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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
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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.”
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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