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RESTAURANTS

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 16, 2014
Pignon: Bistro dining by different rules
Guacamole and merguez sausages on the menu, salsa and bossa nova on the sound system and not a check tablecloth in sight: Pignon is a far cry from the average bistro. But then again, owner-chef Rimpei Yoshikawa is anything but a typical Tokyo French chef.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 16, 2014
Afuri: Classic noodles with a twist of citrus
Can it really be 10 years since the original Afuri opened, bringing its trademark yuzu ramen, stylish black uniforms and hip, post-industrial decor to the backstreets of Ebisu? A decade on, the lines outside are still just as long. But the good news is there are now half a dozen other branches around...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 4, 2014
Amazing view while relaxing your mind, spirit; using the very best of autumn ingredients; best of Belgian beer
Amazing view while relaxing your mind, spirit
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 2, 2014
Toriki: Yakitori made with care but no frills
Yakitori is comfort food. No matter how high-end or low-rent the location, it's all about the simple pleasures of chewing on grilled chicken and kicking back with a drink or a few. That's the tried-and-true formula at Toriki.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 2, 2014
Faro Slow Time: Take your time over the food, not the line
The distinctive orange-clad Shiseido Building in Ginza is more than just a showroom for the company's cosmetics: Its swish 10th-floor restaurant, Faro, serves some of the best Italian food in the area. It's also one of the most popular, meaning tables are booked up well in advance.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 28, 2014
Opportunity to enjoy some bubbly; getting relief from summer stress
Opportunity to enjoy some bubbly
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Aug 27, 2014
Tipping points: Japan, North America and the limits of performance pay
Many in Japan believe that performance pay equals the American way, full stop. But the U.S. custom of tipping even for mediocre service suggests things are not so clear-cut.
WORLD
Aug 25, 2014
Burger King in buyout talks with Canada chain Tim Hortons
Burger King Worldwide Inc. is negotiating to buy Canadian coffee and doughnut chain Tim Hortons Inc. and relocate its base to the U.S. neighbor, where corporate tax rates are lower.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 21, 2014
Chef brings Italian steak to Tokyo; drinking in Tokyo night views
Chef brings Italian steak to Tokyo
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 19, 2014
Nanakura: A lighter take on udon noodles
Is it possible to become a noodle addict? Technically no, but at this time of year it's not hard to build up a fierce dependence on food that is light, quick and easy on the digestion. And it always pays to know where to find a good fix. Around Shinbashi, it's hard to do better than Nanakura.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 19, 2014
Bakka: Neapolitan-style pizza al fresco in the heart of Shibuya
Al fresco pizza and beer. It doesn't get much better than this in the middle of Shibuya. Who cares if your seat is a hard, narrow trestle, the view is an inner-city abandoned lot and the pies are served on flimsy paper plates from the back of a converted delivery van? You don't come to Bakka for home...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 14, 2014
Peninsula Pokemon promotion; monsoon season in Omotesando; disco: still grooving
The Peninsula Tokyo will launch a unique accommodation plan called 'Pokemon Hotel Adventure: The Power of Ten,' in collaboration with the Pokemon Company, from Oct. 1.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 12, 2014
Russian restaurateurs wrangle with food import ban
Moscow's sweeping sanctions on European food have sent Russian restaurateurs, retail chains and food producers scrambling for alternative supplies and bracing for Soviet-style shortages.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 7, 2014
Contest seeks your best shot of Tokyo; Hard Rock brings global burgers; art and pleasing the palate
Contest seeks your best shot of Tokyo
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 5, 2014
Sushi Iwa: High-end Michelin-starred sushi at a medium price
High-end sushi in Tokyo can be memorable and uplifting, even revelatory for those trying it for the first time. But it can also be intense and uncomfortable sometimes, what with the formality and etiquette, the inevitable language barrier and the hefty price tag.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 5, 2014
Aji no Nakamura: Comforting food and sake with ambience to match
Twenty years have passed since Teiji Nakamura announced himself to Tokyo with his first bar and, shortly thereafter, his eponymous upscale izakaya tavern — and five since he moved that distinctive, appealing combination of quality cooking, premium sake and buzzy ambience to Namikibashi, in Shibuya....
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 31, 2014
Okura charity art exhibition turns 20; 'anti-aging' Swiss skin treatments; mango mania
In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of its annual summer charity art exhibition this year, the Hotel Okura Tokyo will hold a special exhibition 'The Pursuit of Japanese Beauty,' in the hotel's Ascot Hall on the second basement level of the South Wing, from Aug. 8 to 31.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / NAGOYA RESTAURANTS
Jul 29, 2014
Organic Cafe Polan no Hiroba: Vegetarian and vegan fare in Nagoya
Finding a decent vegetarian meal in Nagoya can be a tough task in and of itself, so finding an almost-all-veggie venue that is also vegan-friendly is a very rare treat indeed.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / NAGOYA RESTAURANTS
Jul 29, 2014
VegeVege: A lively spot for veggies and their carnivorous friends
The name may be considered a little misleading, as VegeVege does have its fair share of meat and fish dishes, but the entire menu is infused with home-grown goods and local products, so everything available is crisp and garden-fresh.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Jul 22, 2014
Berry's Cafe: Burgers so good you can forgive the decor
Osaka's Minami-Ibaraki is noteworthy for (at least) two things: a vertiginous lattice of train tracks and elevated highways topped by a monorail, and "Until Sun Child Rises," a giant statue of a yellow anime-like astronaut boy that stands outside the train station. To this list, add Berry's Cafe, which...
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
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.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
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