At a workshop in Tokyo, a dozen or so tourists watched as green and white wax was poured into warm water. As the liquid turned into a sheet, they were asked to slowly pull it up and roll it, gasping at its transformation into lettuce. Hands-on lessons in the art of creating food replicas have … Read more
People pass through the entrance gate to the Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images An American tourist is accused of desecrating the entrance gate to a sacred Japanese shrine in a “heartless” act of vandalism. Steve Lee Hayes, 65, was allegedly caught on camera using his … Read more
Temperatures are cooling in Japan, but interest in visiting shows no signs of abating, as autumn arrivals continue to outpace pre-pandemic levels. The country welcomed 2.93 million foreign visitors in August, followed by another 2.87 million visitors in September — well above the 2.52 million and 2.27 million who arrived during those same months in … Read more
The Japanese are often said to be well regarded for their etiquette and social graces. But if this is especially true for those working in Japan’s service industry, the same cannot always be said of their customers. Shoppers are famously referred to as “gods” by the firms that serve them, but some are seemingly taking … Read more
Hongkongers love all things Japanese, from going on frequent trips to Japan to queuing up for hours at the myriad of sushi restaurants in Hong Kong. Not only did such a love chart the careers of Keita Wu, Eummie Chik and Kiu Au – which all have to do with Japanese culture – it also … Read more
Japan’s Niigata prefecture may be less than 90 minutes away from Tokyo via bullet train, but the area, known for producing Japan’s best koshihikari rice and sake, rarely appears on people’s radar as a food destination. This is slowly changing. Michelin released a special edition of its guide for Niigata in 2020. And in September … Read more
Fast Retailing this week has unveiled its fourth global flagship store for Uniqlo in Japan. This marks a return for the clothing brand to a major Tokyo shopping district, where it had closed an outlet in 2022. The new store, scheduled to open October 25, is in Shinjuku, one of the busiest commercial districts in … Read more
United airplanes are seen at the Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, Unitted States on July 16, 2024. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images United Airlines is plotting a 2025 international expansion that spans Senegal to Mongolia and Greenland to Palau, a bid to win over travelers who have already had their fill of … Read more
A boy is in hospital after he was attacked by a man with a knife on the way to his Japanese primary school in Shenzhen, southern China on Wednesday morning. A Japanese government source has told Kyodo News that the boy – whose condition is unknown – was the victim of a stabbing. Earlier reports … Read more
Visitors to Tokyo and Kyoto might not realise it, but Osaka – one of Japan’s biggest and oldest cities, known more as a business hub than a tourist destination – is gearing up to host next year’s World Expo. The city has been plastered with the expo’s red-and-blue “Myaku-Myaku” mascot for months and is abuzz … Read more
