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Tokyo Skytree will celebrate its first anniversary Wednesday but has not yet completed its prime mission of reliably broadcasting to households in the capital and its suburbs. Since December, the world’s tallest free-standing tower, at 634 meters high, has been making test broadcasts to ...
If you work in an office, you probably spend a fair part of your time sitting at a desk, which, of course, isn’t very healthy. To combat that the Pomodoro technique recommends that you work in intervals with regular breaks — for example, 25 ...
“I was stopped by two men in a government-registered vehicle, blindfolded and dragged off the street. They took me away to a house in a place I did not know. I was forced into a room with blood all over the walls and floor, ...
“Outsider art” is relatively new in Japan and, as a genre, works made by self-taught Japanese artists are still not very well known on the category-delineating, label-loving international art scene. Now, though, “Souzou: Outsider Art from Japan,” an exhibition on view (through June 30) ...
After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer. In the 30th meeting between the two tennis greats, Nadal controlled the final from start to finish to win 6-1, 6-3 Sunday for his seventh Italian Open title. “Rafa was just ...
Fashion mouse Disney has inspired a lot of people, from little girls to Superbowl champions. Even designer Vivienne Tam has now taken inspiration from her childhood and decided to pay tribute to the famous mouse with a capsule collection of playful dresses for this ...
The latest Vivienne Westwood exhibition rolls into Tokyo this week. After the acclaimed “Vivienne Westwood: 35 Years in Fashion” held at the Mori Arts Center in 2005, this show includes one of the largest fashion books ever published, and is sure to be an ...
Charmed, I’m sure Silver-accessories brand Chrome Hearts launched its Aoyama shop nine years ago, but has recently reopened its doors after a renewal that’s given it a fresh charm — one that’s much more than just something dangly for your bracelet. Chrome Hearts’ founder ...
I n 1994, Hutu militias began the systematic genocide of the Tutsi people of Rwanda. In just 100 days, an estimated 1 million people had been butchered and whole families, villages and towns destroyed. Once Tutsi rebels regrouped and took control of the unstable ...
Summer under the sea A deep-sea dive in a coral reef may not be in the cards for your vacation this year, but you can always bring the ocean to you with clothing from Tsumori Chisato. Tsumori’s latest collection offers a glimpse of the ...
Planting the crystal flag Now Swarovski’s sparkly crystals can compete for that coveted spot as a girl’s best friend since the luxury brand has opened its very own flagship store in Tokyo — a first for the company that’s made precision-cut glass since 1895. ...
Although Japan Fashion Week doesn’t exactly overload on men’s fashion, with only a handful of quality designers showing this season, the outlook from the ’08-’09 Autumn / Winter Collection is generally positive. As always, the most recognizable of Japanese menswear labels — Lad Musician, ...
Dairakudakan Kochuten, Tokyo’s Kichijoji March 19-23 Legendary Japanese butoh collective Dairakudakan (www.dairakudakan.com; [0422] 21-4984), led by acclaimed Japanese actor and dancer Akaji Maro, has a nurturing system for training and guiding young dancers, with the aim that they will go on to direct and ...
The Tokyo International Arts Festival (TIF) this year presents an eclectic and fascinating program of dance and theater from Argentina, Switzerland and Belgium. Having admitting that the festival — in its current form since 2002 — is under financial constraints due to lack of ...
Anna Antoniades in Nakameguro As British designer Anna Antoniades gives a tour around Tokyo’s ubercool Nakameguro, where she lives, she’s obviously in her element. The Bohemian cafes, the boutiques clustered around Meguro River and the idiosyncratic milieu of the area reflects the aesthetic that ...
Cure for disorder The popular fashion hub Harajuku is the subject of a fascinating new book by Tokyo-based editor and creative consultant Tiffany Godoy. Rich in detail and accompanied by some remarkable images, her book, “Style Deficit Disorder” (Chronicle Books), documents the history of ...
Theater Tram, Sangenjaya, Tokyo Jan. 30-Feb. 2 Androgynous and chameleonlike, famed butoh dancer and choreographer Akira Kasai returns to the Tokyo stage this week with a four-day festival at Theater Tram in Sangenjaya ([03] 5432-1515; setagaya-pt.jp). A student of Kazuo Ohno and friend of ...