Food & Drink Mar 4, 2022
Osaka Ohsho chain makes inroads in Shanghai
With travel and tourism out of the question for the past two years, Chinese diners have satisfied their Japanese cravings at home.
Film Apr 4, 2016
Okinawa filmmaker returns with second movie on base issues
A 20-year-old Keio University student has recently returned to the movie scene with his second film in six years, aiming to make viewers think about issues surrounding U.S. military bases in his native Okinawa Prefecture. In one scene in the movie titled "Girl of the ...
National Jun 5, 2013
Foreign workers in tight spot as plants close
Successive closures of plants by large domestic manufacturers as part of operational restructuring have left local governments and civilian groups facing serious problems, among them the increase in unemployed foreign workers. A Japanese-language and business-etiquette class for Japanese-Brazilians was started in Minokamo, Gifu Prefecture, in ...