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Mark Jarnes
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 15, 2016
Ei-Q 1935-1937: Seeking the 'Real' in the Dark
Nov. 22-Feb. 12
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 15, 2016
Playful Art from the Edo Era: Humorous Ukiyo-e Prints
Nov. 19-Jan. 15
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 15, 2016
Tanabe City Museum of Art 20th Anniversary: Modern Art — Western Painting in Japan
Nov. 26-Jan. 29
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 8, 2016
The Setagaya Art Museum's 30th Anniversary Exhibition: Five Stories from the Collection
Nov. 19-Jan. 29
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 8, 2016
Studio Ghibli Layout Designs: Understanding the Secrets of Takahata/Miyazaki Animation
Nov. 19-Feb. 5
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 8, 2016
Art Begins from the Forest, Mori no DNA
Nov. 18-Feb. 26
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 6, 2016
Thank God it's Wednesday: Kom_I and her band are shaking up Japan's pop scene
Kom_I, the lead singer of electro-pop trio Suiyoubi no Campanella, could very well be the personification of the term "free spirit."
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 5, 2016
Washed up? Tokyo's iconic communal bath houses face an uncertain future
Walking around Tokyo, you may have noticed a number of tall, narrow chimneys rising above the skyline every so often. Such stacks are a good indication that you've stumbled across a sento, or communal bath house.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 1, 2016
Seven Daring Years: Odano Naotake and Akita Ranga
Nov. 16-Jan. 9
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 1, 2016
Maruyama Okyo: Opening Up New Terrain in Japanese Painting
Nov. 3-Dec. 18
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 1, 2016
Manuel Alvarez Bravo Photographs: Mexico, Light and Time in Silence
Nov. 3-Dec. 18
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 18, 2016
Marie-Antoinette, a Queen in Versailles
Oct. 25-Feb. 26
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 18, 2016
The Anatomy of Colors
Oct. 22-Dec. 18
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 18, 2016
The Play Since 1967: Beyond Unknown Currents
Oct. 22-Jan. 15
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 13, 2016
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia provides movie buffs with a quick fall fix
In Japan, it's said that "autumn is the season for the arts." One film festival appears to share the sentiment.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 11, 2016
Lucas Cranach the Elder: 500 Years of the Power of Temptation
Oct. 15-Jan. 15
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 11, 2016
Pierre Alechinsky
Oct. 19-Dec. 8
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 11, 2016
Sakamoto Ryoma: Japan's Favorite Hero
Oct. 15-Nov. 27
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 11, 2016
Boom Boom Satellites vocalist dies at 47
The Japanese music scene suffered a major loss in the morning of Oct. 9 with the passing of Boom Boom Satellites lead vocalist Michiyuki Kawashima, 47, according to an announcement on the duo's official website posted earlier Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 4, 2016
Van Gogh and Gauguin: Reality and Imagination
Oct. 8-Dec. 18
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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