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Samantha Sinnayah
For Samantha Sinnayah's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 22, 2016
It's a me, Abe!
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an cameo at the Rio 2016 Olympics' closing ceremony. While his presence was not unexpected, as Tokyo will be hosting the 2020 Olympics, his unusual entrance was another matter. Naturally, the internet had something to say about it.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 24, 2009
One version of the 'real Tokyo'
Photographically, Tokyo is a city open to many interpretations. It is sex, it's shopping, elevated highways and kids playing at the end of quiet streets. It's futuristic, hyper-real and postmodern. It's a series of villages and an isolating, soulless landscape in demise.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 17, 2007
"Naohiro Ukawa: A Series of Interpreted Catharsis #2"
Nanzuka Gallery Closes in 4 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 3, 2007
"Chocolate"
21_21 Design Sight, Tokyo Midtown Closes in 87 days
CULTURE / Art
Apr 19, 2007
"Fiona Tan: News from the Near Future"
Wako Works of Art Closes in 23 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 12, 2007
Within the art of darkness
Fashion, like a magnet, has been seasonally repelled and attracted to black since the 1980s, and, with the exception of photography, every art form at one point in time has been in love with the mysterious "color" (Scientifically, black is not a color as it absorbs light rather than reflects it.). Not black that's diluted, weakened or contrasted with colors, but pure oversaturated, obliterating black.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 5, 2007
"Susan Philipsz: Did I Dream You Dreamed About Me"
Mizuma Art Gallery Closes in 10 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 29, 2007
"Adam Frelin: White Line for Tokyo"
International House of Japan Closes in 39 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 15, 2007
"Gregory Colbert: Animal Totems -- A Prelude to Ashes and Snow"
Mori Arts Gallery Center Closes in 17 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 1, 2007
An Exhibition of 'Introductory' Business Cards
Printing MuseumCloses in 39 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 15, 2007
"Yoshifusa Yamane: You Are Out of You"
Art and River Bank Closes in 10 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 1, 2007
"Jeppe Hein: Inbetween"
SCAI the Bathhouse Closes in 31 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 18, 2007
"Boroboro Dorodoro -- The Return of Japanese Subculture"
Watari-umCloses in 11 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 21, 2006
Seeking new approaches
PHOTOGRAPHY is everywhere these days. The popular photo-sharing Web site Flickr is said to have 4 million members, who upload 1 million images a day, and with cell phones now having more pixels than old digital cameras, everything is a Docomo, Softbank, Canon or Nikon "moment."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 16, 2006
"Yoko Ono: OPEN"
Gallery 360° Closes in 10 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 2, 2006
"Emmanuelle Antille: Tornadoes of my Heart"
Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya Closes in 6 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 19, 2006
Playing with energy
Though on the surface it's easy to think everyone else has got it sorted out, things are not always what they seem. From time to time we all feel like a blip in the universe, trapped by things beyond our control -- whether unbending social powers, finicky laws, monetary limitations or annoying office politics, the list is endless. In any major city, it is not hard to feel alienated among the masses, who at times appear to be more of everything we're not.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 5, 2006
"Yosuke Amemiya: Translator's High"
Yuka Sasahara Gallery Closes in 10 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 7, 2006
"Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan: 'Cursive II' and 'Wild Cursive' "
Nippon Cultural Centre Sept. 21-24
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 31, 2006
"Atsushi Kashiyama: My Specimen Box"
Galleria Grafica Bis Closes Saturday
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.
An AI star seeks to bring self-driving cars to Japan by 2030
Japanese startup Turing plans to unveil a self-driving car with at least 30 minutes’ driving range next year and develop a fully autonomous car by 2030.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.

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Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
By Alex K.T. Martin

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