TRAVEL NEWS FROM THE JAPAN TIMES
From Belgian waffles to Nordic sushi: What to eat at the 2025 Osaka Expo
Japanese mollusks with a tangy lift
At a mountainside shrine, yuzu candy made by imperial decree
What’s in a name? With new guidelines, the Japanese government wants to know.
In Elden Ring Nightreign, the FromSoftware formula goes awry
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?