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BIG (ONLY) IN JAPAN

Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Aug 25, 2010
Big (only) in Japan? Oshibori
Oshibori: a Japanese tradition of hospitality that never grows old ... but go easy on the body-wiping.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Aug 6, 2010
Big (only) in Japan? Rooftop beer gardens
Imported from Europe in 1953, beer gardens are a summer tradition in Japan. Recently, they¡¯ve had to cater to a new demographic to stay afloat.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jul 16, 2010
Big (only) in Japan? Free fans
When the dog days are upon Japan, there¡¯s always a good chance that somebody, somewhere will be passing out free fans.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jun 21, 2010
Big (Only) in Japan? ¡®Greensleeves¡¯
Thank you for calling. All of our operators are busy. Please listen to ¡®Greensleeves¡¯ for an eternity.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
May 5, 2010
Big (only) in Japan? Tape as proof of purchase
While Japan loves packaging, it makes an exception with proof-of-purchase tape.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Mar 24, 2010
Big (only) in Japan? Beer salesgirls
The ¡®beer girls¡¯ (uriko) are a familiar sight to any baseball fan. Pulse asks are they big (only) in Japan?
60% in Japan give up activities due to sweat, survey finds
The summer heat hits Tokyo's Ginza District on July 23.
JAL and ANA to coordinate flight schedules for first time
An All Nippon Airways airplane flies past an oil refinery as it approaches to land at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
Young Japanese anxious as Australia slows working holiday visa processing time
Commuters disembark a tram in Melbourne in March.
Takaichi¡¯s punishing workload draws renewed scrutiny after 6?-hour checkup at hospital
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Prime Minister's Official Residence in Tokyo on Thursday
Behind Takaichi¡¯s subtle signals at Â鶹´«Ã½ WWII events
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi looks on among children during a ceremony commemorating the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, at the city's Nagasaki Peace Park on Aug. 9.
The new world of collectible design
Nilufar, founded by Milan curator Nina Yashar, was among the exhibitors at Salone Raritas. Yashar calls collectible design ¡°a free, authorial language¡± that goes beyond function.
Young Japanese anxious as Australia slows working holiday visa processing time
Commuters disembark a tram in Melbourne in March.
At Yasukuni, the politicians followed the script, but the shrine did not
People crowd in front of Yasukuni Shrine to pay tribute to the war dead on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, in Tokyo on Saturday.
Unrelenting Russian anti-war protesters in Japan fight through inescapable doubt
Anti-war Russians protest Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in February.
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.

Podcast

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

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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