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Jae Lee
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 5, 2010
Design graduates catch a big break at Tokyo's Ozone showroom
The next generation of artists will get their chance in the spotlight when Living Design Center Ozone puts their work on display.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Feb 5, 2010
Tsuyoshi Tane: 'sur-impression,' Teppei KANEUJI: 'Post-Something'
Taka Ishii Gallery and ShugoArts, both in the Kiyosumi warehouse complex
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 29, 2010
Bawdies, Lady Gaga win CD Shop Award
Tokyo-based rock band The Bawdies and U.S. singer Lady Gaga were praised by Japanese record-shop workers at last week's CD Shop Awards.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jan 22, 2010
Design Festa stages art show, workshops
Design Festa Gallery will be holding Creative Live! from Jan. 23-29. The event will feature art, music, workshops and live graffiti shows both inside and out. Design Festa Gallery, hidden in a back alley of Tokyo's Harajuku district, has become a mecca for aspiring young artists in Japan. The building...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jan 8, 2010
Aosando market set to cater to shoppers, features German electronic-music band
Hidden in between Aoyama Street and Omotesando, there is a back alley called Aosando that connects the Aoyama and Omotesando districts.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 25, 2009
New Year's concerts held across Japan
If nightclubs aren't your thing, but you still want to hear live music over the New Year's holidays, classical music concerts might be just the ticket.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 25, 2009
The decade's most influential
Last week, The Japan Times picked Hikaru Utada as the most influential artist of the past decade. This week, our writers ask various figures in Japan's music scene who they thought were the most influential artists of the noughties. We asked them to choose one Japanese artist and one non-Japanese artist,...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 18, 2009
Kids sing holiday classics
When a concert bills itself as being "from age 0," you can be sure it'll be a family affair.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 11, 2009
Rody exhibition offers holiday gift hints
When the Rody pony was first trotted out from an Italian toy company in 1990, its intention was to help children between the ages of 2-5 develop balance and coordination skills.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 4, 2009
Market adds holiday cheer
Marche de Noel, a Christmas market with over 400 years of tradition, is coming to Tokyo from Dec. 11-25.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 27, 2009
Robots rule the world at iREX
Some of the world's most cutting-edge robotic technology is being displayed at the International Robot Exhibition 2009, running until Nov. 28 at Tokyo Big Sight.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 27, 2009
New National Theatre Tokyo presents Puccini's 'Tosca' opera
This December, the New National Theatre Tokyo (NNTT) will present Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca."
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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