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At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 9, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
By Gabrielle Doman
It might sound like pseudoscience, but there could be more to the idea of brewing with music than meets the ear.
What once was a summertime treat you could get for a few coins is becoming a luxury item worth several thousand yen.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 9, 2026
?6,000 for shaved ice: Is luxury ¡®kakig¨­ri¡¯ worth it?
By Weiwen Lin
The summer staple is being elevated into an extravagant treat by dessert purveyors ¡ª with varying results.
Japan's first prison-turned-hotel, Hoshinoya Nara Prison offers as much luxury as it does surprisingly thoughtful reflections on the former facility's place in the country's march toward modernity.
LIFE / Travel
Aug 8, 2026
Locked up in luxury at the new Hoshinoya Nara Prison hotel
By Owen Ziegler
Open from July, the lodging occupying an Important Cultural Property prompts guests to reflect on societal progress and the role of prisons.
TCC Therapy Park is supported financially by racing organizations as well as donations from members of the public.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 8, 2026
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
By Rachel Teo
After their racing careers are over, only a lucky few of Â鶹´«Ã½ nearly 9,000 racehorses end up at TCC Therapy Park for rehabilitation.
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 7, 2026
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
By Yuko Tamura
Explore the vocabulary behind horror, spoilers, happy endings and the surprising reactions to this summer¡¯s biggest anime.
Haruhiko Kohri and Kayo Asai stand outside their meticulously re-created "bunka jutaku" home in Tokyo.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 5, 2026
How one Japanese couple made the 1920s and ¡¯30s into a way of life
By Alex K.T. Martin
No refrigerator. No microwave. Just blocks of ice, records and a home built for another age.
Chef Kenji Kawamura honed his craft in Italy for six years before returning to his hometown in Ibaraki Prefecture to open Nonna Nietta.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 2, 2026
At Nonna Nietta, Italian magic in suburban Tsukuba
By Robbie Swinnerton
Chef Kenji Kawamura spent six formative years training as a chef in Italy. That dedication shows in the deep, authentic flavors up and down the menu at his Ibaraki restaurant.
A few tricks from Korea can spice up Japan's otherwise plan "inari-zushi" pockets.
LIFE / Food & Drink / The Recipe Box
Aug 2, 2026
A sushi rice pocket by any other name
By Simon Daly
Â鶹´«Ã½ ¡°inari-zushi¡± sushi pockets are normally plain compared to their Korean counterparts, but a blend of the two makes for a delectable treat.
Releasing on Aug. 4, Beast of Reincarnation is set in a far-future version of Japan ruined by a mysterious apocalypse.
LIFE / Digital
Aug 1, 2026
Beast of Reincarnation shows Game Freak has more to learn
By Owen Ziegler
Game Freak¡¯s ambitious action RPG borrows familiar ideas but struggles to make them feel fresh.
At a new rural retreat backed by the founder of Aman Resorts and JR East, the nature of Iwate Prefecture is as much a part of the luxury offerings as any of its facilities.
LIFE / Travel
Jul 31, 2026
Luxury is pastoral at Iwate¡¯s Azuma Farm Koiwai
By Gendel Gento
The rural accommodation finds decadence in the northern prefecture¡¯s natural resources.
Japan's cocktail scene underperformed at the Asia's 50 Best Bars awards, announced Tuesday from Macau.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 29, 2026
Japan shut out of Asia¡¯s 50 Best Bars top 10 for first time
By Weiwen Lin
Â鶹´«Ã½ reduced showing reflects Asia¡¯s rapidly expanding cocktail scene, as standout bars emerge well beyond the region¡¯s traditional hubs.
Social media, streaming platforms and online communities have become major drivers of how Japanese slang spreads among young people.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 27, 2026
J-pop idols are behind much of Â鶹´«Ã½ Gen Z slang
By Shaun McKenna
Â鶹´«Ã½ newest slang isn¡¯t new at all ¡ª it¡¯s a remix fueled by TikTok, fandoms and boy bands.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
TCC Therapy Park is supported financially by racing organizations as well as donations from members of the public.

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