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RESTAURANTS

LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 26, 2018
Popular melon fair offers summer respite
The Tokyo Station Hotel is once again presenting a refreshing summer menu through the end of August. This classic modern icon of Tokyo Station welcomes guests with hospitality by following their seasonal theme "Spending Summer Comfortably at the Hotel."
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 19, 2018
Cultural immersion through dance, festivities
The Shiba Park Hotel, located near Tokyo Tower in Shiba Park, Minato Ward, is inviting overseas guests to enjoy Japanese culture and customs at a Bon odori festival that will be held at Zojoji Temple on July 27 and 28.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 18, 2018
Japan's watered-down smoking ban clears Diet
Lighting up in public facilities prohibited for the first time as the nation scrambles to combat secondhand smoke in the lead-up to the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 12, 2018
A taste of French artistry in Tokyo
A taste of French artistry in Tokyo
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2018
'Life or death': Tokyo pub owners fear impact of tougher smoking laws
Hiroshi Yoshida is facing a dilemma.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 7, 2018
Restaurant chains are taking the smoking ban into their own hands
Although the anti-smoking laws recently passed by Japan's national government have yet to go into effect, several popular restaurant chains have already gone completely smoke-free. But will that be enough to help make Japan a smoke-free country by 2020?
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Jul 7, 2018
At Mugaritz, sommelier Guillermo Cruz pairs sake and the avant-garde
Although Basque Country in Spain might not be your first thought when it comes to Japanese brews, two-Michelin-star Mugaritz is helping diners fall in love with sake by offering multiple pairings with each imaginative dish.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 5, 2018
Experience the flavors of the Great White North
Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel and Towers is holding a Canada fair at two of the hotel's restaurants, Bay View and Sagami, until July 31.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2018
Tokyo lawmakers approve anti-smoking ordinance as capital gears up for 2020 Olympics
The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly passed an anti-smoking ordinance that is stricter than the national version currently under consideration, in a move intended to rein in secondhand smoke.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 21, 2018
Guest chefs work to create unique artisanal dishes
The Peninsula Tokyo's signature restaurant Peter will collaborate with four award-winning Japanese artisan chefs during a limited edition culinary series from August to November.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 20, 2018
Kumamoto company turns to brown rice paste in bid to revive Japan's abandoned farmland
Alarmed by an increase in abandoned rice paddies amid the Westernization of the Japanese diet and a graying population, a Kyushu dealer of major agricultural machinery-maker Kubota Corp. began producing rice flour in 2010 as an ingredient for bread and pasta to make up for declines in rice consumption....
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 20, 2018
Italy's Osteria Francescana is served world's best restaurant prize
Italy's Osteria Francescana took the top spot at the World's 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony on Tuesday, garnering praise for playful use of local ingredients in dishes including "Five Ages of Parmigiano Reggiano.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 14, 2018
High-end nostalgia served up with local ingredients
To commemorate 150 years since the Meiji Restoration, The Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu is offering the 10th Night Kitchen Stadium: Yokohama Haikara Fair at the all-day dining Cafe Tosca until July 22.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 7, 2018
Refreshing menus kick-start the summer
The Hilton Odawara Resort & Spa in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, is offering lunch and afternoon buffets featuring refreshing summer menus until Aug. 31.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
May 31, 2018
Raise a glass on 'Moet & Chandon Grand Day'
"Moet & Chandon Grand Day 2018," celebrated in more than 80 countries, will be held in Japan at Hotel Koe Tokyo in Shibuya Ward on June 9. A series of events will take place throughout the day, celebrating a variety of Moet & Chandon Champagnes.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
May 24, 2018
Lunch and dinner menus offer flavors of Oita
Through June 30, Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel and Towers is presenting a variety of unique dishes made with ingredients sourced from the Kyushu region, particularly Oita Prefecture, at three of its restaurants.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
May 17, 2018
Survive summer heat with cold noodle dishes
The Chinese restaurant Kei-Ka-En at the Royal Park Hotel in Nihonbashi is offering two kinds of delectable cold noodles just right for summer — gomoku (five items) cold noodles and cold tantanmen (noodles with a spicy soup) until Aug. 31. Each dish is ¥2,970 (tax and 10 percent service charge included)....

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