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The Guardian
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Seals, sand sculptures and a giant maze: photos of the day
Balloonists take part in the opening event of the 29th European balloon festival Photograph: Enric Fontcuberta/EPA An aerial view of this year's York maze, which celebrates 30 years of Toy Story. The maze is the largest in the UK, made up of more than a million maize plants in a 15-acre field Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA A man wades through floodwaters after heavy monsoon rains Photograph: KM Chaudary/AP A grey seal pup at the Baltic sea animal rehabilitation centre Photograph: Petras Malūkas/AFP/Getty Images Visitors view a sand sculpture at the Tottori Sand Dune Museum's annual exhibition Photograph:Stella Maxwell on the runway for the Elie Saab haute couture autumn/winter 2025-26 show at the city's fashion week Photograph:Nursery worker take children for a ride in a residential area of the city Photograph: Nhac Nguyen/AFP/Getty Images Queen Camilla visit celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the Wiltshire and Swindon community foundation Photograph:A model presents a creation by Robert Wun at the women's haute-couture autumn/winter 2025-26 show, part of the city's fashion week Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Ben Duckett of England takes to the field on the first day of the third Test between England and India at Lord's Photograph:Fishermen swim with caged blue-fin tuna in Gerence Bay Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images A woman comforts a child injured in an Israeli attack outside the al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital Photograph: Ramadan Abed/Reuters An employee carries a portrait of the former transport minister Roman Starovoyt, who took his own life hours after the Kremlin announced that Vladimir Putin had fired him Photograph: Tatyana Makeyeva/AFP/Getty Images Runners sing to the figure of San Fermin at the city's running of the bulls festival Photograph: JeffWorkers demolish a building that was struck by an Iranian missile during the 12-day between the two countries last month Photograph: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP The explosion of a Russian drone lights up the night sky Photograph: Gleb Garanich/Reuters A woman holds her cat in metro station hallway as people take cover during a Russian attack Photograph: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP
Japan Times
23-06-2025
- Health
- Japan Times
Tottori Wagyu and other delights offered at Hotel New Otani Tokyo
A special event featuring the rich sweetness and umami of juicy Tottori Wagyu-brand beef in a variety of dishes has kicked off once again at the Hotel New Otani Tokyo. Held annually since 2018, this promotion consistently highlights the charm of Tottori's viands through innovative ideas and cooking methods. During the event, which runs until July 31, six restaurants will offer unique menus featuring various cuts of Tottori Wagyu beef alongside other foods from Tottori. While the teppanyaki restaurant Sekishin-tei features Tottori Wagyu filet and sirloin steaks in its lunch and dinner courses, the Japanese restaurant Kato's Dining & Bar offers Tottori Wagyu stamina gozen, consisting of a bowl of rice topped with thinly sliced and sauteed Tottori Wagyu, and chilled udon noodles topped with Tottori Wagyu and refreshing seasonings. At the cafe and lounge Satsuki, a Rossini style Tottori Wagyu and foie gras burger Rossini style, fried yakisoba noodles with Tottori Wagyu, and mild Tottori Wagyu curry with beef cutlet can be enjoyed from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The bloodline of Tottori Wagyu can be traced back to Ketaka, a sire produced in Tottori in the 1960s that was the origin of many of Japan's current wagyu brands. In a recent interview with The Japan Times, Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai spoke about the characteristics of the beef, saying, 'Tottori Wagyu beef is produced with a focus on the high oleic acid content in the fat.' Oleic acid is the main component of olive oil and is characterized by its light taste and smooth texture. In addition, Hirai said, Tottori has been conducting research on glycogen, a substance believed to influence the flavor of red meat. 'Our research has revealed that glycogen seems to be more abundant in female cattle,' said Hirai. Furthermore, each livestock farmer has been making improvements in areas such as feed types and methods, as well as stress-free rearing styles, in order to continue producing tender, flavorful wagyu beef. Shinsuke Nakajima, the executive chef at Hotel New Otani, praised Tottori Wagyu beef, saying that from a chef's perspective, its texture and sweetness are exceptional. He also highlighted the variety and quality of other ingredients from Tottori, mentioning that he created a dessert for the event using Tottori watermelon, known for its exceptional freshness, for this fair. 