Winters in Japan mean congregating around heat. We camp out under kotatsu, Japanese heated tables, and share all kinds of nabemono, hot one-pot dishes such as shabu-shabu, oden, or sukiyaki. Combining a medley of ingredients in a simmering broth, these Japanese hot pots are cooked at the table, to be enjoyed as a communal feast….
Sukiyaki (Japanese Beef Hot Pot)
To make sukiyaki at home, you can buy a special wrought-iron sukiyaki pan, or simply use a large skillet. Sukiyaki is best enjoyed when cooked at the table with a portable stove, but you can certainly prepare it all in the kitchen and bring it out to family or guests. Purchase ingredients such as kombu…
4 Japanese Planes Fly More Aid to Tonga After Volcanic Blast
CANBERRA, Australia—Four Japanese aircraft left Australia on Monday to deliver more vital aid to Tonga as the Pacific nation deals with the aftermath of a volcanic eruption and tsunami. The two Japanese Lockheed C-130 Hercules and two Kawasaki C-2 left the Royal Australian Air Force Base at Amberley in Queensland state to make the 3,300-kilometer…
Japanese Professor Develops Prototype TV Screen Allowing Viewers to Taste What They See
A Japanese professor has developed a prototype television screen that can imitate food flavors, allowing viewers to lick the screen and sample what they see. The device was created by Meiji University professor Homei Miyashita over the course of the past year and is called “Taste the TV,” or “TTTV” for short. It works by using a selection of…
Japanese Space Tourist Says He Would Love Longer Flight
MOSCOW—A Japanese space tourist said Wednesday that he felt his 12-day mission to the International Space Station was too short and he would love to stay a week more. Fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa, his producer Yozo Hirano, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin blasted off to the station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on Dec. 8…
The Patient Art of Drying Persimmons
In Japan, to be alive in autumn is to live on persimmons. The sweet ones, crisp or soft, are everywhere. You’d know an astringent variety at first taste—you would spit it out immediately and run to rinse your mouth. Or, if you were among those fruit magicians privy to the art of making hoshigaki, or…
Japanese Carmakers’ Chinese Sales Tumble in October
November 5, 2021
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BEIJING—Japanese automakers Honda Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co., and Toyota Motor Corp.’s sales in China tumbled again in October as a microchip shortage hit vehicle production in the world’s biggest car market. Honda said it sold 148,377 vehicles in China last month, down 18 percent from a year earlier, while Nissan said it sold 113,876…
Japanese Policymakers Reaffirm BOJ’s Commitment to 2 Percent Inflation Target
TOKYO—Japanese policymakers on Tuesday reaffirmed the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) commitment to its 2 percent inflation target in a meeting held between the central bank chief and the country’s economy and finance ministers. The Japanese government and the central bank also agreed to keep in close contact and cooperation, in line with commitments made in…
Japanese Automakers’ China Car Sales Tumble in September
October 11, 2021
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BEIJING—Japanese automakers Honda Motor Co. Ltd, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd, and Toyota Motor Corp. saw their sales in China tumble in September as a chip shortage hit vehicle production in the world’s biggest car market. Honda said it sold 121,448 vehicles in China last month, down 28 percent from a year earlier due to the…
COVID-19 Impact Could Hit Japanese Automakers’ Output in October
TOKYO—Disruptions to parts and components suppliers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could force fresh production cuts at Japanese automakers in October, Akio Toyoda, the head of the auto industry lobby group, said on Thursday. Japanese car companies have already had to cut production this month because of difficulties finding semiconductors and other components as the…
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