During Japan’s cruel summer, chilled noodles are a survival strategy
Japanese summers are actually so sweltering that the Meteorological Company created a phrase to explain an entire new class of ...
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At Japan’s all-women powerlifting contest, strength is beautiful
Yokosuka, Kanagawa Pref. – At 8:30 a.m. on July 12, doorways opened at a gymnasium in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, and ...
Cruel summer: Searching for an escape from Japan’s extreme heat
Is there any escaping Japan’s summer time 酷暑 (kokusho, excessive warmth)?In April, the 気象庁 (kishōchō, Japan Meteorological Company) launched a ...
Japan’s brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
Japan has lengthy experimented with the position of sound in fermentation.For hundreds of years, sake brewers sang motosuri-uta, rhythmic work ...
In the hills of Shimane, Japan’s steelworking tradition forges on
Unnan, Shimane Pref. – Inside a picket outbuilding within the distant hills of Yoshida, a part of Unnan, Shimane Prefecture, ...
It was 60 years ago today: Japan’s top Beatles fan keeps the Budokan flame burning
Ako, Hyogo Pref. – The city of Ako is understood for 2 issues: salt and samurai, particularly the 47 Ronin ...
Surviving the Uchiwa Festival, Japan’s hottest ‘matsuri’
Kumagaya, Saitama Pref. – It’s mind-numbingly scorching in downtown Kumagaya. My yukata (mild summer time kimono) clings to my pores ...
Japan’s southwestern islands on high alert as Typhoon Bavi approaches
ISHIGAKI, OKINAWA PREF. – A big and highly effective hurricane approached a distant chain of islands in Japan’s southwest on ...
Japan’s 2026 wage talks result in third year of gains above 5%
Japan’s annual wage negotiations concluded with common pay positive aspects topping 5% for a 3rd 12 months, underscoring the financial ...
Japan’s first standalone ramen shop reopens in Asakusa
Fifty years after it closed its doorways, Japan’s first ramen store and the birthplace of shoyu ramen reopened July 2.Regardless ...
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