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Miwa Murphy
For Miwa Murphy's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2012
For famed sculptor, life has been a work of art
Among the more than 100 pieces of art displayed in New York's Rockefeller Center by figures such as Diego Rivera, Isamu Noguchi and Lee Lawrie, mostly from the 1930s and 1940s, a glowing piece named "Light and Movement" by a Japanese-American artist blends into its surroundings, despite its size.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2011
Leave the gun, bring 'takoyaki': East Village
NEW YORK — Tradition is not the first word that comes to mind when one plans a visit to Manhattan's East Village, sometimes referred to as New York's counterculture capital known for punk rock, new wave bands, drug dealers and tattoo parlors.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2010
Undercover North magazine now in English
NEW YORK — A magazine composed almost entirely of materials smuggled out of North Korea by reporters living inside the country has just launched its first English edition in an effort to reach a wider audience.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2010
New York performer narrates Okinawa's history through dance
NEW YORK — The name Okinawa can conjure up an image of islands scattered between Japan proper and Taiwan, or a picturesque blue sea and white beaches, or U.S. military bases surrounded by protesters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2008
U.S.-trained doctor tries to set new pace
When patients in Japan see a doctor for an ailment or a checkup, or to get prescriptions, probably few would be able to identify their medicine or explain why they take it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2008
Ex-TV star fulfilled by play's run on Broadway
About 30 years ago, Michi Yamamura was an aspiring actress who was about to end her brief stint with a Tokyo-based theater company in line with a promise she made her mother, who believed her daughter should have a "regular job" with a stable income.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2008
Facing finite home market, no-frills stores seek growth abroad
NEW YORK (Kyodo) During the recession that plagued Japan in the 1990s, ¥100 shops and other no-frills stores became magnets for penny-pinching consumers and despite the lean times reported stunning growth.
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2007
Soprano breaking opera world's 'bamboo ceiling'
Asian performers have become a fixture in Western concert halls in recent years, with talents from China, Japan and South Korea regularly giving recitals and master classes at major cities in Europe and the U.S. But Asian cast members remain a relative rarity in opera — the 400-year-old Western art where productions are judged not only by performers' voices but also by their acting and appearance, which are expected to be convincingly European.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2007
Kim expresses hopes for Korea summit
Former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung said Tuesday he personally hopes the normalization of Japan-North Korea ties can be discussed at the inter-Korean summit next month. At an event hosted by New York's Korea Society, Kim said he hopes the abductee issue will also be discussed during the upcoming event.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2007
Internment-era parallels seen in today's mind-set
Lessons learned from the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II are still relevant today in ongoing efforts to defend the civil liberties of ethnic and religious minorities, according to Floyd Mori, national director of the Japanese American Citizens League.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2007
'Mochi ice cream' finds U.S. niche
When Lotte Co. launched its Yukimi Daifuku ice cream encased in soft rice flour pastry in 1981, it was looking for a year-round product to strengthen its foothold in a domestic ice cream market long dominated by dairy companies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2007
Language expert finds Japanese people 'hilarious'
When U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms baffled journalists by proclaiming the "floccinaucinihilipilification" of an international nuclear test ban treaty in the late 1990s, Matthew Fargo instantly figured out what he meant.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2007
U.S. filmmaker shows a Japan that has forgotten its A-bomb survivors
Japan "clearly wants to move forward without looking back" once all the atomic bomb survivors are gone, the director of a new documentary film on the hibakusha said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 23, 2007
Japan-born running phenom Toshiko D'Elia in form at 77
Kyoto-born running phenomenon Toshiko D'Elia, 77, who has consistently placed at or near the top of her age group in U.S. and world competitions for the past 30 years, says the secret to her remarkably long running career is to "run to live, not live to run."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2007
Impresario orchestrates Japan food fest in N.Y.
As New York City kicks off a weeklong event celebrating Japanese food culture Sunday, few people would make the connection between traditional culinary delicacies and glittering musicals on Broadway.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2006
MSG aside, Ajinomoto amino acids find U.S. fans
Despite being the inventor of monosodium glutamate, or MSG, Ajinomoto Co., Japan's largest seasonings maker, is little known in the United States. But its amino acid business has been gaining ground in the growing U.S. market in recent years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2006
Abduction hard line self-defeating: expert
Japan is not, and will not be, a major player on denuclearizing North Korea because of its intransigence on the abduction issue, according to a top U.S. expert on Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2006
Noguchi talks on Earth's beauty, living in space
Astronaut Soichi Noguchi says he pictures the image of the Earth whenever he hears the words global environment, and says he wants to convey to others how truly beautiful the planet is.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2006
Inexperience, closer U.S.-China ties to limit Abe: expert
Shinzo Abe, new president of the Liberal Democratic Party, is an ideological, young leader set to rally nationalist supporters, but his influence will be limited largely by his lack of executive experience and the growing U.S. rapprochement with China, says Japan expert Gerald Curtis.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2006
Play therapy heals Japanese kids' Sept. 11 trauma
The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States had a deep impact on the Japanese children who were living there. Unlike adults, however, they have fewer ways of expressing their grief.

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