People | 20 QUESTIONS Nov 26, 2016
Chef David Myers: 'Travel always helps me to create new ideas'
by Elliott Samuels
Culinary nomad on inspiration, Japanese citrus and Californian cuisine.
Travel Aug 16, 2014
Chasing the ghost of Musashi in Kyushu
by Alon Adika
In the spring of 1645 a man lay dying in Kumamoto, on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu. He sensed that his time was near, asked for someone to help him into a seated position and tucked his short sword into his belt. This ...
National / History | THE LIVING PAST Aug 24, 2013
Only in Japan could a sword be 'life-giving'
by Michael Hoffman
Few countries have broken with their past as sharply as Japan did. That was the price it paid for modernity. Japan in the mid-19th century had a beautiful, deep, highly refined culture that reached far down the social scale — but it was an ancient ...
Voices | VIEWS FROM THE STREET Jul 22, 2013
Tokyo: Which famous Japanese person would you most like to meet and why?
by Mark Buckton
If I had a chance, I'd like to meet the ex-Blue Hearts singer Hiroto Komoto, who covered issues such as many people entering companies all wearing the same suit, all wanting to join big firms and wanting to buy the same-style house. I like ...