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Rob Schwartz
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 15, 2010
Troupe turns words into action
Fujiyama Annette, a contemporary dance troupe started by 30-year-old Nay Hasegawa and Kazumi Yamashita in 2003 (though Yamashita is no longer involved), is known for its inventive takes on performance, use of technology and focus on different perspectives.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 11, 2009
Don Quixote gets punked
The contemporary Japanese dance scene has recently drifted to a more fragmented situation where groups delve deeper into their own particular take on performance, but one exception to this is Pappa Tarahumara. Founded by Hiroshi Koike (freshly back from a discussion presentation with Laurie Anderson...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 6, 2009
Partying with a leathery twist
Whether you're into alternative lifestyles, cutting edge art and performance or just a good old thumping party, the Japan Fetish Ball will entertain, and possibly challenge your assumptions.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 2, 2009
Festival celebrates butoh founder Ohno
Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno are recognized as the founders of the influential dance genre known as butoh (originally called ankoku butoh, "the dance of darkness"), which has become an important worldwide dance form. While Hijikata passed away in 1986, Ohno, now 102, has enjoyed incredible longevity...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jul 3, 2009
Sometimes taboos make for good shows
Artist, curator and performer Viviennne U.H. Doan is presenting the second edition of her multifaceted event "Beautified Taboo" on July 9 at Super Deluxe, and if this version is anything like the distinctive experience that greeted patrons of the first event last July, art lovers in Tokyo are in for...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 19, 2008
Moving into recovery, awareness in 'Fubin!'
The Fujiyama Annette dance/theater company was started by 28-year-old Nay Hasegawa and 27-year-old Kazumi Yamashita in 2003, though only Hasegawa continues to choreograph the company's shows. Named after an imaginary French-Japanese iconic model, the company puts on unique dance performances that mix...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jun 27, 2008
Doan exhibition embraces human taboos as art forms
Artist Vivienne U.H. Doan is known for following her own vision. From body-sculpting and superstylish modeling- performance pieces to gigantic dress installations, this Vietnamese-German has offered a fresh take on art that involves the audience.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 8, 2006
Behind the scenes is where he preferred to be
"I founded the school in the first place because my father taught me I should do something for young people when I reached the age of 50.'' -- Shohei Imamura (in an interview with a former student in 1994)
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

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