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People in cities across Japan will pop into their local convenience store for any number of products they believe will help them with a night of drinking.
LIFE / Lifestyle / Longform
Hangover cures are everywhere in Japan ¡ª but do they work?
By Thu-Huong Ha
ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ suspect remedies make up 20% of the world¡¯s market for hangover cures, but their success lies more in marketing than science.
People walk around an outlet mall in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture. At stores across Japan, clerks use a form of polite language called "manyuaru keigo," literally, ¡°manual honorifics,¡± named for the service manuals they study it from.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Japan's honorific language can be challenging for native speakers, too
By Yaeko Kabe
According to surveys, more than half of those in their teens, 20s and 30s, believe they cannot use "keigo," or honorific language, appropriately.
Every Tokyo transplant has their favorite comfort food spot, and it seems Kanye West has found his at Good Wood Terrace.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Did Kanye West really discover Tokyo¡¯s best jerk chicken spot?
By Patrick St. Michel
Social media in Japan has become fascinated with Good Wood Terrace after Ye¡¯s visit, with many visiting to try it out themselves.

Travel

The town of Futaba is still dealing with the effects of 3/11, but that isn't stopping some residents from looking forward.
Travel
Futaba pivots to 'hope tourism' to revive its fortunes
By Mike Fu
Whether you¡¯re a long-term resident of Japan or flying in for a holiday, the message is clear: Futaba welcomes you.
Travel
In rugged Yamanashi, a wild-goose chase for ¡®real Japan¡¯
By Owen Ziegler
Travel
At ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ hottest festival, crowds threaten to smother the flames
By Shawn B. Swinger
Travel
Take a Halloween stroll through Tokyo¡¯s dark history
By Mark Schreiber
Travel
ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ ancient capital houses a millennium of ghosts
By Edward J. Taylor
Travel
Kyoto¡¯s most expensive hotel offers inner peace ¡ª for a price
By Tan Pin Yen
Travel
Can't choose a Kansai hotel? Perhaps a wellness screening will help you decide.
By Melinda Joe

Digital

Video game music has come a long way from its humble origins.
Digital / ON: GAMES
Beyond beeps and boops: Video game music has grown up
By Samantha Low
Video game music has gone from 8-bit chiptunes to fully realized productions that bring the gamer¡¯s experience to life.
Digital / 2024 in Review
It¡¯s Japan versus China for 2024¡¯s game of the year
By Owen Ziegler
Digital
Why Nintendo is becoming a 'talent agency' for its beloved characters
By Mathias Cena
Digital / ON: GAMES
Blood, bruises and brotherhood at Tokyo¡¯s fighting games club
By Samantha Low
Digital
Sega's ninja game Shinobi to get the movie treatment
Digital
Man behind Persona games flips to fantasy in latest release
By Kilian Fichou
Digital / ON: GAMES
At Tokyo Game Show 2024, nostalgia was king
By Samantha Low

Food & Drink

Every Tokyo transplant has their favorite comfort food spot, and it seems Kanye West has found his at Good Wood Terrace.
Food & Drink
Did Kanye West really discover Tokyo¡¯s best jerk chicken spot?
By Patrick St. Michel
Social media in Japan has become fascinated with Good Wood Terrace after Ye¡¯s visit, with many visiting to try it out themselves.
Food & Drink
Welcome to Yama, ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ first Michelin-starred dessert restaurant
By Haru Beaufort
Food & Drink / The Recipe Box
For holidays in warm weather, a light, rolled meringue fits best
By Simon Daly
Food & Drink
Putting mountainous Nagano on a plate
By Kyoko Nakayama
Food & Drink
The Geisha bean is the leading lady of Tokyo's coffee scene
By Melinda Joe
Food & Drink
Tokyo¡¯s take on that viral chocolate from Dubai
By Yuko Tamura
Food & Drink
Tokyo¡¯s newest three-star chef wants ¡®harmony across every detail¡¯
By Haru Beaufort

Style & Design

Designed by Kei Atsumi and Motoya Iizawa, "The Warp" was a 3D-printed tea pavilion with organic, twisting curves placed in downtown Dubai.
Style & Design
Far East meets Middle East at Dubai Design Week 2024
By Erik Augustin Palm
This year's Dubai Design Week functioned much like a portal between continents, philosophies and futures.
Style & Design
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
By Jessica Kozuka
Style & Design
A designer moves easily from royal gowns to Uniqlo
By Laura Neilson
Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
117 creative exhibits take over Tokyo for Designart 2024
By Mio Yamada
Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Japan's flat-packed furniture doesn't skimp on aesthetics
By Mio Yamada
Style & Design
How to own something by the punk poet designer Jun Takahashi
By Jessica Iredale
Style & Design
Tokyo¡¯s top fashion showcase pushes rising stars to the world stage
By Mike Fu

