Topic: Japan
Combining ancient and modern, Tokyo offers much to enjoy _ even for budget travelersOne of the most fascinating things about Tokyo is the way it combines both the ancient and the modern. Or rather, the way it doesn't combine them at all, ...
Foreign tourists visiting Japan enjoy sushi above any other national dish, according to a survey by the Japan National Tourism Organisation. The state-run agency said it interviewed more than 15,000 foreign tourists as they left Japan and asked what their favourite food ...
A monster tuna caught off Japan turned heads at a Tokyo fish market Friday, where the 445 kilogram (981 pound) bluefin -- the biggest caught here since 1986 -- sold for 3.2 million yen (36,700 dollars). "Many of the people who work ...
A Greenpeace activist trying to free tuna from a commercial fishing net in the Mediterranean was harpooned through the leg by fishermen on French boat, the environmental group said Friday. "In a non-violent action, Greenpeace activists in zodiac boats attempted to lower ...
Parsnip soup, sole meunière, plum clafouti—as souvenirs go, these are more original than an Eiffel Tower tchotchke. Tastier, too. As several accessible and affordable cooking classes join the ranks of formal schools like Le Cordon Bleu and Alain Ducasse, a growing number ...
Tuna sushi bought at a range of US restaurants and supermarkets had mercury that breached levels set by health watchdogs, a study published on Wednesday said. The offending samples included bluefin tuna, the hugely-prized species that has been plunged into a fierce ...
Global coffee giant Starbucks sees China eventually overtaking Japan as its second-largest market outside North America with "thousands" of stores, chief executive Howard Schultz said Wednesday. In the wake of cost-cutting measures in the United States involving store closures and thousands of ...
Global coffee chain Starbucks plans a major expansion in China by opening "thousands of stores" while eyeing the promising Indian and Vietnamese markets, reports said Wednesday. Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz told the Wall Street Journal that China will overtake Japan as ...
While Robocop and Iron Man can dodge bullets and crush villains, a new powered suit from Japan promises its elderly users more modest powers, such as pulling up radishes without getting a backache. Unlike its heavily-armed Hollywood counterparts, the Power Assist Suit ...
As chefs at the upscale New York sushi restaurant Megu slide huge knives through their latest bluefin tuna, the possible extinction of the species is far from their minds. Only the fatty underbelly of the fish has their attention -- the white, ...
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Japan World Markets
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