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BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 20, 2012

Geary displays coaching acumen for first-year club

Building a successful basketball team from scratch requires patience, enthusiasm, hard work and first-rate instincts.
CULTURE / Art
Apr 19, 2012

"Evening Dress"

The evening dress came into vogue in Paris during the mid-19th century, when various forms of nighttime entertainment became popular among the French aristocracy. Such dresses assumed an important role in defining its wearer, giving the woman a way to express her wealth, personality and identity.
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CULTURE / Art
Apr 19, 2012

"Evening Dress"

The evening dress came into vogue in Paris during the mid-19th century, when various forms of nighttime entertainment became popular among the French aristocracy. Such dresses assumed an important role in defining its wearer, giving the woman a way to express her wealth, personality and identity.
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CULTURE / Art
Apr 19, 2012

"Beat Takeshi Kitano, Gosse de peintre"

It's not often you get to step into someone else's imagination the way you can at "Gosse de peintre" (translated to either "Kid of Painting" or "Painter's Kid").
CULTURE / Art
Apr 19, 2012

"Beat Takeshi Kitano, Gosse de peintre"

It's not often you get to step into someone else's imagination the way you can at "Gosse de peintre" (translated to either "Kid of Painting" or "Painter's Kid").
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CULTURE / Art
Apr 19, 2012

"Masterpieces of Chinese Ceramic Art Exhibition"

Even though the quality of Hikonobu Ise's collection of Chinese ceramics has been highly acclaimed internationally, the majority of his acquisitions have never before been shown to the public.
CULTURE / Art
Apr 19, 2012

"Masterpieces of Chinese Ceramic Art Exhibition"

Even though the quality of Hikonobu Ise's collection of Chinese ceramics has been highly acclaimed internationally, the majority of his acquisitions have never before been shown to the public.
CULTURE / Art
Apr 19, 2012

"Iwago Mitsuaki Photographic Exhibition: Cats"

Animal photographer Mitsuaki Iwago's personal motto is "If cats are happy, that means all human beings are happy!"
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CULTURE / Art
Apr 19, 2012

"Iwago Mitsuaki Photographic Exhibition: Cats"

Animal photographer Mitsuaki Iwago's personal motto is "If cats are happy, that means all human beings are happy!"
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 16, 2012

Could happiness be the new frontier?

Bookstore shelves all over Tokyo are stacked with shiawase hautsū bon (幸せハウツー本, how-to-be-happy books), which, surprisingly perhaps, outnumber the dire-prediction books that spin tales about what's ailing the global economy and how Japan will chinbotsu (沈没, sink) in five years or less....
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CULTURE / Music / WEEK 3
Apr 15, 2012

Legendary Chigusa jazz cafe reborn

A lot of people were left feeling blue after Chigusa, Japan's oldest jazz cafe, closed in 2007 when the Noge district of Yokohama where it had been serving Satchmo with its coffees since 1933 fell victim to developers.
Reader Mail
Apr 15, 2012

Too soon to the back burner

Regarding Takamitsu Sawa's April 10 article, "Energy conservation is key": I agree that more conservation is of utmost importance, but I don't see Japanese companies, the Japanese government and the Japanese people doing much.
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Features / WEEK 3
Apr 15, 2012

U.S. forces keep the world in their sights

Complex issues often become much easier to understand when they are approached with the benefit of a broader perspective.
CULTURE / Art
Apr 12, 2012

"Beauty of Combination From Japanese-style Painting"

Traditional Japanese paintings were often created in pairs, and though such works would be individually striking, their visual effect is even more powerful when they are viewed together. For example, Chikudo Kishi's two "Views of Hozukyo" offer a vast panoramic view of the fiercely torrential Hozu river...
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CULTURE / Art
Apr 12, 2012

"Beauty of Combination From Japanese-style Painting"

Traditional Japanese paintings were often created in pairs, and though such works would be individually striking, their visual effect is even more powerful when they are viewed together. For example, Chikudo Kishi's two "Views of Hozukyo" offer a vast panoramic view of the fiercely torrential Hozu river...
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CULTURE / Art
Apr 12, 2012

"Noritoshi Hirakawa: Beyond the Sunbeam Through Trees"

New York-based Japanese artist Noritoshi Hirakawa says he tackles provocative themes of religion, gender sexuality and human corporeality in the hope of awakening public interest in the relationship between the individual and society.
CULTURE / Art
Apr 12, 2012

"Noritoshi Hirakawa: Beyond the Sunbeam Through Trees"

New York-based Japanese artist Noritoshi Hirakawa says he tackles provocative themes of religion, gender sexuality and human corporeality in the hope of awakening public interest in the relationship between the individual and society.
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CULTURE / Art
Apr 12, 2012

"Railway Model Exhibition in Tokyo Tower"

With the famous Tokyo Tower as its venue, this exhibition showcases approximately 450 examples of railway trains, produced and carefully selected by modeler and rail fan Nobutaro Hara.
CULTURE / Art
Apr 12, 2012

"Railway Model Exhibition in Tokyo Tower"

With the famous Tokyo Tower as its venue, this exhibition showcases approximately 450 examples of railway trains, produced and carefully selected by modeler and rail fan Nobutaro Hara.

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