Zen temple in Kyoto welcomes visitors to its meditation space
Tofukuji Temple in Kyoto features a large Zen meditation space that spans about 200 square meters. Read more
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Japan’s yokan masters create art on a plate
During the sweltering summertime, yokan, the Japanese jellylike red bean sweet, makes for a refreshingly cold dessert. Read more
Mattel to make American Doll live-action movie
“American Girl” will be produced by Mattel Films, Paramount Pictures and Temple Hill Entertainment, the production company of “Twilight” and “The Fault in Our Stars.” Read more
Sony starts ‘foster parent’ program for Aibo
Sony Group Corp. has started a “foster parent” program for unwanted Aibo dog robots, which will transfer them from their owners to hospitals and nursing care facilities. Read more
Staff-free stores a fast-growing market in Japan
During the COVID-19 pandemic, unmanned shops drew interest as a way to prevent infection and cater to contact-averse customers. Read more
PHOTO: Year of the Dragon
Completed clay bells, hand painted as dragons ahead of the up- coming new year, are lined up at the Musashino Jindaiji Gama pottery plant in Chofu, Tokyo. Read more
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ named best film of 2023 by NBR
“Killers of the Flower Moon is a stunning masterpiece from one of our greatest filmmakers, Martin Scorsese. The NBR is proud to award this complex, important, and deeply resonant epic as our best film and Scorsese as our best director,” Annie Schulhof, president of the board, said in a statement. Read more
Photos capture humpback whale’s breaching in Seattle waters
The photos were also used to gauge the general health of the whale and create a serial identification number that will help researchers keep track of the young marine mammal. Read more
Art students go old-school, create works with 8 mm film
Just as analog records are gaining popularity as a way to listen to music, 8 mm film is staging a comeback as people reevaluate its use for making movies. Read more
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Digital generation gives analog photography a shot
Film cameras as well as instant cameras are making a comeback among the younger generation. The unique nature of analog photography seems to have attracted them. Read more
Nebraska woman bags marriage proposal after killing big buck
“Everybody has been saying they would marry him, too, if he let them shoot this big of a deer,” Camenzind, 28, who lives in Omaha, told the Omaha World-Herald. Read more
Irish writer wins Booker Prize with dystopian novel ‘Prophet Song’
“Prophet Song,” set in a dystopian fictional version of Dublin, was awarded the 50,000-pound ($63,000) literary prize at a ceremony in London. Read more
Susan Sarandon, Melissa Barrera dropped after war comments
Sarandon and Barrera were each dropped by Hollywood companies after making comments on the Israel-Hamas war that some deemed antisemitic. Read more
Japan’s original fast food relevant in new ways
Soba noodle stands on railway platforms, known as ekisoba, have long allowed passengers to quickly stave off hunger while waiting for their train. Read more
Somen noodles slide for Guinness record
On Oct. 21, Nagashi somen — somen noodles flowing in cold water on bamboo pipes — traveled a distance of 2-1/2 miles, a feat that was formally recognized as a world record in Taketa, Oita prefecture. Read more
South Korea’s president visits U.K. to talk trade, defense
Yoon landed at Stansted Airport near London on Monday. Britain hopes his formal three-day visit will help cement an “Indo-Pacific tilt” in its foreign and trade policy. Read more
Steve Aoki releases new album, plans to go to the moon
Japan seeks global cooperation to explore ‘urban mines’
Japan wants to work with the United States and the European Union to promote technology that can recover and recycle metals from used electronic devices, according to government sources. Read more
Declining Japanese town getting attention through flowers
In the small, declining town of Asahi, one man for two decades has been planting vistas of flowers, hoping to attract visitors. Read more
Israel-Hamas war misinformation is everywhere. Here are the facts
In recent weeks, users have pushed false claims that “crisis actors” are staging scenes of carnage and that U.S. Marines are flooding in to fight on the ground in Gaza. Read more
Game from the past finds new players
At the Beigoma Shiryokan museum in Kawaguchi, a city known for its foundry industry, local elementary school students gather to play beigoma, a game using special spinning tops. Read more
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