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LUNCH

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Jul 7, 2018
Dai's Deli: A long wait justified by classic sandwiches
Dai's sandwich deli and cafe has gourmet sandwiches, designed to please both eye and stomach.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
May 19, 2018
Losing one's lunch
'Do you remember what your mother used to put in your bento for lunch at elementary school?'
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 29, 2017
Tokyo's hotel bars a cut above when it comes to lunch
Some bars, it turns out, have split personalities. In the evening they are a place to relax with a drink and chat with friends. But a few transform in the day, taking on new atmospheres and giving entirely different impressions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Aug 12, 2016
Grill Aoi serves up the most Japanese Western food in its Little Rich Lunch
The Japanese guriru ("grill" meaning a restaurant, not a cooking tool) is an interesting mix of new, borrowed and adapted ideas. Grill Aoi, a family-owned diner tucked away on a quiet side street between Gojo and Shijo, has no shortage of such ideas.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
May 9, 2015
Let's do lunch
I can't talk at the moment; I'm on a train. I can call you in two minutes though. Is it important?
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Apr 11, 2015
Blowing one's lunch
You know, I think ebi (prawns) have gotten bigger over the past 20 years.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Jan 27, 2015
Flavor without the fireworks at Osaka's Ajikitcho
Rene Redzepi, currently Denmark's second most famous export — behind Lego but ahead of Carlsberg — in an interview with Japan Times food columnist Robbie Swinnerton paid high compliments to the wait staff in Japan calling them "some of the best on Earth."
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Dec 24, 2014
Early morning sushi in Osaka that's a cut above the rest
If someone were to ask me where the best place in Osaka to go for sushi at 5 a.m. is, I would answer — immediately and unequivocally — that it's Endo's. Of course, it might also be the only place open at such an ungodly hour, owing to its location at the Osaka central market.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE PERSISTENT VEGETARIAN
Dec 24, 2014
Le Pain Quotidien serves up a hearty, organic vegetarian lunch
I try not to over-associate being vegetarian with being somehow fancy or trendy — organic-diet this or macrobiotic that. While I prefer to think of it as a rather everyday lifestyle, the oshare (hip) association in Japan runs strong.
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
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 26, 2012
How do you say 'super-size' in Japanese?
Still believe that Japanese food is healthy?
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
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. 
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.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha 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.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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