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C.B. Liddell
For C.B. Liddell's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 21, 2010
'King' Solomon mines fresh lease on life
After a few relatively lean years, the Japan Blues & Soul Carnival has landed a big fish again in the person of Solomon Burke, a soul legend of the 1960s who is currently enjoying an incredible late-career renaissance, while serving as an inspiration to everybody from Mick Jagger to Joss Stone.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 16, 2010
Gary Moore
There's something mean and misshapen about Gary Moore, both physically and musically. With a scarred face (apparently the result of a pint glass rammed in his face at an early age) and a meaty physique that seems too big for his bones, the guitar legend, who plays his first gigs here in 20 years this...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 26, 2010
Biffy Clyro / Trashcan Sinatras
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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 13, 2008
Modern maki-e
I don't express otaku culture," says Tomotaka Yasui at the Megumi Ogita gallery in Ginza, where he is having a solo exhibition of three new works. "Now in foreign countries, all people hear about is otaku culture. I want to introduce other aspects of Japanese culture to other countries — Japanese...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 8, 2008
Westernized subjects for a distinct Japanese style
The history of modern Japanese art has a hierarchy of narratives. As in the West, at the top is the story of the avant-garde. This is a tale of trail-blazing artists taking trips to foreign locales, usually Paris, and bringing back radical foreign styles in their suitcases.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 1, 2008
Painting a hazy shade of ego
One of the words most often associated with the art of Kaii Higashiyama is spiritual.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 24, 2008
Yet to have peaked?
Japanese artists, as they age, often benefit from the "Hokusai Effect." This is the notion, based on a famous quote from the great ukiyo-e (genre painting) artist, that they only attain real greatness well beyond the normal retirement age for other professions.
CULTURE / Art
Feb 21, 2008
"Kiyoshi Nakagami"
Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 14, 2008
A question of intention
How valid is the distinction between crafts and arts? A number of recent exhibitions, most notably "Roppongi Crossing" at Tokyo's Mori Art Museum and "Space for Your Future" at the Museum of Contemporary Arts, Tokyo, have confronted us with this question, one that is of great relevance to Japanese art....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 3, 2008
The artist and the island
Because of strong pressures to belong and conform in Japanese society, the country can be a difficult place for those otherwise inclined. One reaction to this is the hikikomori phenomenon, in which chiefly young males reduce contact with society to a minimum by staying in their rooms. A recently suggested...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 20, 2007
Hokusai's 'Dutch' courage
It might sound a corny to say that artists live through their works, but in the case of Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), whose lengthy life story is mired in muddles, myths and myriad name changes, it is his art that speaks with the clearest voice and that provides the scale with which to weigh the words...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 13, 2007
Freed by the war
Nationalism — especially in the Japanese context — routinely gets a bad press.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 6, 2007
Picking up where science slips
When it comes to giving us a handle on the world we live in, science no longer cuts it. In its latest incarnations — superstring and M-theory — it postulates 10, 11 or even more dimensions, only three or four of which we can perceive. Science's explanation of matter is equally unsatisfying....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 1, 2007
"Asae Soya: Prism"
Nishimura Gallery Runs till Nov. 17
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 27, 2007
Ikuo Hirayama sought solace on the road
Ikuo Hirayama clearly represents how the Japanese like to see — and project — themselves.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 30, 2007
Cities in the dust
The Fascist dictator Generalissimo Francisco Franco wasn't everyone's cup of tea — but he did manage the unusual feat of transcending time.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 16, 2007
"Hiroshi Teshigahara"
Museum of Modern Art, Saitama Closes in 53 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 9, 2007
After 100 years of change, Nitten moves to the NACT
R esearch the biography of any prominent Japanese artist in the last 100 years and you'll likely run into terms such as Bunten, Teiten, Shin Bunten and Nitten. Though the plethora of names may be off-putting, they all refer to the same thing: Japan's largest, annual open art exhibition.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 2, 2007
"Les noirs de Redon: The Monstrous Friends You See When You Close Your Eyes"
Bunkamura Closes in 25 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 26, 2007
The monochrome beauty of Japanese snow
When an important date comes around — like a centenary — and an artist has to be commemorated and celebrated, the problem museums and galleries often have is how to get hold of artworks that best represent him.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japan’s economy contracts as consumers and firms cut spending
Japan's gross domestic product shrank at an annualized pace of 2% in the three months through March.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.

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