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Kiwako Tabata
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jan 27, 2012
New National Theatre, Tokyo, opens season with Puccini classic
The New National Theatre, Tokyo, (NNTT) is opening its 2012 opera season with a classic by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 2, 2011
"Hokusai and Rivière: Two Series of 'Thirty-six Views'"
Katsushika Hokusai is one of Japan's most famous ukiyo-e (woodblock print) artists, known in particular for his "Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji," a series of prints depicting the iconic mountain.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 8, 2011
"Kohitsugire: Ancient Calligraphy Fragments"
Kohitsugire are fragments of ancient calligraphy manuscripts. These sections or pages of text were originally part of scrolls or books such as the famous "Kokin Wakashu," an Imperial anthology of poetry popular with aristocrats during the Heian and Kamakura periods.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 8, 2011
"Picasso's Guernica (tapestry) and other Collections"
In 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, Guernica, a small town in the Basque country, was bombed by Nazi German supporters of Spain's Nationalists. In response, Pablo Picasso painted his depiction of the carnage, and the painting became one of his most famous works.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 1, 2011
"A Fateful Journey: Africa in The Works of El Anatsui"
Ghanian sculptor El Anatsui is one of today's leading modern artists. He studied at the College of Art and Social Science at the University of Science and Technology, in Kumasi, Ghana, and went on to teach at the University of Nigeria for many years. He is now known worldwide and has exhibited his works...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 24, 2011
"Tea Party a la Japonaise from the Davey Collection"
"The joy of hospitality" is the main theme of this exhibition, which brings together teacups, teaspoons, glasses, vases and other paraphernalia used to entertain guests.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 10, 2011
"Symbols of Immortality: The Phoenix And The Lion"
This exhibition traces the symbolic use and transformation of the phoenix and lion in various aspects of Japanese culture. Both the phoenix and the lion are symbols of Chinese origins that are often associated with immortality. Throughout Japanese history, they have been used in many paintings and crafts...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 27, 2011
"The Pre-Raphaelites and William Morris Artists, Designers and Craftsmen"
After the Industrial Revolution in England (mid-18th to mid-19th centuries), society became concerned with increasing poverty and pollution and many yearned for a return to bygone values and morals.
CULTURE / Art
May 20, 2011
"Prints by Futami Shoichi"
Copperplate print artist Shoichi Futami's work is known not only in Japan but also in Germany and other parts of Europe. This exhibition presents approximately 100 of his works from the 250 housed in the Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura's collection.
CULTURE / Art
May 20, 2011
"Masuda Mitsuo's Bracing Metal Chasing: And Tomimoto Kenkichi"
Chasing is a metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is shaped by hammering to create low-relief decoration. This exhibition traces the work of metal-chaser and Japanese Living National Treasure Mitsuo Masuda with 60 pieces, including some from Masuda's master, the ceramist Kenkichi Tomimoto....
CULTURE / Art
May 20, 2011
"Michael Lin Mingling"
Born in Japan and now based in Shanghai and Paris, Michael Lin is a globally known artist whose work is strongly inspired by textiles. His installations are often large-scale, involving painting architectural spaces with brightly colored motifs similar to those of fabrics.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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