Photography. Christopherhitchens. If You Knew Sushi. Daiwa, a sushi joint within Tsukiji. Photograph by Tetsuya Miura. Hiroyasu Ito leads us to a small, nondescript restaurant on a narrow street with no name. It's barely seven in the morning, and already there's a long line of people waiting to enter.
Tom Asakawa tells me it's almost impossible to get into this place. People from all over Japan, from all over the world, come here in search of it. "Southern bluefin. Irino-san buys from 15 different dealers at Tsukiji, including five different tuna dealers. The maguro toro sushi—the fatty bluefin-belly-meat sushi—is almost synesthetic and, to coin a phrase, melts in the mouth. Daiwa, the name of this place, means "great harmony.
" "Personal friend. " Sardine sushi. I ask Irino-san who is the best sushi chef in New York. "Keita Sato. Has Irino-san ever been to New York? No. It's explained to me that Keita Sato, the owner of Hatsuhana, is an old friend of his. Hiroyasu Ito smiles with satisfaction. "And always a joke. " "Nodo-kuro," she says. "Minke. 7 Japanese aesthetic principles to change your thinking. Tofugu.com. Japan's 'herbivore men' -- less interested in sex. TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- They are young, earn little and spend little, and take a keen interest in fashion and personal appearance -- meet the "herbivore men" of Japan. Former CNN intern Junichiro Hori is a self-described 'herbivore.' Author and pop culture columnist Maki Fukasawa coined the term in 2006 in a series of articles on marketing to a younger generation of Japanese men.
She used it to describe some men who she said were changing the country's ideas about just what is -- and isn't -- masculine. "In Japan, sex is translated as 'relationship in flesh,'" she said, "so I named those boys 'herbivorous boys' since they are not interested in flesh. " Typically, "herbivore men" are in their 20s and 30s, and believe that friendship without sex can exist between men and women, Fukasawa said. The term has become a buzzword in Japan. Shigeyuki Nagayama said such men were not eager to find girlfriends and tend to be clumsy in love, and he admitted he seemed to fit the mold himself. Robot Programmed to Love Goes too Far. Why the Japanese Hate the iPhone. EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been modified.
See below for an explanation of the changes made to this story since it initially appeared. Apple’s iPhone has wowed most of the globe — but not Japan, where the handset is selling so poorly it’s being offered for free. What’s wrong with the iPhone, from a Japanese perspective? Almost everything: the high monthly data plans that go with it, its paucity of features, the low-quality camera, the unfashionable design and the fact that it’s not Japanese. In an effort to boost business, Japanese carrier SoftBank this weeklaunched the “iPhone for Everybody” campaign, which gives away the 8-GB model of the iPhone 3G if customers agree to a two-year contract. “The pricing has been completely out of whack with market reality,” said Global Crown Research analyst Tero Kuittinen in regard to Apple’s iPhone prices internationally.
Besides cultural opposition, Japanese citizens possess high, complex standards when it comes to cellphones. Updated 10:30 a.m. An Enclave of Brazilians Is Testing Insular Japan.