Food
How Japan Made Christmas Mandarins a Canadian Tradition
A tradition popular in parts of Canada owes its roots to Japanese immigration. Now, some Japanese prefectures want to bring it back…
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Food
Book Reviews
Review: “Tokyo Cocktails” is Fascinating Top-Shelf Reading
Tokyo is truly a cuisine capital, admired worldwide. Now, the cocktail and bartending styling of Japan gets its own in-depth treatment in…
Food
Got (More) Milk? Why Japan is Encouraging Consumption
Japan isn't traditionally a large milk-consuming country. So why are politicians encouraging people to drink up?
Travel
Japan to Extend Ban on Admission of Non-Resident Foreigners
The blows keep coming for those locked out of Japan, as the government extends its entry ban following the spread of the…
Book Reviews
Is James Clavell’s Shogun Accurate History – Or Pure Fiction?
UJ staff writer Dr. Nyri Bakkalian reads and critiques James Clavell's epically long-winded 1975 novel "Shogun" so you don't have to.
Business and Economy
A Popular Japanese Bakery Chain Disappears Overnight
All 28 stores suddenly closed. Lenders and employees left unpaid. Its CEO suddenly missing. What the heck happened to Japan's Bellbe?
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The Japanese Rice Cooker: A History of Trials and Errors
Learn what led to the development of the Japanese rice cooker and how it found a home in just about every Japanese…
Law & Crime
Why This Japanese Couple Divorces Every Three Years
Married Japanese couples are prevented by law from having separate last names. But one Tokyo couple has found a clever workaround.