If you’ve ever eaten Jiro-style ramen, you know the vegetables are a serious part of the experience. A typical bowl arrives with thick noodles, fatty pork and a mountain of bean sprouts so tall it can obscure the broth entirely. Customers can often request even more for free, using the magic word...
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Moves to restrict private lodgings are emerging across Japan because of growing friction with local residents. Authorities must reconsider the role su
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HAGI, Yamaguchi -- A "cat temple" in this western Japan city has created a talisman aimed at discouraging harassment.Unrinji Temple in Hagi, Yamaguchi
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TOKYO (AP) -- Gianni Infantino's campaign for re-election as FIFA president is set to move this week to Japan and a meeting scheduled for Wednesday wi
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TOKYO -- "We are opening a malatang restaurant in Japan. We want to hear honest opinions from Japanese people. Do you want to join a discussion group?
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese casual clothing retailer Uniqlo said it will raise the average selling price of its products by about 4 percent.The price in
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(AP) -- A Japanese spacecraft rocketed toward Mars on Tuesday on an unprecedented quest to explore its mysterious moons and bring back samples.Five of
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military began a joint exercise Monday across Japan, with more than 50,000 members taki
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OSAKA (Kyodo) -- The head of the ruling coalition's junior partner on Monday reiterated its resolve to seek the passage of a controversial bill to cut
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Monday proposed resuming, from next April, applications under a special visa program for foreign workers p
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government-backed Japan External Trade Organization said Monday it has temporarily shut down its website following unauthorized a
