Language | BILINGUAL Jul 24, 2017
The stories behind familiar Japanese words
by Mark Schreiber
Let's take a look at the origins of half a dozen Japanese words that have found wide usage in English.
Food & Drink | JAPANESE KITCHEN Dec 16, 2016
Sukiyaki, Japan's other New Year's meal
by Makiko Itoh
Late last December I went to a Tokyo branch of my favorite butcher shop, Ningyocho Imahan, to buy some meat to make a roast beef for my family's New Year's meal. When I arrived I was surprised to discover an hourlong wait to order. ...
Music Jul 11, 2016
'Sukiyaki' lyricist Rokusuke Ei dies at 83
by Naomi Schanen
Rokusuke Ei, who wrote the lyrics to the global hit "Sukiyaki" ("Ue o Muite Aruko"), passed away from pneumonia at his home on Thursday. He was 83. Born in Tokyo in 1933 and a graduate of Waseda University, Ei began his career as a broadcast ...
National / History | JAPAN TIMES GONE BY Feb 1, 2014
Steamer surveys new island; Forces land on Hainan Island; Kyu Sakamoto profiled; Leftists suspected in shrine bombing
by Edan Corkill
The N.Y.K. Bonin liner Chefoo, which returned to Yokohama yesterday, gave an interesting account of her exploration of the newly formed island near Minami Iwojima.
National Mar 2, 2013
'Sukiyaki' star's 1963 U.S. tour on DVD
Rare 1963 video footage of singer Kyu Sakamoto, known outside Japan for his U.S. hit song "Sukiyaki," is to be released on DVD in April. The rare footage was taken during the singer's trip to the United States in 1963, when the song, whose Japanese ...
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Mar 16, 2012
Yoshihashi: Top-class sukiyaki at a fraction of the price
by Robbie Swinnerton
Elegance, refinement, exclusivity: These are qualities only to be expected at any high-end Japanese restaurant. Affordability? Think again. Or, rather, think different. That's the way to approach Yoshihashi. One of Tokyo's most elegant and traditional sukiyaki houses, Yoshihashi is also one of its least publicized. ...
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Feb 3, 2012
Botan: Put a little sukiyaki fire in your belly
by Robbie Swinnerton
On one side of the battered shōji screen with its panels of flimsy washi paper, the sleet and biting wind. On the other, a small old-fashioned hibachi brazier, its coals glowing softly. There's no contest: At Botan, the charcoal wins every time. But that flickering ...