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Japan's Myanmar-born designer Zarny Shibuya

Japan accepts few immigrants and struggles to integrate long-term foreign residents. But Myanmar-...

Japan / Myanmar AFP/Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura

From The Sushi Book by Celeste Heiter, photography by Marc Schultz

Japan fights to save "real sushi"

The Japanese government, joined by some leading local chefs, has launched a campaign to preserve ...

Japan AFP/Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura

'Memoirs of a Geisha' Recipes and Photos

This light, classic Japanese menu features an array of bite sized portions, including sashimi, su...

Japan Celeste Heiter

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Japanese 'cosplay' draws huge following in Taiwan

Taiwanese "cosers" follow a fashion that aims to combine costume and roleplay based on characteri...

Japan / Taiwan AFP/Amber Wang

Tampopo Dinner & a Movie Recipes

Here are links to the recipes for making a traditional Japanese dinner: Dashi (Soup Stock) Rice &...

Japan Celeste Heiter

Dead Man's Shoes

It all started because well, I'm what some people would call thrifty and what most would call che...

Japan Frank Lev

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Japan's Cat Island

Tashiro, is a small (3.14-square-kilometre, 7.9-square-mile) island known as Cat Island, 20 kilom...

Japan AFP/Miwa Suzuki

Exploring Japan...In San Francisco

Twelve city blocks in the heart of San Francisco are home to a thriving Japanese community. Bound...

Japan Celeste Heiter

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Ten Study Abroad Programs in Japan

A number of variables shape a student's study abroad experience in Japan: whether you live with a...

Japan Dawn Stanton

Perhaps the most anticipated and beloved celebration in Japan is the season known as Ohanami. The word translates as flower watching, and depending upon the weather in mid-spring, sometime during the month of April, the entire nation of Japan bursts into bloom with the ubiquitous sakura, the flowering cherry tree. The sakura create a frosty-pink canopy over city parks and country hillsides alike, and the people of Japan emerge after the long winter to rejoice in this ephemeral season. Beneath a canopy of blossoms, street vendors offer an array of traditional foods, including yakitori, skewers of savory grilled chicken.

The Taste of Japan

A story told with photos.

Japan Robert George

A Japanese pancake artist at work

Japanese Pancakes

There are many good reasons to spend time in Hiroshima. The excellent food is definitely one of t...

Japan MaryLou Driedger

Kinkakuji, or The Golden Pavilion, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most exquisite temples and gardens in Japan

The Gardens of Kyoto

Japanese gardening is more than just an art or the careful arrangment of plants and rocks around ...

Japan John Lander

Fans release balloons at a baseball game in Osaka.

Take Me Out To The Ball Game- Osaka Style

Japan is a country that is passionate about baseball.

Japan MaryLou Driedger

Matsuri! Japanese Festival Arts

Late one summer afternoon, hearing laughter rising from the busy Tokyo sidewalk below my hotel, I...

Japan Celeste Heiter

Snow Falling on Cedars

Film Review: Snow Falling on Cedars

A land dispute fueled by racial prejudice lies at the heart of this post-World War II drama. When...

Japan Celeste Heiter

Edward Espe Brown in How to Cook Your Life

Film Review: How to Cook Your Life

With food as both context and metaphor, documentary filmmaker Doris Dorrie focuses her lens on Ze...

Japan / China Celeste Heiter

After the bombing of Hiroshima a father buried his son with his tricycle.

The Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima is an almost eerily quiet place.

Japan MaryLou Driedger

Torii gate, on Aoshima Island.Aoshima, Kyushu, Japan

Cruising Kyushu

It's Japan's southernmost main island, the "Hawaii" of the country. Cruising Kyushu takes you way...

Japan Graham Simmons

Rice is a very important part of life in Japan. It is serves as the foundation of every meal. The...

Japan Frank Lev

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I am writing about the silkworm. In my travels in Japan, I had seen the remnants of silk farms. W...

Japan Stefan Chiarantano

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