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Naoko Kuramochi
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Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 5, 2010
Wife of writer behind 'Slumdog Millionaire' exhibits art at Miele
Aparna Swarup, wife of diplomat Vikas Swarup, who wrote "Q & A," the original story behind Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire," is showing her art in Tokyo.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 26, 2010
Serbian ensemble tells tales through dance
The rhythm was born out of the dancers' steps, their cries and even their gold necklaces. With that rhythm, they told a folk tale.
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Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 19, 2010
Opera singer Werba shows love of Lieder
Markus Werba's love of Lieder (songs composed to German poetry), has had him likened to an extinct creature.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 12, 2010
Tolman Collection holds art clearance sale
Some people might be interested in buying artwork, but hefty price tags can often scare them away.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 5, 2010
Shrine offers up rare porridge
If you are in the Kyoto or Kansai area and missed the chance to have nanakusagayu (seven-herb porridge) on the seventh day of the new year, Jonangu Shrine should be your main destination on Japan's National Foundation holiday.
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Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jan 22, 2010
January goes out like a lion
Japan's lion dances, and there are about 7,800 of them, all have their own style but the purpose is mainly the same. The shishi (lion) dances act as a prayer to ward off evil spirits.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jan 15, 2010
Seasonal skating with a green mind
If you are searching for family fun during the winter, several skating spots have opened across Japan.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jan 15, 2010
Exhibit on the Orient Express
Hakone's Lalique Museum is showing Rene Lalique's glass works in an interesting gallery — the famed Orient Express.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 25, 2009
Temples, shrines offer New Year traditions
If you want to enjoy the traditional way of spending New Year's holidays in Japan, your best option would be to visit a temple or shrine.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 18, 2009
Children can enjoy Santa Claus opera on Christmas Eve
Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall will hold an opera for small children (5 years and older) to commemorate 150 years since the opening of Yokohama's port.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 4, 2009
Edo Period puppet troupe opens 'behind-the-strings' exhibition
The Edo Marionette Theater Youkiza, a traditional Japanese marionette theater, sprung to life this week.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Golden Week crowds greeted with high temperatures as holiday period kicks off
The departure lobby for domestic flights is crowded with travelers at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Saturday, the first day of this year's Golden Week holidays.
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.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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