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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 27, 2014
'Heartwarming, Gentle Japanese Paintings'
Being able to fully enjoy Japanese paintings may seem a bit daunting when its aesthetics and subjects seem so far from popular contemporary art. The Adachi Museum of Art, however, suggests that Japanese-style painting is not as different as you may think.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 26, 2014
Yokudo: Lingering but confused gaze of indie director
Major film festivals, with their hurry-hurry schedules, are places to polish your sound bites, not launch into nuanced disquisitions. People want your opinion in 25 words or less. When someone asked me what I thought of Kiki Sugino's "Yokudo (Taksu)" after a screening at last month's Busan International...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 26, 2014
Japan is running out of economic options
The upcoming election vote could well leave Shinzo Abe with a smaller mandate for change than he won in 2012. Whatever the margin, though, the prime minister needs to act faster to increase competitiveness.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2014
Celebrated Japanese-American California farm sows seeds for next generation
Growing up among rows of purple haze carrots, delicate Mara des Bois strawberries and corn sweet enough to eat raw, Makoto Chino might have been one of the best-fed kids in America.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 24, 2014
Japan should be more German
Why has the 'Made in Germany' brand thrived over the last 15 or so years, even as 'Made in japan' grinds toward irrelevance?
EDITORIALS
Nov 21, 2014
Opposition must get its act together
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seeking a vote of confidence for his "Abenomics" policies in the Dec. 14 election of the Lower House. But as the chamber was officially dissolved Friday, the opposition parties still lack a common ground beyond their unanimous criticism of Abe's economic policies as failures...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 20, 2014
Japan needs to begin thinking outside the box
Unless Japan gets truly imaginative, its 'lost' decade will persist for many years to come.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 20, 2014
'Otomo Yoshihide: Between Music and Art'
The work of sound artist Yoshihide Otomo, who is best known recently for his score for the 2013 hit TV drama "Amachan," is being showcased in this exhibition designed to explore the strong relationship between music and art.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 20, 2014
Treasures worth standing in line for
There is a fundamental problem with the Tokyo National Museum (TNM), which I come up against time and time again. In a nutshell, the venue is too big for its exhibits and too small for its audience. This is underlined yet again by the latest exhibition "National Treasures of Japan."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 20, 2014
'The World of Kenji Ekuan: A Great Master of Design, Hiroshima Produced'
One of the pioneers of Japanese industrial design, Hiroshima-based artist Kenji Ekuan may not be a household name, but his works are. He designed the famous glass Kikkoman soy-sauce bottle with its bright red cap, the JR Narita Express train, the Yamaha VMAX motorcycle and many more objects that are...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 20, 2014
'Rei Naito: The Emotion of Belief'
After three years of renovation work, the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum is reopening on Nov. 22 with an additional wing, which will be the venue for the museum's new lineup of contemporary art, videos and performing-arts projects.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 19, 2014
Hurt-till-you-laugh approach to making comedies
When Yosuke Fujita's debut feature "Zenzen Daijobu (Fine, Totally Fine)" started making the international festival rounds in 2008, it charmed nearly everyone who saw it.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 18, 2014
Why better economic policy may not save ailing Japan
Japan's economic problems, particularly its long demographic shift, may not be very amendable to better policy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 18, 2014
Japan needs action, not a general election
It's time for Abe to show some teeth and enact his restructuring program.
EDITORIALS
Nov 18, 2014
Economic downturn continues
In the upcoming election, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has much explaining to do about the state of the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 18, 2014
At odds with Krugman, economist Posen urges Abe to raise consumption tax
Adam Posen is sticking to his guns in recommending that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe raise the consumption tax.

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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?