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Workers prepare processed crickets at Hygente Technology in Shinjo, Yamagata Prefecture, in November.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Apr 8, 2024
Next-gen protein sources explored as meat replacements in Tohoku
While proponents tout the benefits of edible insects and plant-based meat, getting consumers to change their eating habits remains an uphill task.
A woman grills a piece of beef at a barbeque restaurant in Yokohama. Greenhouse gas emissions from food amount to a third of all human-caused emissions.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability / OUR PLANET
Jan 28, 2024
The complicated balance between health and climate in the Japanese diet
In Japan, people with higher-emitting diets also tend to eat healthier, raising questions for the health- and environment-conscious consumer.
Japanese purin is a classic dish, but this plant-based version is a bit of a sweet twist.
LIFE / The Recipe Box
Oct 15, 2023
Recipe: Soy caramel flan
Looking for a sweet snack? Here’s a traditional caramel and plant-based custard with a seaweed extract setting agent.
Look for tempeh in health food stores or online from Japanese producers.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 1, 2023
Recipe: Damascene tempeh kebab
Firmer than tofu, tempeh often works better as a direct substitution for both meat and nuts.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 23, 2023
The personal chefs feeding today's global tours
Many tours for A-list artists now include a vegan chef and place a priority on physical and mental well-being as well as lessening environmental impact.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2023
The coming disruption of animal food production is almost here
It will be easier to persuade people to avoid meat from animals if they can eat meat and other animal products that taste like those they know but do not require raising animals.
Japan Times
People / 20 QUESTIONS
Jul 8, 2023
Azumi Yamanaka: 'You can have a colorful, fashion-conscious style while also being vegan'
A love for animals got Azumi Yamanaka to switch to a vegan lifestyle. She was delighted to discover the lifestyle had healthy side effects and was better for the planet.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 7, 2023
To lure vegetarian tourists, Tokyo restaurants get creative with classic dishes
Cuisine is a main draw for tourists in Japan, but what's a vegan to do in the famously fish- and meat-heavy restaurants of the capital?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2023
To all those lab meat skeptics: Please, just stay out of the way
Europe is doing it again — stigmatizing scientific innovations, such as with lab-grown meat, that will be crucial to our future food supply.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 24, 2023
Lab-grown poultry nears U.S. plates
First, it was the 'impossible' burger. Now, 'impossible' chicken nuggets might not be far behind.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 29, 2022
Veganism on the rise among health-conscious in Japan
Behind the trend is a growing awareness among people who want to avoid high-fat foods and advances in veganism technology in producing meat alternatives.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 19, 2022
Will Japan’s nonvegans bite on plant-based yogurt?
After perfecting a homemade recipe, this coconut yogurt devotee is trying to convert the rest of Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 6, 2022
Is it time for plant liberation?
Plants don't have central nervous systems, nor the neurons that form the consciousness of animals, but they have dopamine and serotonin, that function like neurotransmitters.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Washoku Essentials
Dec 26, 2021
Liven your year-end spread with the 'three friends of winter': pine, bamboo and plum
'Nishime' is a favorite dish among the Japanese during the year-end holidays, and this recipe will help ensure your spread makes the cut.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Oct 30, 2021
Recipe: Rich and nutty chestnut rice
What do you get when you combine toasted chestnuts with subtly sweet new-harvest rice? A classic, craveable (and vegan!) fall dish.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Sep 11, 2021
Match your mood to one of these mentsuyu noodle dipping sauces
Eating chilled su014dmen noodles is one of the best ways to stay cool during summer. Here are three easy recipes for the accompanying dipping sauce, plus a tasty way to use up any leftovers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Washoku Essentials
Aug 28, 2021
When you get familiar with kanten, cooking starts to gel just right
Known as agar-agar in most English-speaking countries, kanten is shelf-stable and can be found in convenient powdered form, for whenever you need a vegan-friendly way to set liquids.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Aug 21, 2021
Crisp and crunchy vegan tofu katsu
This vegan version of tonkatsu (pork cutlet) swaps out pork for soft, custard-like tofu that gives the dish a light texture and endless flavor possibilities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 12, 2021
On this German farm, cows are in charge. Or at least coequals.
At Hof Butenland, the turn away from animals as commodities is not only a question of human morality but of planetary survival.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 27, 2021
Top 5: The best vegan dessert spots in Tokyo
These five vegan sweet sensations are sure to satisfy your sugar cravings (and perhaps win over a skeptic or two).
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.
North Korean animators may be involved in Japan anime production, report says
North Korean animators may be involved in the production of some Japanese and U.S. animated shows, according to a report by a website providing analysis on North Korea.
BOJ to hold rates with focus on hawkish signals to buoy yen
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda hasn’t ruled out responding to exchange rates with a policy move if the impact on prices is seen to be "non-negligible.”
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.

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

Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
By Alex K.T. Martin

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