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World’s Best Pastry Chef 2024 winner Nina Metayer, whose Tokyo shop is her first outlet outside France, believes the French and Japanese share “similar aesthetic sensibilities.”
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 21, 2026
Flour power: Nina Metayer brings her ‘world’s best’ pastries to Tokyo
The award-winning patissier’s shop showcases the gorgeous creations that carved her reputation as one of France’s top pastry talents.
The ANA InterContinental Tokyo hotel offers a Chinese afternoon tea menu with scallops with pandan leaf and "xiaolongbao" (soup dumplings) filled with Thailand’s spicy and sour "tom yum kung" broth for ?8,900.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 30, 2026
Tokyo falls for dim sum-meets-afternoon tea
Finger sandwiches and scones make way for dumplings and Peking duck at Tokyo’s growing number of Chinese afternoon tea menus.
This specialty of Japan's northeastern Tohoku region turns usually salty edamame into a sweet spread.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 23, 2026
The world loves boiled and salted edamame. But how about sweet?
“Zundamochi” is the term for mashed edamame mixed with sugar and spread across rice flour dumplings.
What once was a summertime treat you could get for a few coins is becoming a luxury item worth several thousand yen.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 9, 2026
?6,000 for shaved ice: Is luxury ‘kakigōri’ worth it?
The summer staple is being elevated into an extravagant treat by dessert purveyors — with varying results.
Originally created as a sweeter improvement on existing traditional Japanese confectioneries, "anmitsu" has since become a symbol for the arrival of scorching summer days.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 26, 2026
A symbol of summer, this Japanese dessert brings sweet relief
Not even 100 years old, “anmitsu” has nonetheless become a symbol of 91AV原创 oppressive summers — and the sweet relief that a spoonful of the dessert provides.
Blended with your favorite flavored powder, hard-boiled eggs make the simplest mousse ever.
LIFE / Food & Drink / The Recipe Box
Jul 19, 2026
A hard-boiled fact: Eggs work for dessert, too
Got a few old eggs lying around? Turn them into a somewhat healthy sweet treat.
La & Le, a new Parisian-style cafe in the posh Minamiaoyama neighborhood, includes two oversized lamps meant to evoke the iconic streetlights of the French capital.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 5, 2026
La & Le brings a slice of Paris cafe culture to Tokyo
After 20 years at the French capital’s iconic Cafe de Flore, Tetsuya Yamashita returned to Tokyo to open a restaurant that captures the spirit of traditional Parisian cafes.
Sweet adzuki bean paste gives a more solid base for you to build intricate lattice patterns into your pastry dough.
LIFE / Food & Drink / The Recipe Box
May 8, 2026
No added sugar, no problem: A lattice tart held up by sweet beans
Smooth and sweet, “koshian” paste makes for a flexible alternative to traditional tart fillings.
Biscoff cookie crumbs are perfect ingredients for a scrumptious crust.
LIFE / Food & Drink / The Recipe Box
Apr 1, 2026
Cookies, miso and milk make a pie for all seasons
Pull off a delicious, no-cream bake with a little help from “kōji” mold.
Yoyogi-Uehara is home to eclectic dining options, such as La Pita de Maison Cinquantecinq, which offers pita sandwiches and other Middle Eastern fare like falafel and hummus.
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 6, 2026
Pitas, parfaits and more in Yoyogi-Uehara
Just a 10-minute train ride away from bustling Harajuku, the calm residential neighborhood is home to several gourmet options that locals would prefer to gatekeep.
Expect beautiful latte art, such as this bonsai drawn by barista Pietro Vannelli, at Vannelli Coffee.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 3, 2026
From Italy to Japan: Vannelli Coffee opens in Tokyo
With fancy gadgets and fragrant brews, the Italian specialty coffee brand brings some pizzazz to an already sophisticated java scene in the Japanese capital.
A mother and daughter take part in a buffet of sweets and desserts — a perfect way for many to spend Valentine’s Day this year.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Feb 13, 2026
In Japan, Valentine’s Day has become a personal luxury
Valentine’s Day in Japan is shifting from obligation to indulgence, as people embrace life’s small luxuries for themselves.
Bacha Coffee's outlet in Tokyo is the Singapore-based upscale coffee chain's first shop in Japan.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 16, 2026
With a dose of old-world charm, Bacha Coffee brews its way to Tokyo
The boutique coffee chain’s first outlet in Japan offers all the trademarks of the brand: fragrant javas, stylish interiors and delicious croissants.
Filled with red bean paste and covered in "kinako" soy flour, green "zunda" soybean mash and black sesame, "o-hagi" sticky rice balls offer a delicious interplay of sweet and savory flavors.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Washoku Essentials
Sep 19, 2025
Celebrating autumn with timeless sticky rice balls
Filled with red bean paste and sheathed in various coatings, the spherical sweets evoke the gentle mood of the season.
Rachel Simons' debut cookbook, “Sesame: Global Recipes + Stories of an Ancient Seed," is filled with fun, inspirational ideas, such as the tahini cream cheese frosting with carrot cake encrusted with sesame seeds.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 17, 2025
From a piquant paste to a crisp crust, sesame shines in many forms
Packed with historical nuggets and inspirational recipes, Rachel Simons’ debut cookbook offers a rich, entertaining dive into the Japanese kitchen staple.
Meguro Hiiragi's fish-shaped "taiyaki" pastry comes with a thin and crisp batter that sheaths a piquant adzuki bean paste.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Top 5
Aug 1, 2025
In Tokyo, fish-shaped ‘taiyaki’ treats offer a sea of options
Part waffle, part pancake, the iconic pastries showcase the creativity of their bakers by flaunting a variety of fillings that range from adzuki bean paste to cream cheese.
Descendents of the original "Gonin Byakushō" families are the only vendors allowed inside the gates of Kotohira Shrine, where they sell "kamiyoame," a golden-hued, yuzu-flavored candy meant for good fortune.
LIFE / Travel
Jun 7, 2025
At a mountainside shrine, yuzu candy made by imperial decree
Located in the mountains of western Kagawa Prefecture, Kotohira has yet to suffer — or benefit — from 91AV原创 overtourism rush.
Time Out Market Osaka, located in the basement of Grand Green Osaka's South Building, is the London-based media and hospitality business' first Asian edition of their food market.
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 4, 2025
More than a food court: Time Out Market curates Osaka’s best flavors
After whetting appetites in cities like New York and Dubai, Time Out Market, the food event of the eponymous magazine and media group, has opened its first Asian edition in Osaka.
The scallop carpaccio with strawberries is a harmonious blend of flavors and textures, and one of the standout recipes in "Umai: Recipes From a Japanese Home Kitchen."
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 26, 2025
A modern Japanese cookbook that is ‘a beautiful mess’
With an easygoing tone, Millie Tsukagoshi Lagares’ first cookbook is a vibrant Japanese culinary guide that speaks to a globalized generation.
"Hachimitsu umeboshi" (pickled plums sweetened with honey), with their sweet-sour flavor, work as an excellent alternative to classic jam toppings for thumbprint cookies.
LIFE / Food & Drink / The Recipe Box
Apr 20, 2025
Thumbprint cookies with a tangy Japanese filling
Replace jam with pickled honey plums for a sweet-sour topping in your cookies.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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