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From wolfing down a bowl of super-fresh seafood before sunrise to embarking on an all-night indie club crawl or soaking in an open-air hot spring at 3am, we've got you covered with brilliant things to do at every hour.
Hungry for something different? You're in the right place: Tokyo is widely regarded as one of the world's greatest food cities, and serves as a culinary melting pot where innovative chefs showcase their distinctive and imaginative interpretations of cuisines from around the world. From flawlessly crafted pizzas to boundary-pushing Peruvian cuisine, we've rounded up the best international restaurants to experience in Tokyo right now.
Fruit picking and vegetable harvesting experiences are available outside the city year-round, but are an especially alluring escape from sweltering central Tokyo in the summer. In the mag you'll find our favourite family-friendly farms for crop picking – all within easy reach of the city.
Ah, go-go boys. What's not to love? These professional dancers elevate the energy of any event where they perform, LGBTQ+-related or otherwise. But who are these Adonises when they aren't shaking their stuff on stage? We profile some of the city's best performers.
Heading to Fuji Rock this summer? Check out our festival preview, complete with a guide to the acts you definitely shouldn't miss and an interview with Australian electro-poppers Confidence Man.
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9 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
Strictly star says he faked scenes on dance show in shock admission
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Scotsman
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- Scotsman
Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews: Elouise Eftos: Australia's First Attractive Comedian + more
Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter, get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... COMEDY Elouise Eftos: Australia's First Attractive Comedian Pleasance Courtyard (Venue 33) until 24 August ★★★★☆ Let's be honest, self-deprecation, openly appealing for audiences to like you and never running down your peers are such established features of contemporary stand up that they're essentially invisible. So when an act seems to flagrantly and fragrantly subvert them, it's bound to cause a bit of a stir. 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11 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Watch as sacked Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou ‘lives his best life' getting hand-fed steak Salt Bae-style
He dined at one of Greece's most exclusive themed dining experiences viral post Watch as sacked Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou 'lives his best life' getting hand-fed steak Salt Bae-style ANGE POSTECOGLOU is enjoying life away from football, with video emerging of him enjoying steak fed to him in the style of viral chef Salt Bae. Postecoglou was sacked by Spurs in early June following a topsy-turvy season for the north London side. 6 Ange Postecoglou was sacked from his role as manager of Tottenham Hotspur in June Credit: Getty 6 But the manager is now appearing to love his time away from the game, living it up on holiday in Greece Credit: Instagram @stefanos_saratsis Play Dream Team now! Play The Sun Dream Team ahead of the 2025/26 season Free to play Over £100,000 in total prize money Play in Mini Leagues against your mates Submit a team for Gameweek 1 to enter £5,000 prize draw Play via Dream Team's app or website today! The Australian led the team to a 17th-place finish last season, their lowest ever in the Premier League era. However, Postecoglou also brought Spurs their first significant silverware since their 2007/08 League Cup victory, in the form of a Europa League trophy. That accolade could not save him from the sack in the end, but it seems like he has taken his sudden abundance of free time in stride. A video has emerged of Postecoglou dining at Sta Kala Kathoumena on the Greek isle of Paros. 6 Stefanos Saratsis theatrically sliced Postecoglou's steak in front of him Credit: TikTok @ 6 The football manager could only watch on awkwardly as he waited for his food Credit: TikTok @ In the video, uploaded to TikTok by celebrity chef Stefanos Saratsis, the football manager can be seen sat down for a meal with a huge steak laid on the table before him. Saratsis dramatically slices the steak into ribbons before spearing a section onto his knife and seasoning it. Postecoglou watches on with an awkward smile as the chef turns towards him with the steak in tow. The 59-year-old is fed the steak off of the knife's tip, and gestures his approval to the chef before the video's end. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS 6 Finally the Aussie was fed his slice of steak by hand Credit: TikTok @ 6 He gestured his approval, though he seems a bigger fan of the steak than the theatre Credit: TikTok @ The theatrical dining experience is a staple of Saratsis' restaurant chain, which also has locations in Athens and Thessaloniki. The themed style of dining was popularised by internet personality Salt Bae, who has since opened his own successful chain of restaurants.
