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VEGAN

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Nov 28, 2020
Plant-based protein makes healthy snacking easy
Wallet? Check. Keys? Check. Tofu bar from Seven-Eleven Japan? Check.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Nov 11, 2020
Pandemic accelerates development of eco-friendly, plant-based 'meat' in Japan
New production methods harnessing cutting-edge technologies enable consumers to enjoy healthy, plant-based products with tastes similar to conventional meat.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Women of Taste
Oct 10, 2020
Keiko Seto pushes the limits of vegan food
Art director-turned-chef Keiko Seto harnesses organic produce for Mique's multicultural, plant-based menu — and she does it out of a garage.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Aug 29, 2020
Sweet, fruit-filled and ... vegan?! This shortcake is a dream come true
Satisfying your sweet tooth as a vegan can be a challenge in Tokyo. Hal Okada Vegan Sweets Lab is a welcome arrival.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Jul 25, 2020
Vegan bakeries are on the rise in Tokyo
A new generation of vegan bakeries and major chains with vegan menus have popped up around Japan's capital.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 15, 2020
Low-methane meat has finally arrived
Low-methane meat is a thing now. Earlier this week, fast-food chain Burger King unveiled a climate-friendly burger it plans to offer in some U.S. locations. The limited-supply meat comes from cows that are fed lemongrass to reduce the atmospheric impact of their methane-laden belches.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Jul 4, 2020
Tokyo burger joint Great Lakes Tokyo goes vegan amid COVID-19
COVID-19's links to animal exploitation spurred owner John Penny to take Great Lakes Tokyo completely vegan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Top 5
Apr 25, 2020
Vegetarian restaurants in Tokyo offering takeout
Finding good take-home food as a vegetarian remains a challenge in Tokyo's current state of emergency. Fortunately, plant-based restaurants across Tokyo have stepped up to the challenge: Here's The Japan Times' recommendations for five of the best.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Apr 25, 2020
Muscle Gyoza Veggie: Meat-free doesn’t mean missing out on flavor — or protein
Embracing plant-based foods doesn't mean sacrificing the protein benefits of meat.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Apr 11, 2020
To meat, or not to meat: The future of Japanese cellular agriculture
Would you notice if the cubed meat in your cup noodle wasn’t “real” meat? If you did, would you care? What if the future of our meat supply counted on it?
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Apr 11, 2020
Mos Burger goes vegan with its Plant-based Green Burger
This March, Mos Burger debuted a vegan “Mos Plant-based Green Burger” in Tokyo and Kanagawa prefectures. But does this veggie burger's flavor live up to the chain's original beef offering?
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Jan 18, 2020
Vegan Store: Japan's first vegan convenience store
Vegan Store, Japan's first vegan convenience store, is on a mission to demystify vegan fare and make it more accessible in the capital.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 14, 2020
Where to find some of Tokyo's tastiest vegan ramen
Vegans shouldn't feel left out of Tokyo's expansive ramen scene. The Japan Times has sourced five of the best options in the capital for flavorful vegan noodles that even nonvegans will say are delicious!
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / NATURE'S PANTRY
Dec 28, 2019
Why is vegan shōjin ryōri cuisine so deeply compelling?
Japan's vegan temple food, shu014djin ryu014dri, is rooted in hundreds of years of tradition. What keeps the practice alive and relevant today?
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 21, 2019
Top 5: The best gluten-free restaurants in Tokyo
There are more gluten-free dining institutions in Tokyo than ever. Here's The Japan Times' pick of five of the best, spanning everything from sushi to pub classics and even fine dining.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 10, 2019
The language involved with a gluten-free diet in Japan
Some restaurants in Japan are beginning to offer gluten-free options, but if you want to be certain then it's better to know the words that will help you avoid a dietary disaster.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Dec 7, 2019
Faro: High-end plant-based fare with alcohol pairings to match
Increasing numbers of high-end restaurants in Tokyo offer vegetarian and vegan tasting menus. But it's a surprising challenge to find drink pairings to accompany them.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 7, 2019
Beyond vegan burgers: Next-generation protein may come from air, methane and volcanic springs
It may sound like science fiction, but in a few short years the family dinner table may be laden with steak from a printer and other proteins produced from air, methane or volcanic microbes.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Sep 28, 2019
Plant-based cuisine: Modernizing Japan's vegetarian traditions
From vegan and vegetarian to organic and superfood, plant-based cooking concepts are rooted in how Japanese people have approached eating for centuries.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 16, 2019
AirKitchen Plus: A new way to find vegan and vegetarian food in Japan
AirKitchen Plus aims to connect users with hosts across Japan who are happy to provide home-cooked vegetarian and vegan meals for their guests.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.

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