TRAVEL NEWS FROM THE JAPAN TIMES

Germany’s first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas

Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’

Expressing annoyance with work group chats in Japanese

From a piquant paste to a crisp crust, sesame shines in many forms

In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’

A seaside hotel built on competitive Japanese cycling

In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark

Reading the Japanese clock: Are times a-changin’?

In a coffee-mad neighborhood, a gin distillery is a clear alternative

A walk through Kokura, the city spared nuclear destruction

At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul

Tokyo’s WWII museums hold diverse views on war and peace

Brave the Bon holiday traffic to discover tourism gems off the beaten path

Saved from the worst, Kyoto still bears scars of war

Photographer Bleg Bayraktar is winning social media with politeness

