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Hong Kong exodus set to boost UK restaurant sector
China's security crackdown will bring new diners, ease labor shortages
Life
Travel & Leisure
Guinness-record light show returns to Osaka despite power crunch
Facing cold winter, economy minister asks homes to use energy wisely
Food & Beverage
Japanese food companies 'upcycle' leftovers into tidy profits
Small firms offer creative solutions for making waste eatable and drinkable
Life
Book review: Can Japanese agriculture adapt?
A fascinating insight into the delicate interplay of people, policy and place
Tea Leaves
Thai lessons in cultural appreciation
Pad thai noodles and tuk-tuks highlight influences from around the world
Life
Japan's new bank note celebrates maverick venture capital pioneer
From currency to potato chips, Eiichi Shibusawa is a fitting hero for tumultuous times
Life
The inflatable Ladakh cinema that will leave you breathless
High altitude Himalayan movie house a hit with local audiences
Life
Making sense of Heather Mack and the Bali 'suitcase murder'
Paroled daughter faces new charges in the U.S. over the 2014 killing of her mother
Life
Edo-period forestry company faces a 21st-century problem
How a centuries-old Japanese industry is adapting to climate change
Tea Leaves
Japan's street vendors preserve a fading culture
In towns and cities throughout the country, itinerant merchants help energize urban life
Life
Activist-diplomat supports victims of Myanmar takeover and trafficking
Humanitarian campaigner Ben Svasti Thomson among first to arrange help
Life
Gender-rights activists remake Thai feminism
Fight for democracy must include equality and social justice, campaigners insist
Life
The chef, the bartender, the sake brewer and the entrepreneur
Four women at the forefront of Japanese gastronomy
Life
Bali's dog problem strays out of control
Rescue organizations struggling to survive amid pandemic blow to funding
Tea Leaves
Why I'd rather be a Japanese woman than a Japanese man
Unrealized female potential is preferable to the insufferable life of a salaryman
Life
Okinawan cuisine challenges and compels stomach and spirit
Diverse food and culture of Japan’s southern ‘healing islands’ makes unique mark
Life
Japanese sci-fi finds a receptive audience in Brooklyn
Low-budget take on familiar sci-fi themes are connecting with US audiences
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Ancient Aboriginal fish traps refocus Australian history debate
Were pre-colonial indigenous people farmers or hunter-gatherers?