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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; Eriko Arita</title>
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		<title>&#8216;Grotesque&#8217; organist hits town</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eriko Arita</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Organist Cameron Carpenter, known for his wild performances and appearance, plays the organ like no one else — hitting the keys with frantic energy and a rockstar-like attitude. Carpenter, born in Pennsylvania in 1981, was a child prodigy, performing Bach&#8217;s &#8220;Well-Tempered Clavier&#8221; when he was just 11 years old. During his four years of high [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The nations that make it easier for bands to leap overseas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eriko Arita</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the end of last November, a flock of Canadians descended on concert venue Duo Music Exchange in Tokyo&#8217;s bustling Shibuya district. It wasn&#8217;t an attack of any sort; the Canuck invasion was only peppered with spirited calls to &#8220;Clap with us!&#8221; The event was called &#8220;Canadian Blast,&#8221; a showcase of Canadian artists hoping to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Osaka restaurants revisit award-winning dishes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eriko Arita</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Delice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the next month, Osaka restaurants will start preparing some award-winning dishes to serve up to lucky diners. The event is called Delice Restaurant Week, but the use of the word &#8220;week&#8221; is a bit of a misnomer. The event runs from Feb. 22 until March 17 at some 30 restaurants in Osaka and neighboring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mountain retreat hosts a bevy of outdoor ice sculptures through January</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eriko Arita</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visitors have the chance to see dozens of ice sculptures created by artists from across Japan at the ninth &#8220;Rokkosan Kori no Saiten&#8221; (&#8220;Mount Rokko Ice Festival&#8221;) being held at Rokko Garden Terrace. In addition to the outdoor art, some sculptors will demonstrate how to create sculptures from ice blocks. If visitors get cold, there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tango orchestra to tour country</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eriko Arita</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Argentina]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A renowned Argentine tango orchestra and dancers will bring their passion for the art to audiences in more than 30 cities across Japan through March. The tour, titled Dramatic Tango — Shin Ogonsedai no Kyoshotachi (Maestros of New Golden Era), is led by Nicolas Ledesma, an Argentine tango pianist, composer and conductor. Ledesma is considered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wasabi takes old sounds to a young audience</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The members of Wasabi, a quartet who plays traditional Japanese instruments, are all used to fans and the politics of backstage meet-and-greets. However, they were surprised to see one particular fan after a recent 11 a.m. performance at a high school in Nara. After the show, the band headed to the dressing room for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo to be packed with nontraditional parties</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not interested in a traditional Japanese New Year&#8217;s Eve? I&#8217;ve often spent my countdowns in the salsa-music dance clubs of the Roppongi district in Tokyo. Latin-music fans gather at clubs such as Salsa Caribe in Roppongi (www.salsacaribe.jp) and Las Risas in Ginza (www.lasrisas.com) &#8212; along with a lot of Latin American expats &#8212; to partake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Osaka lights up for the holidays</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The downtown area of Osaka is currently aglow with a variety of lights for the holidays, to the delight of couples and photographers. Osaka Hikari-Renaissance is an annual illumination event that was launched in the city&#8217;s central Nakanoshima area in 2003, and its lighting displays have adorned buildings and lined the river banks in Osaka [...]]]></description>
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		<title>View waves from a new vantage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American photographer Clark Little gives nonsurfers a chance to see what they&#8217;re missing in a series of pictures he is showing at the &#8220;Clark Little Photo Exhibition&#8221; in Tokyo. The photographs of waves in Hawaii, breaking close to the North Shore area of Oahu Island, are part of a collection of shorebreak photos. Little, an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nuclear risks not bound by borders</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the key issues in Sunday&#8217;s Lower House election is the future of Japan&#8217;s 50 commercial nuclear reactors, all but two of which remain off line in light of the Fukushima disaster. But few voters are aware that six reactors are operating in the South Korean cities of Busan and nearby Ulsan sit only [...]]]></description>
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