TRAVEL NEWS FROM THE JAPAN TIMES
Japan’s theme parks are ramping up their offerings ahead of summer
Start circling the dates for fireworks season now
K-beauty or J-beauty? The two ‘are not so different these days.’
Pas Mal: French cuisine spotlighting Yamagata’s premium produce
Broaden your parfait horizons with chicken liver
Scents and sensitivity: Understanding ‘smell pollution’ in Japan
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
