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Naoko Kuramochi
For Naoko Kuramochi's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 10, 2010
Luna Regalo serves up a flip
If you are thinking of going to a restaurant this weekend, why not take the opportunity to enjoy some acrobatics at the same time?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Aug 27, 2010
'Exhibition of the History of Japanese Confectionary'
Toraya Gallery
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 20, 2010
Films about Sen no Rikyu and wagashi could be your cup of tea
There's nothing sweeter than being introduced to a foreign culture than through tea and confectionary.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 13, 2010
Kids' Festa entertains, teaches
At the halfway mark for summer vacation, scholarly children (or parents) might start to worry about summer homework, such as research projects or picture diaries that have yet to be finished.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 6, 2010
Animation fest seeks peace
Hiroshima plays host to various types of animated films from all over the world this weekend.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jul 23, 2010
Yokohama gets jazzed up with Harlem Nights
Feel like getting in a New York state of mind? You might not have to travel too far because next week Yokohama will add a little slice of the Big Apple to its environs.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 23, 2010
Festa Summer Muza Kawasaki
Musicians will gather for the next month in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, with the goal of bringing classical music to listeners of all ages.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jul 2, 2010
Pupils from Paris to perform the classics
The Paris Conservatory is sending its top young musicians to Tokyo for a debut performance.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Jun 25, 2010
'Watanabe Toyoshige: Playing with ONI'
The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 18, 2010
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet
Brass-section members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) are headed to the Kanto area next week.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jun 11, 2010
Giving thanks for Ainu culture
Ainu culture will be celebrated in Yokohama this weekend to commemorate June 6, 2008, the date when Japan's government acknowledged the Ainu as indigenous people.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 28, 2010
Rainbow 21
Around this time last year, music students at six universities were asked to consider what projects would best suit Suntory concert hall's 2010 "Rainbow 21" educational program. Each year only three projects survive a fierce selection process. This year's winners are Toho Gakuen School of Music with "The World of Erik Satie," Kunitachi College of Music with "Mozart × Opera = Variety of Love" and Tokyo College of Music with "Samuel Barber — His Creed and Beloved Songs." These concerts will be performed at Suntory Hall on June 4, 8 and 11, respectively.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
May 21, 2010
Art for free in beautiful Izu
Izukogen is a resort on the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture that combines the attractions of Ippeiko Lake, mountains and the sea.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Apr 16, 2010
Expo makes city your garden
As spring arrives, Tokyo's tired workers might be able to find Eden this weekend. Or maybe create their own.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Apr 16, 2010
Earth event touts green life
Your green persona might find some kindred spirits at Yoyogi Park this weekend.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Apr 9, 2010
Suntory Museum of Art wears Japan's heart of glass on its sleeve
The Japanese spirit is present in all forms of art, but one place you might be surprised to find it is in the nation's glassware.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Apr 2, 2010
Acrobatic troupe flips in from China
The China National Acrobatic Troupe is flipping and somersaulting across Japan, and they are bringing with them a young magician who has already wowed audiences in his home country.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 19, 2010
Flower designer Daniel Ost breathes life into Baccarat crystal
Belgian flower artist Daniel Ost is filling Ikebukuro's Seibu Gallery with a taste of spring. His flower decorations and collaborative works with French crystal makers Baccarat will be on display till March 23. "The most important thing in this exhibition is the exchange of my work with Baccarat," Ost told The Japan Times. He presented a few collaborations with Baccarat in Japan last year, but this time more works are expected to be on show. This exhibition has the aim of creating a European-style elegant space by using Baccarat crystal pieces as a base for the flowers.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 12, 2010
Luck of the Irish to parade across country
Celebrations for Ireland's most famous holiday are gaining in popularity worldwide, and Japan is no exception.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 5, 2010
The Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
This year's Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (RSO) concert in Japan marks one of the last chapters of their collaboration with current maestro Bertrand de Billy.
Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes off Shikoku
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck southern Japan on Wednesday. The area marked in red recorded a weak 6 on Japan's seismic intensity scale.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
Japan’s best and brightest designers set to shine in Milan
Adal’s Look into Nature brand, on show at Salon del Mobile 2024, rethinks "igusa" (Japanese rush grass), traditionally used for tatami, as a sustainable material for furniture.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.
For Modi, the Indian election is less about winning and more about by how much
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses supporters during an election campaign rally in Pushkar, India, on April 6, ahead of the country's upcoming general election starting Friday.

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