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Mike Hamilton
For Mike Hamilton's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
May 27, 2011
European film festival expands outside Tokyo
After broadening the horizons of Japanese audiences for the past eight years, the EU Film Days festival is trying to broaden its audience.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 27, 2011
"Jun Igarashi: The Construction Of A State"
"Construction of a State" is award-winning architect Jun Igarashi's first solo show.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 26, 2011
"Invasion Prague 68: Josef Koudelka"
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of PhotographyCloses July 18
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 26, 2011
"French Window: Looking at Contemporary Art Through The Marcel Duchamp Prize"
Mori Art MuseumCloses August 28
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
May 20, 2011
Strawberry picking comes with postpick feast at Osaka farm
Japan's thirst for the nation's favorite red fruit is unabated with seasonal pick-your-own strawberry farms as popular as ever. Kansai's Kinishiwada Farm is entering its final week of peak strawberry season, which means it is your final chance this year to go and gorge yourself in all-you-can-eat fashion on strawberries.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
May 13, 2011
Walking group hopes the good weather will put a spring in your step
This weekend could be one of a few to really enjoy the sights of the city on foot before the rainy season arrives and is followed by one of Tokyo's notoriously sticky summers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 13, 2011
"Photographs of Children and War"
Bringing together a collection of photographs from an impressive lineup of Japanese and international individualistic photographers, this exhibition portrays how images of children during times of war have been used to provoke reaction and emotion in viewers. The range of documentation styles also offers insight into the evolution of war photographers and their work over the decades.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 13, 2011
"Sharaku"
Toshusai Sharaku's active career lasted a mere 10 months sometime in the years of 1794-95. Despite this brevity, his work has been acclaimed for its minimal and abbreviated but stylistic appearance. The mystery behind Sharaku's true identity — which is still unknown — also continues to fascinate the art world today.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Apr 22, 2011
Tokyo's art scene opens up
You would be forgiven for thinking that Tokyo's art scene is only accessible to those with large wallets and gold cards. However, the Tokyo Art & Antiques festival — for a few days at least -- hopes to make the city's art scene accessible to everyone.
CULTURE / Music
Apr 22, 2011
Orchestra made homeless by quake
The earthquake that hit northeastern Japan last month sent ceilings crashing as far away as Muza Symphony Hall in Kawasaki, more than 300 km from its epicenter.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 22, 2011
'Artist File 2011'
The National Art Center, Tokyo
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Apr 15, 2011
Escaping the city center for mountains of fun and spring festivities
Mount Takao's close proximity to and easy access from central Tokyo makes it a popular green oasis to which many city folk escape on the weekends. It attracts some 2.6 million visitors every year, and this coming weekend should pull in the crowds, as Takao's Yakuoin Yukuji Temple will be seeing in the spring with its annual Grand Festival.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Apr 8, 2011
Nagoya adds tulips to the spring bouquet
Although some people will be relaxing under the cherry blossoms this weekend, others may be drawn to a ground-level attraction in Nagoya's Kiso Sansen Park, which is celebrating one of Holland's most attractive exports — the tulip.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 8, 2011
'GA House Project 2011'
GA Gallery
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Apr 1, 2011
Celebrate spring with a French-style BBQ
Spring in Japan is a time to forget the winter blues and start to enjoy the warm weather and appreciate the cherry blossoms with a tradition known as hanami.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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