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Mizuho Aoki
Mizuho Aoki is a staff writer covering local news, including the current Tokyo gubernatorial race, education and aviation-related stories. She graduated from Hitotsubashi Universty with a degree in social science.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
Sep 12, 2008
'Shakariki'
Director: Shinsuke Ono
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
Sep 5, 2008
"Look"
Director: Adam Rifkin
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
Aug 8, 2008
"The Incredible Hulk"
Director: Louis Leterrier
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
Aug 1, 2008
"Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny"
Director: Liam Lynch
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
Jul 25, 2008
"Le Ballon Rouge"
Director: Albert Lamorisse
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
Jul 18, 2008
"Biru to Dobutsuen"
Director: Takashi Saito
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jul 18, 2008
30th Pia Film Festival opens
The 30th Pia Film Festival, Japan's largest and most influential independent movie event, kicks off July 19 in Shibuya, Tokyo, showcasing works by amateurs who could be the next greats of the film industry.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
Jul 11, 2008
"Climber's High"
Director: Masoto Harada
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
Jul 4, 2008
"Miracle 7-go"
Director: Stephen Chow
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
Jun 27, 2008
"Nishi no Majo ga Shinda"
Director: Shunichi Nagasaki
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
Jun 13, 2008
"Tsukiji Uogashi Sandaime"
Director: Shingo Matsubara
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jun 6, 2008
Festival explores artistic side of Thai cinema
The realm of Thai cinema goes well beyond martial arts movies such as "Ong-bak" (titled "Mach!" in Japan), which was a hit here in 2004. Movie fans in Japan unfortunately rarely ever get a chance to experience much else from Thailand's vibrant film industry, which has more to offer that is surprisingly...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
May 30, 2008
"Away From Her"
Director: Sarah Polley
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
May 23, 2008
"The Hunting Party"
Director: Richard Shepard
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
May 16, 2008
"Music From the Inside Out"
Director: Daniel Anker
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
May 2, 2008
"Grace is Gone"
Director: James C. Strouse
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
Apr 25, 2008
"Next"
Director: Lee Tamahori
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
Apr 18, 2008
"Mongol"
"Mongol"
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
Apr 4, 2008
Taxidermia
Director: Gyorgy Palfi
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
Mar 21, 2008
Bura Bura Ban Ban
Director: Yohka Kusano
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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