For months, Kazumi Sato, a nutritionist at a middle school in eastern Tokyo, has received notices about hikes in ingredient prices. ( read original story ...)
A Robot Chef Cooks All the Pasta in This New Tokyo Restaurant
P-Robo, as it's called, is equipped with four pans, so it can cook and prepare its pasta dishes in rapid-fire intervals. It starts with frozen pasta, defrosts each portion in 10 seconds, and heats the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo man arrested for putting brother’s skull out for recycling collection
On June 21, workers at a recycling plant in Adachi Ward, Tokyo, were given a shock when, mixed in among the refuse that had arrived, they found a human skull and jaw bone. Since bags came from all ... ( read original story ...)
All Nippon Airways ‘Flying Honu’ plane returns with service from Tokyo after pandemic hiatus
ANA suspended the honu-themed flights to Hawaiʻi at the beginning of the pandemic due to travel restrictions in both Japan and the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Japan lodges protest after Chinese, Russian warships spotted near disputed islands: a ‘grave concern’
Japan's Defense Ministry says it spotted Chinese and Russian warships sailing inside the contiguous zone near the dispute East China Sea islands. ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Inflation, not deflation, is now Japan’s political hot potato as election looms
The rising cost of living is turning into a thorny political issue ahead of Japan's upper house election this weekend, as opposition parties peg blame for recent price hikes on Prime Minister Fumio ... ( read original story ...)
Snake Dies as It Cuts Power for 10,000 Homes in Japan
The blackout hit Koriyama City, in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, on Wednesday after the creature hit a live wire inside some machinery at a power substation. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first tourists arrive: What’s it like on escorted tours and what you need to know
The escorted tours are "allowed to be run pretty much as we normally would", says Sargant. "Although the groups will, of course, have a tour leader, there is a little bit of flexibility that allows ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first offshore wind farm installs its first turbine
Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has installed the first wind turbine at Japan's Akita Noshiro offshore wind farm. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first-ever wanko soba conveyor belt restaurant opens in Tokyo
Amusement Wanko Soba Kurukuru Wanko wants you to eat over a hundred bowls of noodles in one sitting. While noodle dishes like soba and ramen tend to get a lot of love from overseas tourists, there’s a ... ( read original story ...)
App developed in Japan to automatically delete children’s nude selfies
A smartphone app that automatically deletes children's nude selfies from their phones has been developed in Japan in an effort to pr ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Alarmed by China, Russia Team-Up as NATO Turns Eye to Asia
Japanese officials have vowed a calm and resolute response to increased Chinese naval activity in the East China Sea. ( read original story ...)
‘I’m an American in Japan, I’m Not Allowed To Get Married’
I'm originally from Oregon in the U.S. but I got a job teaching English in Japan after university in 2006. I met my partner, Machi, in 2008 through a mutual friend. Things progressed naturally between ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MUFG to Start Buying Chips to Ease Burden of Inventory Strain – Nikkei
Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc will launch a new company that will temporarily buy up companies' inventories, including semiconductors, to ease the financial strain on them, the Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
I moved to Tokyo after growing up in Northern Ireland. Here are the 10 things that surprised me most.
After relocating to Tokyo in 2018, I've learned the ins and outs of Japanese culture and cuisine, which extends far beyond sushi and ramen. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s daily COVID cases top 5,000, 1st time since late April
Tokyo confirmed 5,302 daily COVID-19 cases Tuesday, exceeding the 5,000 mark for the first time since April 28, as the capital saw the number of infections more than double from a week earlier. The ... ( read original story ...)