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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 8, 2012

Nosing around Nada, the nation's sake-brewing mecca

Chewing and spitting out rice, unseemly as it sounds, is a key step in making kuchikami (literally, "mouth-chew") sake, an early form of the now world-famous drink. Fortunately, the brew has come a long way since then.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 6, 2012

"The Best of the Yamatane Collection "

The Yamatane Museum of Art is celebrating its 45th anniversary with an exhibition showcasing the best works from its vast collection.
CULTURE / Art
Jan 6, 2012

"The Best of the Yamatane Collection "

The Yamatane Museum of Art is celebrating its 45th anniversary with an exhibition showcasing the best works from its vast collection.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 1, 2012

Enjoy a hot night out at Nozawa Onsen

In the north of Nagano Prefecture, mid-January is the dead of winter. White mountains rise up into cloud. Fields are blanketed in snow, woods are bare and villages are hushed by cold. All along the roadsides, snowbanks rise as high as car windows, their sides revealing layered strata of snowfall after...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Dec 31, 2011

Just when you think nothing can go wrong

You've heard it . . .
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 23, 2011

"Kuniyoshi: Spectacular Ukiyo-e Imagination"

One of the greatest contributors to ukiyo-e (woodblock prints), that popular art form of the Edo Period (1603-1867), was Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), who was known for his beautiful workmanship, attention to detail and innovative style. Kuniyoshi was also a prolific printmaker and one of the artists...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 23, 2011

Aquarium, park offer festivies

Scuba-diving Santas, parading penguins, luminous balloons and a maze made of lights — the people of Osaka celebrate the festive season with more than the occasional Christmas tree.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 23, 2011

"Banka Nonagase Exhibition"

Banka Nonagase (1889-1964) was born in Chikatsuyu, Nakahechi-cho (today's Tanabe City) in Wakayama Prefecture. He moved to Osaka while still in his teens, and studied there under Rogetsu Nakagawa. Even at that young age, Nonagase's personal sophisticated style and attitude got him noticed, and it is...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 23, 2011

"Ueda Souko: Busho Chajin no Sekai Ten"

During the feudal times of the Momoyama Period (1573-1615), samurai culture had come under the influence of the then growing Zen Buddhism. Buddhist art in the form of rock gardens, the tea ceremony and ikebana thus became an important part of samurai life.
Japan Times
Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Dec 20, 2011

Yomawari

Dear Alice,
LIFE / WEEK 3
Dec 18, 2011

Lone holdout's first nuclear winter looms in Tohoku

As bitter winds blow around cesium and other radioactive particles spewed from the nearby Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's reactors, Naoto Matsumura lights a cigarette, which he considers relatively good for his health.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 16, 2011

"Fuyuko Matsui: Becoming Friends with All the Children in the World"

Fuyuko Matsui's shocking yet attractive paintings have garnered her much attention as a modern nihonga (Japanese-style) artist. This retrospective explores Mutsui's past work and aspirations for the future.
COMMENTARY
Dec 10, 2011

Civil reawakening in Russia?

It came as no surprise to Russian citizens that parliamentary elections held Dec. 4 were neither free nor fair. Elections in Russia have become increasingly managed since Vladimir Putin's first stint as prime minister in 1999.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 9, 2011

"Street Life: Chronicles of Europe by Seven Photographers" "Elan Photographic: Contemporary Japanese Photography"

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, social-documentary photography boomed in Europe as cameras went into more popular use. "Street Life" comprises 160 images that document the transformation of various European cities. Taken by artists such as Thomas Annan in Scotland and August Sander in...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 9, 2011

Fugu dinner course at Hakone hotel

Through Feb. 29, 2012, the Odakyu Hotel de Yama in the resort area of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, is offering a special winter accommodation plan that comes with a special Japanese kaiseki dinner featuring fugu, a seasonal fish for winter in Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 9, 2011

"Ito Kiyonaga: A Retrospective"

To celebrate the centenary of Kiyonaga Ito's birth, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art is holding a retrospective of the well-known painter's work. Born to a family who ran a Zen temple in Hyogo Prefecture, Ito (1911-2001) was expected to enter the priesthood. Instead, he chose to became a Western-style...
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2011

Owners bet on Tohoku revival, restart businesses along coast

The day Masahiro Osada reopened his Chinese restaurant, the mayor showed up for a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Dec 4, 2011