Language

People walk around an outlet mall in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture. At stores across Japan, clerks use a form of polite language called "manyuaru keigo," literally, ¡°manual honorifics,¡± named for the service manuals they study it from.
Language / BILINGUAL
Japan's honorific language can be challenging for native speakers, too
By Yaeko Kabe
According to surveys, more than half of those in their teens, 20s and 30s, believe they cannot use "keigo," or honorific language, appropriately.
Language / BILINGUAL
Master this double negative to better express your Black Friday urges
By Yuko Tamura
Language / BILINGUAL
You don¡¯t need an onion bouquet to say thanks ¡ª just the right words
By Yuko Tamura
Language / BILINGUAL
The Japanese you need to get vaccinated before winter comes
By Eric Margolis
Language / BILINGUAL
Hearing a song from the past and expressing nostalgia in Japanese
By Ansel Swindells
Language / BILINGUAL
Get to know basic honorifics before you head into that Japanese job interview
By Yaeko Kabe
Language / BILINGUAL
Celebrating spooky season with Halloween-themed vocabulary
By Yuko Tamura

Lifestyle

People in cities across Japan will pop into their local convenience store for any number of products they believe will help them with a night of drinking.
Lifestyle / Longform
Hangover cures are everywhere in Japan ¡ª but do they work?
By Thu-Huong Ha
ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ suspect remedies make up 20% of the world¡¯s market for hangover cures, but their success lies more in marketing than science.
Lifestyle
Ms. Rachel¡¯s improbable journey from toddler whisperer to holiday toy sensation
By Sapna Maheshwari
Lifestyle
The young sap collectors underpinning Japanese lacquerware
By Jessica Kozuka
Lifestyle / Longform
ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
By Greg Dvorak
Lifestyle
Thinning up top? Hair loss in Japan is not the end.
By Kat Joplin
Lifestyle
The sound of silence: Japan's no-conversation services
By Mai Yoshikawa
Lifestyle
Americans are traveling abroad as a post-election salve
By Sara Ruberg
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Miho Nakayama, known for 'Love Letter' and a decadeslong music career, dies at 54
Miho Nakayama
A $105 trillion inheritance windfall is on the way for U.S. heirs
About $105 trillion is projected to be passed down from older generations over the next quarter century, according to research firm Cerulli Associates, an amount roughly equal to global gross domestic product in 2023.
Japan's soft power soared to new heights in 2024
Japanese creatives, athletes and activists saw their efforts recognized on the world stage in various ways this year. At the Oscars (left) Takashi Yamazaki and his team took a prize for ¡°Godzilla Minus One,¡± while later in the year Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada (center) took Emmys for their work in ¡°Shogun.¡± Shohei Ohtani (right) was arguably the biggest Japanese star of the year.
Japan's honorific language can be challenging for native speakers, too
People walk around an outlet mall in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture. At stores across Japan, clerks use a form of polite language called "manyuaru keigo," literally, ¡°manual honorifics,¡± named for the service manuals they study it from.
Police may be able to use fake IDs to investigate yami baito
A Metropolitan Police Department flyer on high-paying illegal work advertised on social media, known as yami baito
What constitutes fatal dangerous driving in Japan?
Critics have said that drivers who were speeding well over the speed limit or those who were extremely drunk were not indicted for dangerous driving because of its vague definition.
Japan's soft power soared to new heights in 2024
Japanese creatives, athletes and activists saw their efforts recognized on the world stage in various ways this year. At the Oscars (left) Takashi Yamazaki and his team took a prize for ¡°Godzilla Minus One,¡± while later in the year Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada (center) took Emmys for their work in ¡°Shogun.¡± Shohei Ohtani (right) was arguably the biggest Japanese star of the year.
Lightning strikes twice for Shun Ikeda at All Japan Championships
Shun Ikeda holds the trophy after winning his second consecutive amateur yokozuna title on Sunday at Tokyo¡¯s Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Yoon¡¯s gambit a tempest in a teapot for financial markets
A screen displays market data at Hana Bank in Seoul on Wednesday.
U.S. Space Force launches first unit in Japan
Activated on Wednesday, U.S. Space Forces Japan ¡ª a component similar to the one established at South Korea¡¯s Osan Air Base in 2022 ¡ª will operate out of Yokota Air Base in the city of Fussa, western Tokyo, with a staff of about 10.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

People in cities across Japan will pop into their local convenience store for any number of products they believe will help them with a night of drinking.
Hangover cures are everywhere in Japan ¡ª but do they work?
By Thu-Huong Ha

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