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Chiho Iuchi
Chiho Iuchi is a writer covering classical music scenes in Japan. She has also been serving as a staff editor at The Japan Times mainly in charge of national day special supplements, in collaboration with more than 100 embassies in Japan, which has (hopefully) broadened her perspectives on music.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / EMBASSY PRESENTS ECO-FRIENDLY LIFESTYLE
Mar 15, 2016
Shea butter business gives boost to Benin
The old proverb, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime," has served as the philosophy of various Japanese projects supporting Benin. A seminar to introduce some of these projects was held in Tokyo on March 4.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2016
Jan 20, 2016
Showcasing the best of Japanese cuisine, culture
Japan Night, one of the most popular events during the World Economic Forum meeting, will return to Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 7, 2016
Music director Nott prepares for Tokyo Symphony Orchestra's 70th
It's not rare for a conductor from overseas to collaborate with a Japanese orchestra, but the case of Jonathan Nott stands out because of the speed at which he and the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra cultivated their relationship.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 10, 2015
'Taiko' pioneer Eitetsu Hayashi to mark 45 years of drumming to his own beat
It's the image that comes to most people when they think of a traditional taiko (Japanese drum) performance: A man standing in front of a giant drum, back to the crowd and furiously banging away to create a powerful rhythm.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 1, 2015
Photographer aims to explain Okinawa's tensions in pictures
It is not easy to regard oneself as an oppressor.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 29, 2015
Koji Hirata finds the 'soul of tango' through his bandoneon
Koji Hirata encountered the bandoneon, a type of concertina, at the young age of 13. While it's common for a teenager to take up a musical instrument, Hirata showed an unusually high level of commitment when, at 16, he took a solo trip to Argentina to learn it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2015
20th women's conference looks to make history
Gender equality in the workforce is not a simple thing to achieve.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / EMBASSY PRESENTS ECO-FRIENDLY LIFESTYLE
Jul 10, 2015
Bangladesh promotes benefits of jute products
Jute is receiving renewed attention as a versatile and eco-friendly material. As a major jute producer, Bangladesh shared some of its expertise with the commodity at a recent seminar in Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 17, 2015
Osaka-based Nepalese doctor calls for support for quake-hit homeland
Samantha Tamrakar is seeking support for the rescue effort underway in Nepal, which is reeling from two devastating earthquakes that have killed thousands.
Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2015
May 12, 2015
EU Film Days offers new insights into Europe
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 12, 2015
Pianist Etsko Tazaki seeks out the legacies of Brahms, Beethoven and Schubert
Whether their lives were long or short, the classic composers tended to cement their legacies in their final days, perhaps the point in their lives when they were at their most philosophical.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / EMBASSY PRESENTS ECO-FRIENDLY LIFESTYLE
Apr 3, 2015
Iceland a leader in geothermal energy
As one of the most advanced countries in geothermal energy usage, Iceland recently shared some of its expertise with Japanese people at a seminar in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / DAVOS SPECIAL 2015
Jan 21, 2015
Japanese architects making mark on Swiss design landscape
As part of the events commemorating 150 years of diplomatic relations between Switzerland and Japan, an exhibition titled "JP-CH 2014: Building in Context" was held in Tokyo last October featuring five recent projects in Switzerland by four eminent Japanese architects.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / IEC GENERAL MEETING IN TOKYO
Nov 4, 2014
Understanding importance of standardization
The increasing globalization of the world economy and the development of frontier technologies are adding further weight to international standardization.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / IEC GENERAL MEETING IN TOKYO
Nov 4, 2014
Helping SMEs to standardization
Economic globalization is not just a matter of concern for large companies, but also for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which account for more than 99 percent of companies in Japan, thus forming the basis of the nation's economy.
Japan Times
LIFE / Japan Showcase / YOKOHAMA CITY
Oct 14, 2014
Yokohama events demonstrate respect for others’ culture, history
Yokohama has been holding a variety of events this year as one of the host cities in the yearlong “Culture City of East Asia 2014” project.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 25, 2014
Maestro Taijiro Iimori will mark his NNTT debut with Wagner's 'Parsifal'
The New National Theatre, Tokyo, will open its 2014-15 season with "Parsifal," the last completed opera by German composer Richard Wagner (1813-83). While opera fans will no doubt be thrilled at the long-awaited performance of this piece at the theater, they can expect an additional treat as Taijiro...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2014
Mayor of Kyoto has big plans for tourism
For Kyoto to continue growing as a tourism-oriented city, it must take steps that combine landscape planning with services, the mayor says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / INTERPRETATION & TRANSLATION
Aug 31, 2014
Connecting two cities beyond interpretation
Interpreters and translators facilitate communication and understanding between people who speak different languages, which sometimes is instrumental in bridging two distant cities.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / EMBASSY PRESENTS ECO-FRIENDLY LIFESTYLE
Jul 24, 2014
Fijian herbal medicine using coconut oil
With the growing interest in coconut oil as a healthy food and natural cosmetics ingredient, a workshop on ways to use it was held earlier this month at the Minato City Eco-Plaza in Tokyo.
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.
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.
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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