TRAVEL NEWS FROM THE JAPAN TIMES
Waves of umami: Awaji Island’s culinary trove
The empanada that’s secretly a ‘gyōza’ inside
How ‘hikikomori’ shut-ins ‘start to have dreams for the future’
Traditional home experts to gather at MinkaMeets event
How to talk about change in Japanese — one forecast at a time
Brewed from rice, water and tomatoes: The growth of ‘craft sake’
Tokyo’s top bites — in a suburban mall food court
As spring unfolds, sea bream turns into a prized catch
Jeremy Strong brings male power-dressing to Cannes
Uh-oh, is the rest of the world making JRPGs better than Japan?
In search of untouched Japan? Meet Hokkaido’s newest hiking trail.
Manga translators walk a fine line between meaning and mayhem
Flaunt your seasonal greens with Japan’s traditional pureed soup
A Japanese dining icon gets a (minor) facelift
In Nintendo’s backyard, foreign indie game devs are thriving
