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Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 9, 2009
Rural event blends art, nature
A countryside exhibit of more than 200 modern-art works aims to harmonize art and nature.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 25, 2009
Osaka swims with aquatic exhibitions
Eight museums run by the city of Osaka are displaying exhibits related to water this week, as part of the "Museum Weeks Osaka 2009" campaign.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Sep 20, 2009
Down by the waterside
Rivers, fountains, roses and art; they're all there on Nakanoshima Island in Osaka, just a stone's throw away but a world apart from the flashy neon and garish glitz of the city's bustling Dotonbori dining and entertainment hub.
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Sep 20, 2009
Car-sharing catches on as a cheap and cheerful way to go
Thinking of traveling from Tokyo to Osaka? Take a shinkansen bullet train or fly and it will set you back around ¥14,000. But if you share the costs of making the trip by car, you'll likely pay half that or less.
LIFE / Travel
Sep 20, 2009
Down by the waterside
Rivers, fountains, roses and art; they're all there on Nakanoshima Island in Osaka, just a stone's throw away but a world apart from the flashy neon and garish glitz of the city's bustling Dotonbori dining and entertainment hub.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / CLOSE-UP
Sep 6, 2009
Donald Keene: A life lived true to the words
Donald Keene is one of the greatest scholars of Japanese literature and has been highly influential in the establishment of Japanese studies in the West.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 21, 2009
Haitian musicians set to tour
Passionate Caribbean sounds are sure to excite those who choose to attend "Haiti Passion and Music: All Stars from a Musical Paradise," a series of concerts that are to be held in major cities across Japan until Sept. 8.
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Aug 16, 2009
Fishery fair nets shoals of hopefuls
The recruiters and job-seekers gathered recently in a hall in central Tokyo looked serious but excited as they sat facing each other and talking across tables. But this wasn't an event pitching young men in suits against corporate managers.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 14, 2009
A little Indonesia in Tokyo
Spicy curry, beautiful batik fabrics and traditional Javanese dancing, Tokyo's Yoyogi Park will transform into a Little Indonesia Aug. 15-16.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 7, 2009
Beer fest brings out the bands
Enjoy beers and free live music from a variety of genres in Tokyo's Shiodome.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jul 24, 2009
Learn about salt this summer
Do you know how to make salt?
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Jul 19, 2009
Latin passions come to town with Asia's top tangoistas
Tango, that intimate dance of sorrow and passion that has swept the world since it was first developed in Argentina around 130 years ago, has proved increasingly attractive to "social dancers" in Japan in recent years.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jul 17, 2009
Go swim with fishes high in the sky
Does the ocean glitter like a cool mirage in your overheated mind this summer? Rather than trek out to the real thing, all you have to do is dive up to the "Sky Aquarium III" exhibit running through Oct. 4 at Tokyo City View on the 52nd floor of Roppongi Hills' Mori Tower.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jul 10, 2009
Enjoy watching free movies under the stars
In Yebisu Garden Place, a commercial complex in Tokyo's Ebisu, films from Japan and other countries will be shown free of charge on Friday evenings, weekends and holidays from July 17 to Aug. 9.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jun 26, 2009
Cool down this summer on a booze cruise
Does drinking, dancing and enjoying a magnificent view on a ferry cruising around Tokyo Bay sound like a great night out to you?
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / WEEK 3
Jun 21, 2009
Drawn to the land
Considering that Japan is only 40 percent self-sufficient in terms of its food supply, few would dispute that the country's agriculture is in a deepening crisis.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jun 19, 2009
The coolest way to beat the heat
Shaved ice is the perfect way to cool down during Japan's scorching summers, and at the Kakigori Matsuri (Festival of Shaved Ice) Namco Namjatown, a theme park in Tokyo, visitors can experience all sorts of weird and wonderful flavors of the sweet snack between June 20 and Sept. 13.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jun 12, 2009
New film offers food for thought
Life would not be life without eating. This is the theme of a new documentary on the relationship between people and food, which is screened in Tokyo until June 26.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / CLOSE-UP
Jun 7, 2009
Kang Sang Jung: Born but not Bred
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LIFE
May 24, 2009
City's new gateway to worlds apart
When I was walking to Osanbashi Pier, I noticed that the asphalt road changed to a wooden deck leading me up a slope to a grassy hilltop.
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.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
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.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.

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