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Breakfast in Asia

Dinner inspires all the glamour, and lunch is often a great adventure. But breakfast, lowly break...

Japan Bart Conley

Chilled Buckwheat Soba with Wasabi Ponzu and Julienne Vegetables

Recipe: Chilled Buckwheat Soba with Wasabi Ponzu and Julienne Vegetables

This vegetarian, cold soba noodle dish is extremely easy, very healthy, and very satisfying. And ...

Japan / China Celeste Heiter

If You Are the One

Film Review: If You Are the One

Newly wealthy from the sale of his invention to an angel investor, Qin sets out to find himself a...

Japan / China Celeste Heiter

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The Shadow of Perfection: Kawabata (Part II)

In The Quiet American , the Englishman Fowler says that his "deepest sexual experience" had been ...

Japan Kenneth Champeon

Hanetsuki is a kind of Japanese badminton game played with shuttlecocks called hane and decorativ...

Japan Robert George<br>Text by Celeste Heiter

Ebi Chili

Recipe: Ebi Chili

The classic recipe for this dish calls for a Japanese ingredient called ‘tobajan', a spicy miso...

Japan / China Celeste Heiter

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Mori Art Museum

The author visits the Mori Art Museum, where the works of Canadian artist Gregory Colbert are pre...

Japan Stefan Chiarantano

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Sugamo district, Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo's seniors get their own hip district...

Japan AFP/Patrice Novotny

Japanese Story

Film Review: Japanese Story

Set against the brilliant backdrop of Australia's Pilbara Desert, this cross-cultural drama unfol...

Japan Celeste Heiter

Tatsuta Chicken

Recipe: Tatsuta Chicken

These tasty chicken tidbits are marinated and dusted with katakuriko flour or cornstarch, and the...

Japan Celeste Heiter

Woman in the Dunes

Film Review: Woman in the Dunes

The vast sand dunes of Tottori Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan just west of Osaka, provide the se...

Japan Celeste Heiter

Grilled aji fish, with a the requisite miso soup.

The Cuisine of Japan

Japanese food is not just about sushi or sashimi. Grilled squid, fresh crackers, tempura, or eve...

Japan John Lander

Yakitori - Grilled Chicken Skewers

These grilled skewered treats are a favorite at tiny neighborhood yakitori stands and at outdoor ...

Japan Celeste Heiter

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Hello Kitty. Ambassador

Japan appoints a cartoon character as it's goodwill ambassador. The moon-faced cat will also be b...

Japan Agence-France Presse AFP

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A personal journey into the atomic bombing of Hiroshima

This personal essay isn't meant as a means to criticize or put down America. Far from it. I love ...

Japan Stefan Chiarantano

Love and Honor

Film Review: Love and Honor

Based upon the novel by Shûhei Fujisawa, Love and Honor is the third in a trilogy of samurai fil...

Japan Celeste Heiter

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Chie Tanaka, of Cape No. 7 fame

Cape No. 7 has become Taiwan's highest-grossing Chinese-language film ever. It tells of the roman...

Japan / Taiwan AFP/Amber Wang

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The Japanese Tea Ceremony

I got to experience the Japanese tea ceremony on cross-cultural day when my home class held a tea...

Japan Stefan Chiarantano

Waseda University Library, Tokyo, Japan.

Asian Libraries - Japan

Chiba University Chiba Japan The University Library consists of the Central Library on Nishichiba...

Japan Christina Gosnell

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Choosing a Quality Language Program

Opportunities for overseas and exchange programs abound, but to find quality instruction, you'll ...

Japan / Vietnam / Myanmar Dawn Stanton

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