Category: Japan
Recipe: Malaysian chicken satay | The Japan Times
Unlike its Japanese counterpart, Malaysian satay is heavily marinated and served alongside nutty, spiced sauces. Marinating chicken imparts flavor, tenderizes…
A wooden knife sharper than steel? Scientists say so.
More than 60 years ago in “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,” Julia Child, one of America’s most emulated chefs,…
Japan to expand national parks for biodiversity conservation
Tokyo – Japan’s Environment Ministry plans to expand the country’s national and quasi-national parks to bolster efforts to conserve biodiversity,…
Japanese firms adopt flexible work styles
Tokyo – Now that remote working is widespread across the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic, companies in Japan are…
Yoshinoya refused to let ‘foreign’ student attend recruitment event
TOKYO – The Yoshinoya “gyudon” beef bowl restaurant chain refused to allow a university student to attend a recruitment event…
Modi faces a dilemma: Keep Indian voters happy or feed the world
A growing food security threat is set to push Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi into a conundrum: continue sending wheat…
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile — South Korean military
SEOUL/TOKYO – North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Saturday, South Korean military said, three days before the inauguration of…
‘Like family’: Japan’s virtual YouTubers make millions from fans
Mayu Iizuka sheds her soft-spoken personality and starts cackling, screaming and waving wildly in a makeshift studio in Tokyo as…
Qatar’s World Cup gamble not guaranteed to pay off
Doha – Tucked behind Doha’s $300-million Lusail Boulevard, where construction workers are toiling to transform a desert into a Champs-Elysees-inspired…
Japan detects more probable cases of acute hepatitis in children
The number of probable cases of children with acute severe hepatitis in Japan has reached seven, the health ministry said…