Exploring Yanagawa's watery world

The boatman sings a low-pitched, wistful air as he poles our craft down the watery freeway. Some of my fellow passengers obviously know the melancholic song, and join in on what passes for a chorus as we're propelled otherwise noiselessly down the wide canal.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 2, 2011

"Ben Shahn: Cross Media Artist/Photographs, Paintings and Graphic Arts"

This exhibition looks into the influence of cross-media artist Ben Shahn (1898-1969) on the development of Japanese art and design during the 20th century.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 2, 2011

"Collections III: Yasui Nakaji and His Age"

Hyogo Prefectural Museum presents the work of influential Japanese photographer, Nakaji Yasui (1903-1942), for its third exhibition in a series showcasing the museum's collection.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 2, 2011

Lights mark a city's recovery

With December's arrival comes the season of illumination in Japan. Trees are decorated and most public places boast remarkable displays of light. However, an event in Kobe is not like the others when it comes to the motivations behind it.
EDITORIALS
Dec 2, 2011

Abominable remark over Futenma

Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa on Tuesday sacked Mr. Satoshi Tanaka, head of the Okinawa Defense Bureau, for making a contemptuous remark about women and the Okinawan people. The remark concerned the government plan to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from densely populated Ginowan City...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 2, 2011

Holiday cocktails with a tower view

The Bay View Sky Lounge on the 28th floor of the Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers is running a Christmas Cocktail Fair through Dec. 25.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Nov 29, 2011

Readers' tales: Beginnings, terrifying journeys and terrible ends

We asked readers to share their scariest experience or top spooky tale for a chance to win a Haunted Tokyo Tour or book of short stories. Here are the winning entries:
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / BACKSTREET STORIES
Nov 27, 2011

Blazing trails in Chiyoda's gardens

With November drawing to a close, I head to the East Garden of the Imperial Palace and the adjacent Kitanomaru Koen park, hoping for fall colors and a mental breather before the season goes nutcrackers with parties and shopping.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2011

No-go zone a wasteland frozen in time

Eight months ago, people left the town of Namie in haste. Families raced from their homes without closing the front doors. They left half-finished wine bottles on their kitchen tables and sneakers in their foyers. They jumped in their cars without taking pets and left cows hitched to milking stanchions....
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 25, 2011

Balloons over Biwa make for beautiful pics

Sleep in and you'll miss it. Pilots are briefed at 6 a.m., and 30 minutes later, propane burners will blast and fabric will unfurl as hot-air-balloon teams soar above Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture this weekend.
Japan to convene parliament for ordinary session starting Jan. 24
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba
Emanuel leaves reform legacy amid historic shifts in U.S.-Japan alliance
Rahm Emanuel professes that the biggest thing he has brought to the U.S.-Japan relationship might be a fresh injection of vitality.
Impeached South Korean president's party sees signs of revival
A supporter of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol holds South Korean and U.S. flags in front of flower wreaths bearing messages of support near his residence in Seoul on Thursday.
Musk takes slash-and-burn style to Europe after bolstering Trump
Billionaire Elon Musk speaks during an election rally for then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 5.
Japan's health ministry reports record-high flu cases
A busy street in Tokyo on Dec. 30. The number of influenza patients per clinic, on average, in the final week of December was the highest since health ministry records began in 1999.
Japanese space startup readies for second lunar lander launch
Ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada with the countdown clock for the launch of the startup's lunar lander, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Thursday
Emanuel leaves reform legacy amid historic shifts in U.S.-Japan alliance
Rahm Emanuel professes that the biggest thing he has brought to the U.S.-Japan relationship might be a fresh injection of vitality.
‘Unbound’ breaks NHK period drama tradition with a hero of the common folk
NHK’s latest taiga period drama, “Unbound,” centers on Tsutaya Juzaburo (Ryusei Yokohama), a commoner who becomes a successful bookseller and publisher.
Real wages fall for a fourth month, squeezing Japanese households further
Prices continue to outpace wage increases in Japan.
Hair removal for kids — boosting confidence or preying on insecurities?
Beauty salon Dione, which has over 100 branches nationwide, offers hair removal treatments for children as young as 3 years old. It uses hair removal equipment that emits a special light heated to around 38 degrees Celsius, unlike conventional equipment that involves temperatures of 60 to 80 C.

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