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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 22, 2011

Sniffling and shivering into a setsuden winter

With the winter winds come the usual sniffles and sneezes, but this year's power conservation campaign could makes matters worse.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 22, 2011

Last trial brings dark Aum era to end

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by condemned killer Seiichi Endo, lowering the curtain on the trials over the cult's heinous crimes, which began in the 1980s and culminated in the 1995 nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Nov 22, 2011

MacArthur, identity theory and Japan's lingering eigo woes

Some years ago I was teaching an advanced English class in San Francisco that featured a hodgepodge of students from all over the world. Just as the range of cultures and accents extended from Europe to the Middle East to Asia and South America, so did the array of communication styles. Yet while the...
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Nov 21, 2011

Primer for decontamination

The potentially lucrative business of decontaminating areas of radioactive substances released from Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station may well go to companies handpicked by a government organization that has long played a leading role in promoting the construction of nuclear...
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2011

Obama warns Senate on Guam funding cuts

The Obama administration warned Thursday that a Senate bill proposing funding cuts next year for infrastructure projects on Guam could harm U.S.-Japan relations.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 18, 2011

"Modes from Rococo to Art Deco: Make up, Hair and Fashion"

Since ancient times, beauty has been a concern for many women, something that has led to various styles in fashion and makeup within different cultures, philosophies and historical periods.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 18, 2011

"Yoshiyuki Chosa: The Beauty of Metalworking"

This exhibition celebrates the Nov. 10 presentation ceremony of the Kyoto Prize, which was established by the electronics company Kyocera's founder, Kazuo Inamori, and given in recognition of outstanding work in the fields of art, philosophy, science and technology.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 18, 2011

"Takehisa Yumeji in the Memory: Commemorate of Acquisition of the Kawanishi Hide Collection"

The Kawanishi Hide Collection of some 1,100 artworks was established by the Kobe-based printmaker Hide Kawanishi (1894-1965). One of its highlights is the work of Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934), a popular Japanese painter with whom Kawanishi exchanged letters. Kawanishi treasured and kept Takeshisa's letters...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 18, 2011

Folksy gig is family friendly

There's a folk-flavored feast for the ears happening this Sunday afternoon, with you — and your kids — invited. Husband-and-wife duo Nature Airliner (comprising Canadian musician Laurier Tiernan and Japanese vocalist Eiko Hosaka) will hold the latest in their "Presents" series at Crawfish, Akasaka,...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 18, 2011

Ahiru Store: Fresh-baked bread to suit every dish on the menu

Bread and wine: what a great combination. We cannot live on either alone, but put the two together — along with an easygoing attitude and a tasty side menu of home-cooked snacks — and that's the recipe that makes Ahiru Store one of our favorite little wine bars in the city.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 18, 2011

"Giovanni Segantini: Light and Mountains"

The late 19th-century Italian artist Giovanni Segantini (1858-99) was so strongly inspired by the Swiss Alps that he moved there to paint at high altitudes. His early style of soft images in warm tones developed to brighter colors and more defined depictions that set him apart from the Impressionists...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 18, 2011

"The Ossu! Shugeibu and Hideki Toyoshima Jiga Daizessan: My Artwork Amazes Me"

The Ossu! Shugeibu arts club was founded by artist Shoichi Ishizawa to promote the belief that creativity should be spontaneous and not governed by rules. The seven members of The Ossu! Shugeibu, who are handicrafts people with no training, are showing their work in an event space designed by Hideki...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 17, 2011

'Irving Penn and Issey Miyake: Visual Dialogue'

21_21 Design Sight
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2011

Fukushima No. 1 tour an eye-opener

"Now 1,000 microsieverts (per hour)!"
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2011

Fukushima No. 1 stable: plant chief

Making his first public appearance since the nuclear accident at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant in March, the facility's general manager, Masao Yoshida, apologized for failing to prevent the triple meltdowns but emphasized that conditions at the plant have "definitely been stabilized."
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Nov 13, 2011

Will trickle-down class discrimination rob Britain of what's so great?

Britain may be broken, but London is hot. A recent trip to the city exhilarated me.
Japan Times
LIFE
Nov 13, 2011

In the wake of the Vikings

At both its western and eastern extremes some 10,700 km apart in France and the Russian Far East respectively, the great, fused supercontinent of Eurasia breaks into fragments, into not quite matching fringes of islands.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 11, 2011

"Undressing Paintings: Japanese Nudes 1880-1945"

The nude may now be a common and popular subject for artists, but in Japan, depicting a naked person was considered immoral and obscene during the early Meiji Period (1868-1912). This exhibition explores how modern Japanese artists such as Seiki Kuroda and Busho Hara struggled to introduce Western art...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 11, 2011

Reworked play goes bilingual

Following critical acclaim for their first international collaboration program, "Wannabe," Tokyo's Kakikuukyaku Theater Company will present its second collaborative effort, "Kensatsukan ("The Government Inspector") at Komaba Agora Theater from this weekend.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 11, 2011

"Chinese Ceramics, Lacquer and Bronzes"

To celebrate the recent donations to it of works from three important art collections, Nezu Museum is holding an exhibition of Chinese ceramics, lacquerware and a bronzeware.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 11, 2011

Flamenco dancer Kagita tells a kabuki tale

The idea that flamenco and kabuki share the same sense of expression was the motivation for a pair of prominent Japanese dancers to base a flamenco performance on the kabuki play "Onna Goroshi Abura no Jigoku"("The Lady-Killer and an Oil Hell"). That play was written by Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725)....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 11, 2011

"Gustavo Isoe"

Osaka native Tsuyoshi Isoe (1954-2007) was a major influence on Japanese contemporary realism painting.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 7, 2011

The more, the thriftier: guests indispensable for expensive weddings

There's an economic rationale for big weddings in Japan.
U.S. falling behind on aircraft shelters in Asia as China’s missile arsenal grows
Airmen from the U.S. Air Force's 104th Fighter Wing complete post-flight checks on four F-15C fighter jets at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture, in October 2023.
Eight students recovering after hammer attack at university in Tokyo
Police investigate the scene after eight people were injured by a hammer-wielding woman on Hosei University's Tama campus in Tokyo on Friday afternoon.
Japan expands its sanctions against Russia
The additional sanctions against Russia "are to contribute to international efforts for peace," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Los Angeles wildfires devour thousands of homes even as fierce winds ease
A water bomber flies over houses burned down by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday.
Apollo weighs $9.5 billion stake in Seven & I management buyout
Apollo Global Management is discussing a commitment of as much as ¥1.5 trillion for an equity stake in a bid by Seven & I’s founding Ito family to take the convenience store operator private.
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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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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A man offers prayers at Hebikubo Shrine in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. The shrine is one of several across the country dedicated to the snake.
Shed your skin and reinvent yourself in the Year of the Snake
By Kathryn Wortley

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