TRAVEL NEWS FROM THE JAPAN TIMES

Scams, taxes and tariffs: It’s that time of year.

‘Granny hobbies’ are the new self-care

Stories from behind the bar at Shinjuku’s Golden Gai

Toyama’s finest seafood underpins Ebitei Bekkan’s return to greatness

A French shepherd’s pie that’s Japanese on the inside

Aboard Japan’s most luxurious train, the journey is the destination

Not even Japan is safe from counterfeit luxury goods

Brats, rebels and rascals: Finding the right word for mischievous kids

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

