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Monica Tandung
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 2, 2011
Lights mark a city's recovery
With December's arrival comes the season of illumination in Japan. Trees are decorated and most public places boast remarkable displays of light. However, an event in Kobe is not like the others when it comes to the motivations behind it.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 25, 2011
Irish culture extravaganza to come to Aichi
After performing here on a sold-out tour in 2009, The Ragus Show will return to perform their brand of Irish dancing at Nagoya's Aichi Prefectural Art Theater.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 18, 2011
Holiday season starts with market in Osaka
With Halloween finished it's now, according to the business community, time to start making Christmas preparations.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 18, 2011
"The Ossu! Shugeibu and Hideki Toyoshima Jiga Daizessan: My Artwork Amazes Me"
The Ossu! Shugeibu arts club was founded by artist Shoichi Ishizawa to promote the belief that creativity should be spontaneous and not governed by rules. The seven members of The Ossu! Shugeibu, who are handicrafts people with no training, are showing their work in an event space designed by Hideki...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 11, 2011
Artists and musicians rise up to support victims of Tohoku quake
Get involved in helping victims from the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake while enjoying live music and art in the heart of Osaka.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 11, 2011
"Chinese Ceramics, Lacquer and Bronzes"
To celebrate the recent donations to it of works from three important art collections, Nezu Museum is holding an exhibition of Chinese ceramics, lacquerware and a bronzeware.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 4, 2011
Get a sample of Japanese arts
The Japanese arts of noh and kabuki are popular with tourists from all over, and Kamigata Traditional Entertainment Night was created to make productions easier to comprehend with its all-English program of traditional theater.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 4, 2011
Music fest spotlights new acts
The winding streets of Tokyo will be alive with music as artists flock to the capital for Japan Music Week starting Nov. 4.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 28, 2011
Tohoku students and TEDx share local and global innovations on rebuilding northeastern Japan
TEDxTohoku is asking the "3.11 generation," those whose lives were changed in great or small ways by the disaster, their thoughts and aspirations for northeastern Japan's recovery from the Great East Japan earthquake.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 28, 2011
"Honen and Shinran: Treasures Related to the Great Masters of the Kamakura Buddhism"
This year sees the 800th grand memorial of Honen and the 750th of Shinran, two of the most important figures in Kamakura Buddhism.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 28, 2011
Halloween parades across Japan
It's nearing the end of October, which means one thing — Yes, Halloween! That spooky time of year when both children and adults in the West traditionally celebrate with costumes and fun. In Japan, Halloween festivities have become more popular over the years and many establishments around the country...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 21, 2011
"Goya: Lights and Shadows. Masterpieces of the Museo del Prado"
One of the most important 19th-century artists of Spain, the Romanticist painter and printmaker Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) is considered one of the last Old Masters as well as a pioneer of modern art. He helped develop Romanticism and produced works that became a major influence and inspiration behind...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 21, 2011
Budding and professional photographers can take a shot at prizes
If you like taking pictures or are interested in photography, then this is the event for you. Bring your camera to snap some shots and improve your photography skills at great locations in Yokohama.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 14, 2011
Prepare to laugh your booty off with the Pirates
Ahoy! Are ye ready for a fun night with some pirates? Don't worry, these pirates are less interested in ransoms and more interested in hijacking some laughs.
CULTURE / Art
Oct 14, 2011
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 14, 2011
"Kasuga Landscapes: Elegant Images of a Sacred Sanctuary"
Mount Mikasa in Nara Prefecture is a well-known sacred site, said to be where the Shinto kami (gods) first appeared on Earth. In the middle of the 8th century, the powerful aristocratic Fujiwara clan built Kasuga Shrine on the Kasuga plains at the foot of Mount Mikasa, and it is now known as one of the...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 7, 2011
Festival caps off Asian month
Explore the Asian Pacific world this weekend at Marine Messe and Hakata Station Plaza in Fukuoka, where "all the charms of the Asian Pacific regions" will come together.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 23, 2011
Mexican drummers play Japanese sounds
The award-winning Tambuco Percussion Ensemble will perform next month at Toppan Hall in Tokyo while in the capital to receive an award from the Japan Foundation.
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.
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.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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