The Great Kanto Earthquake: A wall of fire, a picture of hell
“The clothing factory I saw the day after the disaster was indeed a sea of corpses. Those who died on the battlefield in a war were probably not as miserable …
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Move over Ariel: Meet Japan’s professional merpeople
Mermaids are having a moment. Disney’s live-action remake of 1989’s “The Little Mermaid” has made a splash with audiences worldwide, but that doesn’t mean mermaids are only the stuff of …
Passe or sparkling, Lambrusco can get you through a Tokyo summer
During the relentlessly sticky dog days of a Tokyo summer — one in which temperatures have topped 35 degrees Celsius with alarming frequency — I’ve found a new lifeline: Lambrusco. …
Indie rock greats re-emerge at Outside Lands, better than ever
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Guitarist Alec O’Hanley and vocalist Molly Rankin of Alvvays perform on the Lands End stage at Outside Lands on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2023.Charles …
Deputy Mayor of Tokyo Ward Resigns Following Controversial Insult Directed at Assemblywoman
The deputy mayor of Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward resigned on Tuesday after facing criticism for mocking a female local assembly member, referring to her as “pig” in an online workplace chat. …
High temperatures persist as Eastern Japan emerges from the rainy season
The Meteorological Agency announced Saturday that the rainy season was believed to have ended in the Kanto-Koshin and Tohoku regions, as high temperatures continue across a broad swath of the …
Record-breaking surge sees Tokyo’s new condo prices soar by 60% in first half of the year
Newly built condo prices in Tokyo surged to a record in the first six months of 2023, adding fuel to a trend of growth stemming from factors including an influx …
Tokyo’s Ben Fiddich Nears the Summit of Asia’s 50 Best Bars
Acclaimed bartender Hiroyasu Kayama has often been the bridesmaid and rarely the bride — but that may change if his bar continues its climb up the Asia’s 50 Best Bars …
Savills: Prime Rent Hike Surges in These Countries for H1 2023
Private apartments are seen against the backdrop of the Marina Bay Sands hotel and the Singapore Flyer observatory wheel in Singapore on March 23, 2022. Roslan Rahman | AFP | …
Asia’s inaugural ‘Nobel Prize in gastronomy’ ceremony to be held in Tokyo
At the beginning of June, a dozen of the world’s top chefs converged in Tokyo — but not to cook or to eat at the city’s temples of Japanese cuisine. …