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JAPANESE TV

EDITORIALS
Aug 19, 2015
Economy appears far from robust
The latest GDP data for the second quarter of this year confirms the underlying weakness of consumer demand and the seemingly limited scope of the benefits of 'Abenomics.'
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 19, 2015
Abe aide says Japan needs up to ¥3.5 trillion economic injection
Japan needs an economic injection of as much as ¥3.5 trillion ($28 billion) to shore up consumption and stave off further economic contraction, said Etsuro Honda, an economic adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 18, 2015
Postwar art: What's wrong with controversy?
If you like controversy with your contemporary art "Postwar Art in Close Up" at The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT) may be the wrong exhibition to visit. Though it is tentatively presented as a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II — with all the pitfalls that may...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 18, 2015
'Teamlab Exhibition: Walk Through the Crystal Universe'
Aug. 21-Sept. 27
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 18, 2015
'Kuriki Tatsusuke: Retrospective'
Aug. 28-Sept. 27
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 18, 2015
Japan needs to break its addiction to exports
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe needs to recognize, as China already has, that Asia's old export model of economic growth no longer works.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 17, 2015
Abe's unconvincing attempt to whitewash Japan's history
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's WWII anniversary statement glosses over unpalatable facts and attempts to interpret them in a favorable way for Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 14, 2015
Japan carmakers, retailers report minor damage from blasts at China port
Several Japanese automakers including Toyota Motor Corp. reported damage to cars and facilities after two huge explosions at the Chinese port of Tianjin tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 11, 2015
The spooky side of Sanyutei Encho
For all sorts of reasons, summer is the season of ghosts in Japan. Accordingly, The University Art Museum in Tokyo is presenting an exhibition of work connected to Meiji Era (1867-1912) storyteller Sanyutei Encho (1839-1900). Encho practised the art of rakugo, a traditional and minimalist Japanese style...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 11, 2015
'Treasures of the Fujita Museum: The Japanese Conception of Beauty'
Aug. 5-Sept. 27
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 11, 2015
'Energy and Revival: The Art of Momoyama'
Aug. 8-Oct. 12
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 11, 2015
'Shimura Fukumi: Nature and Inheritance to Next Generation'
Aug. 8-Sept. 23
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Aug 8, 2015
Tokyo's cool beasts of fashion
Monstrously cute dining in Harajuku
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 4, 2015
'Jun Imajo: Pastel Wind'
July 31-Aug. 19

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Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
Is Japan ready for 60 million tourists?