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JAPAN LITE

Buddha's birthday prompts call to temple

Features

WORDS TO LIVE BY

Ultraman creator Kazuho Mitsuta

LIFESTYLE

Yohji Yamamoto, Tsumori Chisato and Soichiro Ito's latest moves

LIFE IN JAPAN

Reaching from the skiesAnywhere in urban Japan you're likely to see a great orange crane looming over you. But how do they get up there; how do they get down — and what's it like to be at the controls?

COUNTERPOINT

Alma mater addresses wartime treatment of its Japanese-Americans

Community

THE ZEIT GIST

Team Japan faces huge hurdles on road to Homeless World CupBig Issue struggles for funds to send squad to inspirational event Down Under

VIEWS FROM THE STREET

Are you prepared for the next major earthquake?

LIFELINES

Landlords, support, auto advice

WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST

Cure for what ails you

JAPAN LITE

Bamboo and the bambino

LIFE IN JAPAN

Documenting the divide between rich and poorArtist combats indifference through film

Travel and Food

HOTELS & RESTAURANTS

Colombian flavors at the Westin

FREEWHEELIN' ACROSS JAPAN

Into the Land of the Dead

TOKYO FOOD FILE

bills' beach bites

ON THE ROAD

Japan's gourmands should hit the highwayLong-haul rest stops with a reputation for roadkill have been transformed into powerhouses of local produce — and wasabi soda

GOURMET

Authentic Argentine in Azabu

HOTELS & RESTAURANTS

Silverado Tokyo and Chinese beauty food

GOURMET

A drop of Malbec from down southClimactic and economic conditions have made Argentina a world-class producer

FREEWHEELIN' ACROSS JAPAN

Green and to the heart of the matterKumano shows the real beauty of Japan lies not in pop culture and bright city lights

Environment and Education

NATURAL SELECTIONS

Space defense no reason to ax gentler projects

ANIMAL TRACKER

Red-spotted grouper

BILINGUAL

Hopes of silence in Tokyo undergo brutal assault

Media and Technology

IGADGET

Chubby checker: the machine that measures your fat

CHANNEL SURF

Channel surf

MEDIA MIX

The authorities gain complete control of the stories

MEDIA

Work to be fit! Fit to do workCompanies order 'fat' employees to lose weight — or else the firm will have to fork out

MEDIA

From terror to parking cars

MEDIA

Day in the life of a poor yakuza

Japan Info Guide Links for living in Japan

Reaching from the skies
Anywhere in urban Japan you're likely to see a great orange crane looming over you. But how do they get up there; how do they get down — and what's it like to be at the controls?

Team Japan faces huge hurdles on road to Homeless World Cup
Big Issue struggles for funds to send squad to inspirational event Down Under

Documenting the divide between rich and poor
Artist combats indifference through film

Japan's gourmands should hit the highway
Long-haul rest stops with a reputation for roadkill have been transformed into powerhouses of local produce — and wasabi soda

A drop of Malbec from down south
Climactic and economic conditions have made Argentina a world-class producer

Green and to the heart of the matter
Kumano shows the real beauty of Japan lies not in pop culture and bright city lights

Work to be fit! Fit to do work
Companies order 'fat' employees to lose weight — or else the firm will have to fork out

Japan Info Guide
Links for living in Japan