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Samantha Sinnayah
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 22, 2016
It's a me, Abe!
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an cameo at the Rio 2016 Olympics' closing ceremony. While his presence was not unexpected, as Tokyo will be hosting the 2020 Olympics, his unusual entrance was another matter. Naturally, the internet had something to say about it.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 24, 2009
One version of the 'real Tokyo'
Photographically, Tokyo is a city open to many interpretations. It is sex, it's shopping, elevated highways and kids playing at the end of quiet streets. It's futuristic, hyper-real and postmodern. It's a series of villages and an isolating, soulless landscape in demise.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 17, 2007
"Naohiro Ukawa: A Series of Interpreted Catharsis #2"
Nanzuka Gallery Closes in 4 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 3, 2007
"Chocolate"
21_21 Design Sight, Tokyo Midtown Closes in 87 days
CULTURE / Art
Apr 19, 2007
"Fiona Tan: News from the Near Future"
Wako Works of Art Closes in 23 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 12, 2007
Within the art of darkness
Fashion, like a magnet, has been seasonally repelled and attracted to black since the 1980s, and, with the exception of photography, every art form at one point in time has been in love with the mysterious "color" (Scientifically, black is not a color as it absorbs light rather than reflects it.). Not...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 5, 2007
"Susan Philipsz: Did I Dream You Dreamed About Me"
Mizuma Art Gallery Closes in 10 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 29, 2007
"Adam Frelin: White Line for Tokyo"
International House of Japan Closes in 39 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 15, 2007
"Gregory Colbert: Animal Totems -- A Prelude to Ashes and Snow"
Mori Arts Gallery Center Closes in 17 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 1, 2007
An Exhibition of 'Introductory' Business Cards
Printing MuseumCloses in 39 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 15, 2007
"Yoshifusa Yamane: You Are Out of You"
Art and River Bank Closes in 10 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 1, 2007
"Jeppe Hein: Inbetween"
SCAI the Bathhouse Closes in 31 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 18, 2007
"Boroboro Dorodoro -- The Return of Japanese Subculture"
Watari-umCloses in 11 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 21, 2006
Seeking new approaches
PHOTOGRAPHY is everywhere these days. The popular photo-sharing Web site Flickr is said to have 4 million members, who upload 1 million images a day, and with cell phones now having more pixels than old digital cameras, everything is a Docomo, Softbank, Canon or Nikon "moment."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 16, 2006
"Yoko Ono: OPEN"
Gallery 360° Closes in 10 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 2, 2006
"Emmanuelle Antille: Tornadoes of my Heart"
Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya Closes in 6 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 19, 2006
Playing with energy
Though on the surface it's easy to think everyone else has got it sorted out, things are not always what they seem. From time to time we all feel like a blip in the universe, trapped by things beyond our control -- whether unbending social powers, finicky laws, monetary limitations or annoying office...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 5, 2006
"Yosuke Amemiya: Translator's High"
Yuka Sasahara Gallery Closes in 10 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 7, 2006
"Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan: 'Cursive II' and 'Wild Cursive' "
Nippon Cultural Centre Sept. 21-24
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 31, 2006
"Atsushi Kashiyama: My Specimen Box"
Galleria Grafica Bis Closes Saturday
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.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
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.
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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