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CULTURE / Film
Mar 11, 2021
‘You're Not Normal, Either!’: Oddball duo makes for hearty laughs
Koji Maeda's entertaining comedy has everything a true screwball film requires: sparring opposites, quick-witted banter and love gone awry.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 18, 2021
'Under the Open Sky' depicts what lies between good and evil
Director Miwa Nishikawa's latest film stars Koji Yakusho as a hardened ex-con trying to restart his life after spending 13 years behind bars.
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JAPAN
Feb 16, 2021
The next boss of the Tokyo Games — a savvy operator or a fresh face?
The organizing committee says it is looking for a successor that has a certain background in the Olympics as well as a strong awareness of gender equality and inclusiveness.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2021
Yoshiro Mori's replacement as Tokyo 2020 president could be chosen this week
Tokyo 2020 organizers have to pick a new president with just five months left to prepare for the games amid the COVID-19 pandemic
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Feb 12, 2021
Koji Arano: Dating in a pandemic, ‘every encounter is now more valuable’
Through his YouTube channel Moteki Producer, Osaka native Koji Arano offers up relationship advice to a love-hungry audience.
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CULTURE / Film
Feb 10, 2021
‘Under the Open Sky’: Harsh realities about ex-cons hit home
Koji Yakusho delivers a captivating performance as a former yakuza thug struggling to adjust to life after leaving prison in Miwa Nishikawa's drama.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 7, 2021
Japanese films you won't want to miss in 2021
This year's release lineup is stacked with domestic films that have little competition for audiences as many Hollywood films have been set back by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 22, 2020
Veteran Koji Yakusho brings his movie star clout to the Tokyo International Film Festival
This year's TIFF ambassador discusses the festival experience, the effects of COVID-19 on the film industry, and discovering his inner Marie Kondo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 27, 2020
‘Stigmatized Properties’: The otherworldly entities are spooky but unconvincing
Hideo Nakata's latest film is based on the real-life experiences of a comic who has made a career of living in apartments where terrible things have occurred.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Aug 22, 2020
Hakkō: Cradled in a storehouse, nesashi miso sleeps as it matures
In the miso-making business since 1849, Miura Fermented Foods has long been known for its nesashi miso, which has a strong, unique flavor.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 20, 2020
Never forget the struggles of conflict with these Japanese World War II films
Filmmakers are able to record the feelings of history in ways that you can't get from textbooks at school.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Aug 8, 2020
Hakkō: Soy sauce, a magical elixir of soybeans, wheat, salt — and mold
For over 330 years, Shibanuma Soy Sauce has been making the seasoning from its home in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 11, 2020
‘Koji Alchemy’: Fermentation enthusiasts are making mold magic
“Koji Alchemy” delves into the significance of ku014dji — Japan's semiofficial “national mold” — and demystifies making and cooking with it at home.
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MORE SPORTS
May 16, 2020
T. League aims to start third season in November
The opening day for professional table tennis has been pushed back due to coronavirus situation.
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JAPAN
Feb 14, 2020
As quarantine nears end, clearing coronavirus-hit ship is daunting task for Japan
With thousands to be tested before the quarantine ends on Wednesday, the outgunned health ministry is mum about the idea of an extension.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 12, 2020
Japan's postwar aesthetics: compelling if not confusing
The NMAO attempts the difficult task of discerning the 'underlying presence of Japanese aesthetics in postwar art.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 30, 2020
Japan hopefully has time to build virus defenses before Olympics, professor says
Vaccines against a coronavirus that has killed 170 people in China probably won't be ready by the start of the Tokyo Summer Olympics, a professor who looked at health risks ahead of the games said, adding that he hoped that there was enough time to build defenses.

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