'This is truly my dream-come-true dessert. We use the Tomari Bijin variety, which has an early harvest in June, and switch to the Daiei variety in July, so I highly recommend trying both,' he said. Tomari Bijin is characterized by fine-textured flesh and a delicate sweetness that leaves a refreshing aftertaste. Daiei, with a history of more than 100 years, boasts a crunchy texture and rich sweetness. The sliced fruit is marinated in watermelon syrup with a hint of basil leaves. Hirai also praised the dessert, saying, 'The gentle, refreshing sweetness of watermelon is naturally expressed, and combined with the fluffy texture of shaved ice it has a delicacy unlike anything I've ever tasted before.' A luxury shaved ice dessert with premium watermelon from Tottori. | Haruo Motohashi Another feature of this year's promotion is that sake from Tottori is also being highlighted. Restaurant manager and Executive Chef Sommelier Nobuhide Tani said: 'Sake can bring out the flavor and sweetness of the ingredients of the dishes it is paired with. It is not strong like red wine, yet it has its own delicate sweetness that goes well with the food.' Tani also pointed out that a large portion of Tottori's sake production is junmaishu, which is made solely from rice and water, without added brewing alcohol. 'Junmaishu, in particular, has a subtle sweetness that allows the flavor of the rice to emerge.' Three kinds of sake from Tottori are offered during the event. Chiyomusubi Junmai Daiginjo Goriki 50 can be enjoyed at the Japanese restaurant Senbazuru and the Rib Room steak house; Chiyomusubi Daiginjo Fukurotori at the teppanyaki restaurants Sekishin-tei, Seisen-tei and Momiji-tei; and Benten Musume Junmai Ginjo Tamasakae at Kato's Dining & Bar and the noodle restaurant Mendokoro Nakajima. Hirai said: 'While producers of diverse products of Tottori dedicate significant efforts to their cultivation, they are often faced with challenging climatic conditions. For instance, the temperature remained low in April this year, which is the peak breeding season, making watermelon cultivation difficult. Similarly, Japanese shallots, a specialty product of Tottori, faced challenges last winter due to heavy snowfall in the Tottori Sand Dunes, their primary production area.' He emphasized, however, that despite these hurdles, the producers' efforts and techniques have enabled them to supply the market with products of their usual high quality, or even better. Hirai expressed his gratitude for the ongoing collaboration with Hotel New Otani, which enables Tottori's products to be enjoyed by a wider audience, saying, 'I am sure that the producers feel a sense of fulfillment when the fruits of their hard work are enjoyed and appreciated by many.'
Japan Times
21-06-2025
- Politics
- Japan Times
SDF aircraft depart for Djibouti to evacuate Japanese nationals
Two Air Self-Defense Force transport aircraft left Japan for Djibouti on Saturday to prepare to evacuate Japanese nationals from Israel and Iran. The C-2 aircraft took off from the ASDF's Miho base in the western prefecture of Tottori around 2:45 to 3 p.m., heading for the East African country, where the SDF has a base. At the request of Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani on Thursday ordered the Self-Defense Forces to prepare to transport Japanese nationals amid the escalating Israel-Iran conflict. Such a transportation mission using SDF aircraft was last conducted in Lebanon last October. On Friday, the Foreign Ministry said that a total of 87 Japanese nationals and their family members living in Israel and Iran, were evacuated to neighboring countries by Japanese government-chartered buses. About 1,000 Japanese nationals are believed to remain in Israel, and some 220 in Iran. The Japanese government plans to conduct a second round of evacuations by bus in Iran as early as Saturday.
NHK
12-06-2025
- NHK
Helicopter rescue drill for tourists held at Tottori Sand Dunes, western Japan
A rescue drill for taking tourists with heatstroke to hospital by helicopter has been held at the Tottori Sand Dunes on the Sea of Japan coast. About 20 officials from the Tottori prefectural government and personnel from a local fire department took part in Thursday's drill. It was based on the scenario that a woman and her three-year-old son had developed heatstroke near the beach. An official playing the role of a tourist found two dummies lying on the sand and used a cell phone to call for help. Emergency service workers who arrived at the site checked their conditions and determined it would be difficult to transport them by land. They made a radio call for a helicopter to be dispatched. Rescuers descended on a rope to airlift the two dummies. The Tottori prefectural government says 43 people with heatstroke symptoms were taken from the dunes to hospital in the fiscal year that ended in March. It says one of them was transported by helicopter.
