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Jae Lee
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Jun 25, 2010
'Fergus Feehily: Inland'
Misako & Rosen
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Jun 11, 2010
'Yoshitomo Nara: ceramic works'
Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
Jun 4, 2010
The Seaside Mote
Director: Kentaro Moriya
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
May 28, 2010
Get squiddy
Squid are one of the sea creatures that feature most often in Japanese cuisine — whether as sashimi, squid-ink pasta or Hokkaido's renowned ika meshi (squid sausages filled with rice), to name but a few squiddy specialities.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 28, 2010
The goddesses are protecting Araki
"Is my shirt OK?" asks Nobuyoshi Araki as he straightens it to give me a good view. "I looked through my things, but this was the most newspaper-appropriate one I could find."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
May 14, 2010
Burma VJ
Director: Anders Ostergaard
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 14, 2010
Gelmatica
In 2001, Alexander Gelman was awarded the title of one of the "world's most famous modern and contemporary artists in all media" by New York's Museum of Modern Art. The artist has since chosen Tokyo as one of his bases and often works here on projects such as TV commercials, music videos, publications...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
May 7, 2010
Righteous Kill
Director: Jon Avnet
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Apr 23, 2010
Petit Louvre stresses art education for kids, which is no small feat
Volcanic ash might have put the kibosh on the family trip to Europe, but a piece of Paris awaits you in Nagano Prefecture.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
Apr 23, 2010
Crossing
Director: Kim Tae Gyoon
Japan Times
LIFE
Apr 11, 2010
Talking with the iconic Mr. Scott
Kansas City-born fashion designer Jeremy Scott has become widely known for his iconic pop style, and celebrities from Bjork and Lady Gaga to Britney Spears have worn his designs. However, Western celebrities aside, this Missouri native has built an immense fan base in Asia as well.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Apr 9, 2010
"A Requiem: An Another story"
Shugo ArtsCloses April 28
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Apr 2, 2010
Exhibit illustrates the joy of reading
Parents looking to get their kids hooked on reading could benefit from an upcoming picture book event in Nagano.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Apr 2, 2010
Festival promotes some clowning around
According to the organizers of The Clown Theater Festival in Tokyo (CTF), the declining population of clowns in Japan and overseas is just as concerning as the nation's declining birth rate.
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Mar 21, 2010
Kimono like never before
In 1974, Hideko Kariya represented Japan in the Miss Internationals finals, a beauty pageant that started in California in 1960 and moved to Japan in 1968. She placed fifth. Then, in 1981, she married into a family than ran an ever-expanding empire of more than 100 kimono stores across Japan. But as...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Mar 12, 2010
'Showa no Joseitachi'
Kiyokawa Taiji Memorial GalleryCloses March 22
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Mar 12, 2010
'Story-Telling: Silesia'
Shyadai GalleryCloses March 31
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 26, 2010
Art museum holds beastly exhibition
Atsuhiko Misawa, a Kyoto born artist, is packing Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts with animals.
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Feb 21, 2010
True love blooms eternal whatever life's obstacles
"Finding a life partner was like finding a light in a dark cave," writes Satoko Yoshida, describing that joy by the only means she can — a keyboard — due to the fact she was born with hearing problems and suffers paralysis on the right side of her body.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 12, 2010
Tokyo troupe separates mice from men
The Tokyo International Players, an English-language theater group founded 113 years ago, will perform "Of Mice and Men" this month.
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.
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.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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.
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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