Food & Drink | KONBINI WATCH Jul 11, 2020
Losing its cool? Korean-style cheese dogs hit Lawson shelves
by Patrick St. Michel
Lawson has been selling its own take on the popular Korean street food as part of the "Nice Cheese Grand Prix" campaign.
General | 2010s: Decade in Review Dec 5, 2019
by James Hadfield
The protester, the party animal, the professional millennial — it seems like the Japanese capital had a place for every foreign stereotype imaginable in the past decade. We look back on a few favorites.
Food & Drink Jun 9, 2018
Instagram rules and food trends flourish in Shin-Okubo, Tokyo's Koreatown
by Patrick St. Michel
Move over, Harajuku. Although the Instagram-ready "rainbow hot dog" might bring the crowd to Shin-Okubo, Korean food is well on its way to becoming a true culinary staple.
Stage Dec 11, 2013
Tokyo's 'fayrest that ever was'
by Stuart Varnam-Atkin
Scene 1: Late evening, Sept. 23, 1990, at the tiny Greek amphitheater, Shin-Okubo, Tokyo 'Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more ... " Dozens of actors, actresses, staff, and hangers-on are sitting on the steps, drinks in hand, watching a distinguished British actor perform ...
National Dec 6, 2013
Shin-Okubo, window on a sad regional rift
by Chico Harlan
The crowds at Tokyo's Koreatown have been replaced by a small but strident group of anti-Korean protesters who are turning it into a barometer of Japan-Korea relations.
Commentary | COUNTERPOINT Oct 19, 2013
Abe ought to show a red card to hate speech now
by Jeff Kingston
Last week I ended this column by noting that Myanmar (also known as Burma) can ill afford bigotry and intolerance. Neither can Japan. The outpouring here of hate speech targeting ethnic Korean residents is a disturbing development even if it is not representative. And ...
Editorials Oct 9, 2013
In the first ruling of its kind, the Kyoto District Court orders an anti-Korean group to pay ¥12 million to a pro-Pyongyang school as compensation for the group's anti-Korean protests.
National / Crime & Legal Jun 18, 2013
Anti-Korean rally in Shin-Okubo turns ugly; several suspects held
by Tomohiro Osaki
The latest in a spate of anti-Korean demonstrations in Tokyo's Shin-Okubo district turned into an ugly melee Sunday between two rival groups, resulting in eight arrests, including the leader of an ultra-rightist organization and a leftist rival. Makoto Sakurai, 41, who heads the Zainichi Tokken ...
Editorials Jun 5, 2013
In demonstrations repeatedly held in Tokyo's Shin-Okubo district, home to many Korean shops and restaurants, participants have shouted threatening words such as "Kill both good and bad Koreans," "Koreans, get out," and "Sink them in Tokyo Bay." They ostensibly seek to stop what they regard ...
Reference | FYI May 28, 2013
Tokyo's Koreatown emerged from the flow of bilateral ties
by Jun Hongo
Diplomatic friction between Tokyo and Seoul over territorial and historical disputes is making headlines once again, and Tokyo's right-wing protesters know just where to go to get in the face of its Korean residents: Koreatown in Shinjuku Ward's Shin-Okubo district. Following are some questions regarding ...