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How to Make Japanese Green Tea

The green tea that the Japanese people drink on a daily basis is quite different from the tea use...

Japan Celeste Heiter

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Kawabata Country

Review of Kawabata's writings: Snow Country and Palm-of-the-Hand Stories.

Japan Kenneth Champeon

Encroaching Upon the Floating World: An Interview with Artist Michael Knigin

While scouring the World Wide Web in hopes of purchasing a rare, original Hiroshige woodblock pri...

Japan Celeste Heiter

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Ganbatte. A Webliography.

Web links for "Ganbatte" - Means "Go For It!" or ... How to become an English Teacher in Japan Ga...

Japan Celeste Heiter

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Gangsters Not Welcome

Japan gets tough on yakuza gangsters...

Japan AFP/Frank Zeller

Detail of a Japanese print by Hokusai Katsushika (1760-1849) 'Mount Fuji, wave', part of French Hugette Beres' collection of Japanese prints, drawings and books.

Megasale of rare Japanese prints

* * * * * PARIS, Nov 23, 2002 - It is the last major collection of Japanese prints still in priva...

Japan AFP/Annick Chapoy

Shabu-Shabu Japanese Hot Pot Stew

Shabu-Shabu is one of Japan's many 'hot pot' recipes, traditionally served in a simmering kettle ...

Japan Celeste Heiter

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Japan's indigenous Ainu still fighting for their land and dignity

TOKYO, Nov 21, 2002 - Discriminated against and almost wiped out as a distinct ethnic group by di...

Japan AFP/Francoise Kadri

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Irezumi - Scarred Beauty

Geri Halliwell has a small star tattooed on her back. Manchester United hero David Beckham has hi...

Japan Nabanita Dutt

Film Review: The Last Life in the Universe

Is it possible for a film to be, at once, existential, fatalistic and nihilistic without being a ...

Japan Celeste Heiter

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Minami-Senju, a friend pointed out to me, is Tokyo's ghetto. I was flabbergasted when he told me ...

Japan Stefan Chiarantano

Tampopo Dinner & a Movie Recipes

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

Japan Celeste Heiter

'Firefly Dreams' Japanese Recipes & Photos

The menu to accompany the Japanese film 'Firefly Dreams' includes Sembei, Edamame, Sunomono, Miso...

Japan Celeste Heiter

Of Rice and Zen: The Essentials of Japanese Cuisine

With the ubiquitous sushi bar springing up in such out-of-the-way places as Omaha Nebraska, Jacks...

Japan Celeste Heiter

Shaken... Not Stir Fried: 007 Does Asia

You Only Live Twice: Bond prevents SPECTRE from starting a war between the U.S. and Russia... Oct...

Japan / China / Korea, N Will Raus

'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

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

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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

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

Matsuri! Japanese Festival Arts

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

Japan Celeste Heiter

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