TRAVEL NEWS FROM THE JAPAN TIMES
When will a Japan-made game have a breakout TV adaptation?
Vegan dumplings to please any Buddhist monk
A new brew for Ebisu, the town that beer made
Paging Dr. Maaya, the neurosurgeon doubling as a fashion designer
Using intransitive verbs to make Japanese ghost stories extra spooky
The language of opportunity: Bilingual education is on the rise in Japan
Land and sea come together in traditional kitchen staple
A California dreamin’ cookbook of ‘izakaya’ favorites
Meditation as architecture at a Shizuoka teahouse turned villa
Gaming’s latest culture war targets Yasuke, Japan’s Black samurai
Get started on your at-home garden before the summer hits
Want to be a voice actor? Stay ‘true to the character’
Massimo Bottura: ‘The Japanese let ingredients express themselves’
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
