the story, never really caught on.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2014
Mayor of Kyoto has big plans for tourism
For Kyoto to continue growing as a tourism-oriented city, it must take steps that combine landscape planning with services, the mayor says.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 8, 2014
Kyoto and Osaka: What problems have you had with your name in Japan?
Foreign residents and visitors in Kansai talk about their moniker-related mix-ups.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2014
30,000 urged to evacuate as downpours lash northern Kyoto
Heavy rainfall was reported in the northern part of Kyoto Prefecture early Friday morning, prompting local governments to issue evacuation advisories to more than 30,000 people, NHK reported Friday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 23, 2014
Wena Poon on life and death in occupied Kyoto
As a child living in a tiny apartment in Singapore, Wena Poon listened to radio plays broadcast in a variety of languages and watched TV — everything from Chinese sword-fighting operas to popular American series such as "M*A*S*H." "There was nowhere to go outside," Poon says, "so I just sat around....
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jul 27, 2014
Self-defense less collective at local level
After the Shiga gubernatorial election earlier this month, in which Taizo Mikazuki, the hand-picked successor to former Gov. Yukiko Kada, defeated the ruling coalition's candidate, certain media agencies and pundits suggested that collective self-defense had no impact on the race.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 29, 2014
British School runners hit historic Nakasendo trade trail
A team of students, staff and parents sets out to run the Nakasendo, the ancient route linking Kyoto and Tokyo, to raise money to build a school in Cambodia.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

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