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U.S. has 'ramen moment' as chefs, foodies embrace Japan's beloved comfort food
Lifestyle › 06:30 AM JST - 4th July
NEW YORK — Nearly four decades after the first instant ramen noodle factory opened in the U.S., Japan's beloved comfort food finally is making inroads -- even achieving…
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Hip new frozen yogurt retailer hopes to be Japan’s next big thing
Lifestyle › 12:59 AM JST - 3rd July
TOKYO — Japan is in the age of ice cream. Ushered in by Dippin’ Dots (slogan: “The Ice Cream of the Future”) in 1995, and reignited by…
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Cheerleader revs up boring business offices
Lifestyle › 07:00 AM JST - 1st July
TOKYO — Few management consultants can cheer you up the way AMT Group’s Maki Nakayama can. Nakayama, a Washington Redskins cheerleader alumnus, is using the lessons she’s…
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Japan a wonderland of the bizarre
Lifestyle › 06:35 AM JST - 28th June
TOKYO — In the old days of discovery, the edges of explorers’ maps sometimes bore the legend “Here be monsters,” signifying the mysterious and potentially dangerous nature…
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Hello Kitty rediscovers Japanese roots in growing international merchandising push
Lifestyle › 06:05 AM JST - 28th June
TOKYO — Hello Kitty -- Japan's most famous feline -- is rediscovering its cultural roots. Upcoming products include digital cameras shaped like a cat's head to stationery…
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Job card system to help 'freeters' find permanent jobs
Lifestyle › 06:59 AM JST - 27th June
TOKYO — Despite the launch of a ''job card system'' to help job-hopping part-timers find full-time employment, as yet few companies are providing them with the kind…
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Newcomers to Tokyo get a Welcome Furoshiki
Lifestyle › 09:15 AM JST - 25th June
TOKYO — In most small-town societies, it’s common courtesy to pop by and visit new neighbors. Some of you, in fact, may have been lucky enough to…
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Business booming for Tokyo's plastic surgeons
Lifestyle › 06:21 AM JST - 24th June
TOKYO — Lovely expat wife rushes to her appointment at Ebisu’s Azabu Skin Clinic for cosmetic dermatology. Her thick brown hair is pulled into a messy bun…
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Bored of the rings
Lifestyle › 06:34 AM JST - 22nd June
TOKYO — Getting rid of a ring that signifies a relationship can sometimes be more difficult than leaving your ex once a relationship has ended. What reminds…
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The pizza man
Lifestyle › 07:12 AM JST - 20th June
TOKYO — When Salvatore Cuomo drops his children off at school in Tokyo, he is often greeted by other parents with cries of “Hey, the pizza man!”…
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Firms taking advantage of global warming concerns
Lifestyle › 06:09 AM JST - 18th June
TOKYO — Japanese companies are taking advantage of the public's growing concerns about global warming to create new business opportunities. As the global fight against greenhouse gas…
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Tokyo's naughty nightspots not just for men
Lifestyle › 03:00 PM JST - 16th June
TOKYO — It’s Friday night, the lights of Roppongi are flashing, and at each street corner dubious-looking men are touting for business: the sex business. As a…
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Second Life creator eyes better usability to expand virtual world
Lifestyle › 06:54 AM JST - 14th June
TOKYO — Philip Rosedale, founder of the Internet-based virtual world Second Life, says he is planning to improve the usability of the online world to make the…
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Japanese housewives in Britain acting as unofficial envoys
Lifestyle › 06:35 AM JST - 12th June
LONDON — Japanese housewives living in Britain probably make a more important contribution to Anglo-Japanese relations than their working husbands, according to new research. The results of…
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Higher food prices shine ray of hope on rice industry
Lifestyle › 06:40 AM JST - 10th June
TOKYO — A growing number of Japanese are taking a second look at rice, their traditional staple food, and are considering eating more of it amid soaring…
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Indonesian nurses look forward to work in Japan
Lifestyle › 06:17 AM JST - 9th June
JAKARTA — Sahilun cheered happily as he found his name on a list of 174 Indonesian nurses who will go to Japan in August under the Indonesia-Japan…
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Foreign victims of domestic violence band together
Lifestyle › 05:03 AM JST - 8th June
TOKYO — Mardonia Nishimoto longed to live in Japan since she was a child. After meeting a number of wealthy, kind Japanese people in the Philippines, she…
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New subway line to open in Tokyo on June 14
Lifestyle › 07:00 AM JST - 6th June
TOKYO — More than 80 years after Tokyo’s first subway line opened between Asakusa and Ueno, the city gets another subway line, as Tokyo Metro opens the…
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Protect yourself with help of Israeli secret service
Lifestyle › 06:10 AM JST - 5th June
TOKYO — While Japan’s crime rate is still relatively low, we are hearing and reading more stories of sexual assault on both women and men. And if…
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Zagat publishes America's top Japanese restaurant guide
Lifestyle › 07:14 AM JST - 4th June
NEW YORK — Travel and dining guide publisher Zagat Survey LLC has released a guide to the best Japanese restaurants in the United States. New York-based Zagat compiled…
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