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Yukari Tanaka
For Yukari Tanaka's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 6, 2019
'Hand as Form, Hand as Power'
Aug. 9-Sept. 21
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 6, 2019
'Syncopation: Contemporary Encounters With the Modern Masters'
Aug. 10-Dec. 1
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 6, 2019
'Masterworks of the Kyoto National Museum: Temple and Shrine Treasures'
Aug. 14-Sept. 16
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 30, 2019
'Reborn-Art Festival 2019'
Aug. 3-Sept. 29
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 30, 2019
'Tokyo 2021'
Aug. 3-Oct. 20
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 30, 2019
'Legendary Kyoto Painting From Maruyama Okyo to the Modern Era'
Aug. 3-Sept. 29
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 23, 2019
Capturing Haruki Murakami's 'eccentric atmosphere'
"As a university student, I never even imagined that I could be an actor. Because, to me, they only existed on screen," says Yuki Furukawa.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 23, 2019
'The Summer of Mononoke (Specters): Ghosts and Yokai in Edo Culture'
July 30-Sept. 8
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 23, 2019
'Sandra Binion: Distille'
July 27-Aug. 18
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 23, 2019
'Courage in Transience'
July 27-Sept. 8
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 16, 2019
'Hiroshi Kobatake: Called by Wood'
July 20-Sept. 8
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 16, 2019
'Insects: Models for Design'
July 19-Nov. 4
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 16, 2019
'The World of Yamamoto Nizo: Animation Art Director Born in Goto Island, Nagasaki'
July 20-Sept. 16
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 9, 2019
'Visible Nature / Invisible Nature: Lois Weinberger'
July 13-Oct. 20
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 9, 2019
'Children and Adults: What Does This Look Like?'
July 13-Sept. 23
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 9, 2019
'Izumi Kato: Like a Rolling Snowball'
July 13-Jan. 13, 2020
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 2, 2019
'All About Mariano Fortuny'
July 6-Oct. 6
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 2, 2019
'Yokai/Human: The Transition From Fantasy to Reality'
July 6-Sept. 23
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 2, 2019
'Masterpiece Tea Bowls Treasured by Tea Connoisseurs'
July 6-Sept. 29
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 25, 2019
'Takahata Isao: A Legend in Japanese Animation'
July 2-Oct.6
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'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.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
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.
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.
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.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

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When trying to trace your lineage in Japan, the "koseki" is the most important form of document you'll encounter.
Climbing the branches of a Japanese family tree
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