TRAVEL NEWS FROM THE JAPAN TIMES
Japan struggles to fend off a world without enough matcha
Cold with a chance of kimchi meatballs
Bear skulls and pit dwellings: Hokkaido aims to sell ancient history
Shimane and Tottori to bewitch tourists with supernatural charms
Attempting the classics: Deciphering impermanence in ‘Hojoki’
Fresh off awards, Japanese cheese seeks a taste ‘unique to this land’
Chewing on race, culture and ‘okonomiyaki’ quesadillas
Cut and dried daikon: A time-tested frugal treat
Alpha Takahashi: ‘The world of video games was tied to my upbringing’
New street patrol helps Nara’s deer clean up their act
How to tell if what you’re hearing is true (or just sounds like it is)
Got a digital crush this Valentine’s? Beware of scams, says Meta.
DEI, woke and ‘forest bathing’: When a direct translation just won’t cut it
Brothers’ local focus lifts Shintaku to Niigata’s highest rank
Some traditional Japanese culinary rules are meant to be broken
