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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 19, 2010

Umibachi skirts industry suits for newest release

"Basically women are body conscious and men play with their joysticks. The woman is in the more powerful position. The idea is about woman and man, sexual and urban."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 19, 2010

Shimizu takes sax to Bach's 'Goldberg'

In the center of a large practice room at Sumida Triphony Hall in Tokyo sits tenor saxophonist Yasuaki Shimizu, instrument at his lips, legs crossed, playing along with four other saxophonists. It looks like a scene from a music class: the graying, 55-year-old teacher instructing his younger students....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 19, 2010

'Parade'

How much do we really know about anyone? This thought, the basis of many a paranoid delusion, is grounded in a human fact: We are all locked inside our own heads, communicating only a small fraction of our thoughts and feelings to others, when we are not actively misrepresenting them.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 19, 2010

Opera singer Werba shows love of Lieder

Markus Werba's love of Lieder (songs composed to German poetry), has had him likened to an extinct creature.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 19, 2010

Visions of art in an alternative key

In its own quiet way, Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions was one of the standout art events of 2009.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 19, 2010

Motherly love, both romantic and vulgar

A naked mother radiates maternal happiness as she beams at the camera with her peachy-skinned wide-eyed baby clasped to her chest. Nearby, piercing blue eyes and oddly elongated ears frame a face attached to a wooden body with women's breasts and a solitary truncated hand hovering by its side.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 19, 2010

Delving deep beyond the merely decorative

In a vast room with white walls and wooden floors, a lone man crouches in the corner holding a spouted container that releases tiny white crystals onto the floor in a carefully controlled flow. Making sure not to disturb the meticulously crafted lines around him, he works steadily and with great resolve....
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2010

Toyota boss: Throttle unit is not faulty

Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda said Wednesday the automaker has confirmed its electronic throttle-control system is not defective, in a bid to ease mounting concerns in the United States that the system may have caused sudden acceleration incidents.
Japan Times
Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Feb 18, 2010

Logo for recyclables

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JAPAN
Feb 17, 2010

Japan may charge activist on whaler

The government may press charges under domestic law against a New Zealand activist who secretly boarded a Japanese whaling ship in the Antarctic Ocean, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano said Tuesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / Japan Pulse
Feb 16, 2010

Cell-phone magazine comes out of the closet

Playing to lovers of Tokyo Girls Collection, Model Closet launches a mobile cell-phone magazine promising to provide 'non fiction, real trend.'
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 14, 2010

Foreign trainees easily exploited as bosses take advantage of system

Several weeks ago, TV Asahi's nightly news show "Hodo Station" ran a special report on the uncertain future of Japanese agriculture.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 12, 2010

Exhibit shows joy of the run

Ikuo Tatsumi, senior assistant editor of the audiovisual news department at Kyodo News, has a second business card, on which he describes himself as a "running-marathon photographer."
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 12, 2010

Tolman Collection holds art clearance sale

Some people might be interested in buying artwork, but hefty price tags can often scare them away.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 12, 2010

Chatmonchy go south by southwest

"We want to establish our reputation as a rock band rather than a 'female' rock band. But I've noticed there are big differences in feeling between men and women, and it seems to be easier to convey how we feel and get into the rhythm as girls."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 12, 2010

Yazawa mixes classic piano with modern electronics

When Tomoko Yazawa calls, composers listen.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 12, 2010

Tokyo troupe separates mice from men

The Tokyo International Players, an English-language theater group founded 113 years ago, will perform "Of Mice and Men" this month.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 12, 2010

Impressionist originality challenged by Italian 'patch' painters

Artistic reputations are very important to some countries. In the case of France and Italy, a large proportion of their GNP is dependent on their perceived image as centers of aesthetic excellence — something that pays dividends in terms of income from tourism and demand for designer goods. This is...
COMMENTARY
Feb 10, 2010

In search of a big, new idea

Governments everywhere are nowadays being overpowered by the problems and tasks they face.
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2010

Toyota recalls Prius, three other hybrids

Struggling to keep its reputation for quality from being tarnished further, Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday issued a recall of 223,068 of its hybrid cars in Japan, including the latest Prius model, to fix a brake system problem.
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
Feb 10, 2010

Fujisoft provides some robotic tenderness

Need a friend?: Artificial intelligence may remain stuck on the computer screen, but aritifical companionship seems to be rolling ahead.

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji