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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 29, 2011
Best of 2011: 0.8 Byo to Shogeki "1-bo 2-bo 3-bo 4-bo 5-bo 6-bo Toyo no Techno"
Alternative-rock subgenres have been sabotaged by J-rock bands whose lack of uniqueness has made a once-exciting genre stale. This year, though, 0.8 Byo to Shogeki recaptured that alternative spirit from the 1990s with "1-bo 2-bo 3-bo 4-bo 5-bo 6-bo Toyo no Techno."
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 23, 2011
Quiz rally puts young heads in high gear
The two-week winter vacation surrounding New Year's Eve is great news for kids and a little extra work for parents. The idea of giving your brain a break from school might not be the healthiest way to spend this time.
CULTURE / Music
Dec 8, 2011
Forget Santa — spend the holidays at a live house
For those not into the usual Japanese holiday traditions of eating Christmas cake, watching the "Kohaku" music show on TV, and quiet nights with the family, luckily Japan's rockers aren't taking time off. December is filled with must-see gigs.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 24, 2011
Blackwoods
In a city like Tokyo, with more than 13 million people and who knows how many aspiring musicians, what does a band need to do to set their show apart from the others?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 17, 2011
JinnyOops! "Mother Shock!"
The promotional flyers for the new EP from JinnyOops!, "Mother Shock!," come with a strange tagline: Minna Okan kara Umarerunchauka? You can translate that from Osaka-dialect Japanese into English as: "Isn't everyone born from a mother?" This fixation on mothers and birth may stem from the fact that...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 11, 2011
Japan's antiques in one place
Antique lovers won't need to travel all over Japan to find their treasures this weekend, because more than 250 dealers from Hokkaido to Kyushu are set to gather at the Yokohama Kotto World antique fair.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 4, 2011
Fashion's Night Out offers chance for freebies
Hot on the stiletto heels of Tokyo's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week comes Fashion's Night Out, an event that features limited-edition merchandise, some freebies and, of course, Champagne.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 28, 2011
Eat, drink and be scary in Yokohama
On Oct. 28-29, Noge Halloween in Noge, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, offers an event where you can eat, drink and have fun all at the same time.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 21, 2011
Brazil ties celebrated with song
Bossa Aoyama hopes to bring a soothing atmosphere and fresh sounds to Tokyo's Aoyama neighborhood this weekend.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 14, 2011
Escape game comes straight off the screen and into reality
Imagine yourself trapped up in a room trying to find a way out. It's a situation that surely would thrill you when you watch it on the big screen, but what if you could have the experience in real life?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 6, 2011
Next Music From Tokyo alumni give the freshmen some advice
The odds have got to be nearly impossible. You and your pals have just formed a band and along comes a guy who loves your music and offers to pay for you to play overseas. Well, that's exactly what happened to Tokyo band Owarikara.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 29, 2011
Asia Orchestra Week 2011
The orchestras of two cities devastated by powerful earthquakes this year are coming together for a special performance.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 23, 2011
Restaurants to lower prices during event
For many, French dining may give off an impression of being extremely formal and a bit too pricey. Diners Club International hopes to fix that.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 22, 2011
Red Hot Chili Peppers
After a triumphant appearance at this year's Summer Sonic music festival, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are coming back to Japan via cinemas.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 16, 2011
Events mean quality time for pets, owners
It's a good month to be a pet lover in Osaka. Next weekend, two events are planned to strengthen animal-human bonds through music and shopping.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 8, 2011
Seifuku Kojo Iinkai ditch the idol prattle for an antinuke message
It's the kind of protest song you'd expect from hardened punks or political rappers — not seven high school girls in synchronized dance.
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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