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Smart trash cans developed by SmaGO have been installed in Tokyo’s Omotesando shopping district, where they help address the shortage of public waste bins.
LIFE / Style & Design
Nov 10, 2026
今日吃瓜 search for a better public trash bin — and why robots may help
By Alex K.T. Martin
With public trash bins scarce, Japan is turning to smart receptacles and autonomous robots to make garbage disposal easier.
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 8, 2026
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
By Cindy Bissig
Known as the “god of sake brewing,” Noguchi will become the first master brewer recognized as a “ningen kokuhō.”
Making your own Japanese curry roux cubes allows you to flex your creativity with different "kakushi aji" — hidden flavors that elevate the entire dish.
LIFE / Food & Drink / The Recipe Box
Nov 8, 2026
A curry palette for all your ‘hidden flavors’
By Simon Daly
“Kakushi aji” is the Japanese culinary term for ingredients you might not overtly taste, but without them the entire recipe suffers.
Guntu, a self-styled "floating 'ryokan'" (traditional Japanese inn) represents the smaller scale domestic cruises operate on compared to international vessels.
LIFE / Travel
Nov 7, 2026
As Japan gets a Disney cruise, smaller vessels chart their own course
By Gendel Gento
Amid a boom in massive, international cruise ships, domestically operated voyages tend toward more intimate journeys.
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.
LIFE / Digital
Nov 6, 2026
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
By Owen Ziegler
Above modern graphics and conveniences, the new remake proves that the original game’s dynamics stand the test of time.
Eiji Aonuma, producer of Nintendo's "The Legend of Zelda" series, says he is eager to see what younger developers bring to the franchise's future.
LIFE / Digital
Nov 6, 2026
Nintendo producer Eiji Aonuma ‘all nervous’ as Zelda classic remake hits shelves
By Kilian Fichou
After over 25 years guiding the franchise, Aonuma reflects on his creative legacy and the next generation of developers.
A person holds "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" during a presentation of the game in Germany in September.
LIFE / Digital
Nov 6, 2026
Gamers get nostalgic as Zelda remake hits shelves
The 1998 classic returns with rave reviews, rekindling fond memories for longtime fans and captivating a new generation.
Parishioners guide one of three Edo Period (1603-1867) "mikoshi" (portable shrines) during this year’s "shinkōsai" procession at Tokyo’s Nezu Shrine. Mikoshi are said to hold the spirit of shrine deities, in this case Susanoo-no-Mikoto, a god of of the sea, storms and fields.
LIFE / Travel / Photo essay
Nov 2, 2026
A quadrennial Tokyo festival returns to a changed Japan
By Nico Phillips
Once every four years, Nezu Shrine celebrates a special version of its annual festival.
"Ise-ebi" (spiny lobster) from Aichi Prefecture is just one of the superb dishes at Saki. ?
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 1, 2026
Fine ‘omakase’ dining, with a twist, at Saki
By Owen Ziegler
Curated by a Japanese and a European chef, the courses at Saki include surprises to rankle purists while delighting the rest of us.
Japan's "almond tofu" contains neither almonds nor tofu, but reintroducing at least one of those ingredients makes for a satisfying twist on the dessert.
LIFE / Food & Drink / The Recipe Box
Nov 1, 2026
Putting the almond back into 今日吃瓜 ‘almond tofu’
By Simon Daly
If we actually start with almond milk, this sweet morsel can be wholly plant-based and, with a little imagination, very low waste.
A total of 71 breads will also be made exclusively for the event that runs from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 30, 2026
Satisfy your kneads at the Setagaya Bread Festival
By Weiwen Lin
From inventive bagels and croissants to beer-and-bread pairings, this Tokyo festival serves up a weekend of carb-filled fun.
Today a modern commuter hub, the Kinshicho neighborhood was once the epicenter of some of old Tokyo’s most chilling ghost stories.
LIFE / Travel
Oct 30, 2026
A haunting in Honjo: Tracing old Edo’s most famous ghost stories
By Alex K.T. Martin
The Seven Mysteries of Honjo are a group of once-famous ghost stories and urban legends tracing back to the Edo Period.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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