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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 18, 2014
Tasting the 'Tapa-tizer'; renewing wedding vows; relaxing welcome to autumn
Tasting the 'Tapa-tizer'
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Sep 9, 2014
British Airways; garuda Indonesia; china Airlines
British Airways
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Sep 6, 2014
A tale of two parks, and their preservation
As I sit in my study here in Kurohime in the hills of northern Nagano Prefecture, through the window I can see 2,053-meter Mount Kurohime, a dormant volcano that's forested to the top.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 6, 2014
Japan's World Heritage Sites
It was in September 2003 that I visited Kiyomizu-dera — exactly 11 years ago. I was in Japan for the first time, and during an excursion to meet an old friend in Osaka, she suggested driving us down the road to Kyoto to see the ridiculous number of staggeringly striking temples. Grand old Kiyomizu-dera,...
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
ENVIRONMENT
Aug 30, 2014
Kiun-Kaku: a garden of elegant period taste
Despite the seasonal limitations for visiting, the Atami Baien, a plum garden, is a better-known sight that the Kiun-Kaku garden, which is an all-seasons landscape also found in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture. Perhaps it is the thirst for scale that has prioritized the plum trees in their large hillside...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 28, 2014
Opportunity to enjoy some bubbly; getting relief from summer stress
Opportunity to enjoy some bubbly
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / EVERYMAN EATS
Aug 26, 2014
Refuel and refresh at Japan's gourmet motoring rest stops
Whoever said it's better to travel than to arrive must have been traveling in Japan. Just ask the folks who hit the road earlier this month for the o-Bon summer holidays. Sure, the nightly newscasts were filled with horror stories of bumper-to-bumper traffic, but motorists and their families knew that...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Aug 26, 2014
Fine wines in the sky; Mexico route changes; Cathay adds flights
Fine wines in the sky
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 22, 2014
Africa tightens Ebola travel curbs as affected countries face food shortages
African countries tightened travel curbs on Thursday in an effort to contain the Ebola outbreak, ignoring World Health Organization warnings that such measures could heighten shortages of food and basic supplies in affected areas.
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 / 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
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
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 6, 2014
After the romance of expat life fades, the dream lives on
Some foreign residents in Japan might be living a dream on paper, but many are plagued by the question of if and when to return home.
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Aug 5, 2014
Discount to Hong Kong; dish giveaway; new Jetstar route
Discount to Hong Kong
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 / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jul 22, 2014
Cathay grabs record win; easier connections; Air India joins alliance
Cathay grabs record win
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 17, 2014
Staying cool by the pool; evening drinks on the terrace; Parisian pastries
Staying cool by the pool The Hotel New Otani Tokyo's very popular outdoor pool, the Garden Pool will be open from July 19 through Sept. 7.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2014
Narita International expecting 5% less passengers this summer
Narita International Airport is expecting a 5 percent fall in cross-border passengers this summer vacation period compared with last year, due largely to airlines having shifted some flights to Haneda, the international gateway closer to central Tokyo.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 10, 2014
Cooling off sizzling summer streets; the most important meal of the day; experience Turkish food and wine
Cooling off sizzling summer streets As part of a community collaboration project, the Tokyo Station Hotel is offering a special accommodation plan on July 25, which allows customers to join local community activities.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Things may look perfect to the outside world, but today's mom is fine with some imperfection at home.
How 'Reiwa moms' are reshaping motherhood in Japan
By Mai Yoshikawa

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