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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 8, 2012

'The Divide' / 'Bellflower'

Shibuya's Theater N may not exactly fit the definition of a grindhouse — its polite staff and lack of dodgy-looking stains on the seats rule that out — but any cinema doing a late-show revival of 1978's notorious "I Spit on Your Grave" earns the comparison. Theater N has been getting good mileage...
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 4, 2012

Japan outclasses Oman in World Cup qualifier

Japan made a comfortable start to the final round of qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup with a 3-0 win over Oman on Sunday night.
TENNIS
May 26, 2012

Japan ousted at World Team Cup

Japan was eliminated Thursday from the tennis World Team Cup after losing its third consecutive match in the round robin phase.
CULTURE / Art
Apr 5, 2012

'Sakaki Bakuzan: The World of Elegance Created With Poetry, Painting, and Calligraphy'

Bakuzan Sakaki (1926-2010) began pursuing calligraphy after World War II, entering his work in various prestigious calligraphy contests in Japan. Through intense research and study of Chinese and Japanese calligraphy history, he developed his own unique theory of aesthetics.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 5, 2012

'Sakaki Bakuzan: The World of Elegance Created With Poetry, Painting, and Calligraphy'

Bakuzan Sakaki (1926-2010) began pursuing calligraphy after World War II, entering his work in various prestigious calligraphy contests in Japan. Through intense research and study of Chinese and Japanese calligraphy history, he developed his own unique theory of aesthetics.
CULTURE / Art
Mar 1, 2012

"Magnitude Zero: March 11 Seen Through the Eyes of Comic Artists From all Over the World"

After the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11 last year, French comic artist Jean-David Morvan started "Tsunami," a project that brought together illustrations from artists all over the world to raise money for charity. Thousands of illustrations were collected, of which 250 were selected for the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 1, 2012

"Magnitude Zero: March 11 Seen Through the Eyes of Comic Artists From all Over the World"

After the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11 last year, French comic artist Jean-David Morvan started "Tsunami," a project that brought together illustrations from artists all over the world to raise money for charity. Thousands of illustrations were collected, of which 250 were selected for the...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 26, 2012

Welcome to the world we've made but don't want to share with children

"Love ... casts itself on persons who, apart from the sexual relation, would be hateful, contemptible, and even abhorrent to the lover. ... It seems as if, in making a marriage, either the individual or the interest of the species must come off badly."
CULTURE / Books
Jan 15, 2012

The other side of world's 'worst battle'

FIGHTING SPIRIT: The Memoirs of Major Yoshitaka Horie and the Battle of Iwo Jima. Edited by Robert D. Eldridge and Charles W. Tatum. Naval Institute Press, 2011, 224 pp., $26.95 (hardcover) Iwo Jima is a tiny sliver of an island 1,200 km south of Tokyo, an unlikely setting for anything historical, let...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Dec 6, 2011

Comic anthologies offer visions of hope after 3/11

In the wake of March 11, artists, writers, letterers and colorists based in Japan and across the globe have been hard at work crafting stories and images of solidarity, concern and, above all, hope for two fundraising books: "Spirit of Hope" and "Aftershock: Artists Respond to Disaster in Japan."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 2, 2011

"Flourishing Japanese Painting World in the Taisho Era"

During the Taisho Era (1912-26), the weak health of the Emperor led to a shift in power to the Diet of Japan and the nation's democratic parties. It became an era known as the Taisho democracy, when democratic and liberal movements became stronger and people placed more emphasis on individuality. These...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 18, 2011

'George Harrison: Living in the Material World' / 'Under Control'

Director Martin Scorsese was one of the first to score big with the rockumentary format with his 1978 film "The Last Waltz," which covered the farewell concert by The Band and their musician friends such as Neil Young and Van Morrison. He's kept a hand in it ever since, making boomer rock docs on Bob...
EDITORIALS
Oct 21, 2011

Informed decision needed on TPP

Moves to join the talks for the Transpacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPP) agreement had been put on hold since the March 11 disasters devastated the Tohoku region. But Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is now eagerly pushing for progress.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 9, 2011

"Indigo Blue in the World: Textile and Fashion"

There are not many naturally blue-colored objects on Earth, which is why minerals that could be used to make blue pigments, such as lapis lazuli, were once as highly valued as gold. Indigo — a dark, rich blue pigment extracted from the tropical plant Indigofera tinctoria — was equally rare and expensive....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 2, 2011

"Kyo-yaki, in Quest for the New World of Kyoto Ware: 50 Years' History of Kiyomizu-yaki Estate"

Kyoto's inner-city areas of Kiyomizu and Gojo in Higashiyama Ward were home to Kiyomizu ware until after World War II, when rapid economic growth brought drastic changes to Japanese society. It became difficult for ceramicists to expand their work studios, and concerns were raised over the smoke pollution...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Aug 20, 2011

World's best shoppers at my beach shop

Having run a beach shop for eight years now, I've been able to observe the shopping practices of the Japanese firsthand.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 22, 2011

"Glittering of Imagination: The Visionary World Of Surreal And Fantasy"

The Surrealism movement, which began in Europe in the early 1920s, was an attempt by artists and writers to release and express the creative potential of humans' unconscious mind.
EDITORIALS
Jul 17, 2011

Autumn admissions

Cherry blossoms have long accompanied the start of the school year in Japan, but that may soon change to autumn leaves. The University of Tokyo is looking into the possibility of beginning its school year in the fall rather than spring. If adopted, the change, which would likely be followed by other...
Takaichi makes history as Japan’s first female prime minister
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi reacts to applauding lawmakers after being elected prime minister at the Lower House on Tuesday.
Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
Path clears for Takaichi to become PM as LDP and JIP agree to form coalition
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (right) reaches out to shake hands with Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura after signing a coalition deal Monday evening in Tokyo.
EV battery race heats up among Japanese automakers
Japanese EV production is focusing on batteries as automakers compete for the lightest, most durable models and the longest driving range.
Takaichi government will likely spend less than expected
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi at the National Diet Building in Tokyo on Monday
Nakatsu keeps its cool as gentrification looms
Shunsuke Takahashi, owner of the cafe Hood by Vargas, says the Osaka neighborhood of Nakatsu feels brighter and calmer with the influx of new businesses.
How Japan’s greatest psychological horror game came home
Series composer Akira Yamaoka and writer Ryukishi07 were integral figures in helping one of Japan's greatest horror gaming franchises land a Japanese setting.
Japan leads in in-depth AI awareness, new global study finds
In Japan, 55% were “equally concerned and excited” about the rise of AI in daily life, while 28% were “more concerned than excited.”
What does Jimbocho think of its unexpected ‘cool’ status?
Tokyo's Jimbocho neighborhood is a haven for book lovers, its rows of secondhand bookstores spilling over with printed materials.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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