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Senior Editor with Tokyo Weekender

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Shu Tomitoku, a Challenger on TV’s Iron Chef, Dies at 71

Food & Drink
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Fukushima Disaster Fails to Make School Textbooks

News & Opinion

The Brilliant Blades of the Asakusa Knife Shop, Kamata Hakensha

History
Bill-Hersey

People, Parties, Places

News & Opinion
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IKEA Turns Monorail into “Party Train” for Two Days

Art & Culture
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Olympus Hit with ¥28 Billion Lawsuit

News & Opinion
Paraiso-Roppongi

Paraiso Puts a Bit of Latin Paradise in the Heart of Roppongi

Japan Life
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Newest Japanese Island “Eats” Its Older Neighbor

News & Opinion
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The Weekender's Pick of the "Hanami Season Showdown" Pictures

Japan Life
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Suika Road Race Preview: A Chiba 5K/10K That Runs on Watermelons

News & Opinion
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Iconic Plum Trees of Umeno Koen to Be Felled after Pox Outbreak

Japan Life
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Consumer Survey Ranks the Most Overpriced Products in Japan

News & Opinion