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Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 27, 2011

Playful imagery born out of Berlin's ruins

Berlin is a place that artists want to be. It attracts them from all over the globe — Poland, Korea, Albania and Singapore, to name but a few of the countries represented in this exhibition. They go there to seek connections, collaborations, networks, education, mentoring — and cheap rent.
COMMENTARY
Oct 26, 2011

A call for improved national crisis management policy

More than seven months have already passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake disaster. Industrial production in the affected areas has bounced back to pre-disaster levels, but the recovery of agriculture and fishery is lagging and nearly 70,000 people remain in evacuation facilities. On top of that,...
COMMUNITY / THE ZEIT GIST
Oct 25, 2011

Death, mystery and well-endowed tanuki: a tour of terrifying Tokyo

If supernatural beings are a form of energy strongly connected to violent death and tragic events of the past, then Japan is the perfect breeding place for such phenomena, says Lilly Fields, a "certified paranormal investigator" who has lived in Japan for more than 25 years.
Japan Times
LIFE
Oct 23, 2011

Citizens' forum queries nuclear 'experts'

To whom does scientific debate belong?
EDITORIALS
Oct 23, 2011

Toward a barrier-free Japan

Japan's move to make urban environments and transportation systems barrier-free came much later than other developed countries. However, in the decade since Japan's barrier-free transport law was enacted in 2001, the number of barrier-free stations has more than tripled. The transport ministry reported...
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 22, 2011

Al Jazeera: Qatar's promoter of the Arab Spring

During the 15 years that it has broadcast from Qatar, Al Jazeera has served as far more than a traditional television station. With its fearless involvement in Arab politics, it has created a new venue for political freedom, which has culminated in its unreserved support for Arab revolutions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 21, 2011

"Goya: Lights and Shadows. Masterpieces of the Museo del Prado"

One of the most important 19th-century artists of Spain, the Romanticist painter and printmaker Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) is considered one of the last Old Masters as well as a pioneer of modern art. He helped develop Romanticism and produced works that became a major influence and inspiration behind...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 21, 2011

"Bringing back memories of Frigate Ertugrul: Bond between Japan and Turkey"

On Sept. 16, 1890, a typhoon pushed the Ottoman Navy sailing frigate Ertugrul onto rocks off the beach of Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture. The ship was returning from Japan with goodwill messengers from the Ottoman Empire, and the accident killed more than 500 of those on board. Local residents of Kushimoto,...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 21, 2011

Get on board for some art

Osaka's Keihan Electric Line might not seem like the ideal gallery space, but the city's Art Area B1 is hoping to change that.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 21, 2011

Try out some laughter yoga with the sun at your back

An ocean breeze, live music, organic food, ayurvedic massage and yoga with a glorious sunset at your back. You'll have the opportunity to experience all this in Enoshima, Kanagawa Prefecture, this weekend.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 20, 2011

"Chim↑Pom"

The Container Closes Dec. 19
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 20, 2011

Japanese arts course opens door to English speakers

There is a small slither of land in Tokyo's Kita-Aoyama district that is wedged between the rolling grounds of the grand, neo-Baroque-style Akasaka Palace state guesthouse and the equally expansive, tree-lined grounds of the granite-constructed Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery. Given the nature of the...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Oct 18, 2011

Agent Orange revelations raise Futenma stakes

On Sept. 26, Nago City Council became the first municipality on Okinawa to adopt an official resolution calling for the governments of Japan and the United States to conduct an investigation into the spraying and storage of Agent Orange on the island.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Oct 18, 2011

Greenthumb plants 'kolonihave' seed

Jens Jensen makes almost anything he needs for his weekend life from scratch, from a doorknob to a window frame to a small wooden hut.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / STYLE WISE
Oct 18, 2011

Fashion Week action happening on more than just runways

Tokyo's MBFW festivities It's mid-Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Tokyo (MBFW Tokyo) and there's still an array of snazzy events to carry you through to the end while keeping you fashionable. So roll up your best, pressed sleeves and read on.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Oct 16, 2011

Don't look back, Tohoku: It's time to look far beyond the Japanese box

Iam just back from a five-day journey around Iwate Prefecture in Tohoku with an NHK TV crew.
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Oct 16, 2011

In search of the Holy Grail of mushrooms

The ancients were none too complimentary about their fungi. "Few of them are good, and most produce a choking sensation," wrote Marcus Athenaeus of Naucratis 1,800 years ago in "Deipnosophistae" ("Philosophers at Dinner").
CULTURE / Art
Oct 14, 2011

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CULTURE / Art
Oct 14, 2011

"Roofing with Thatch, Bark and Wooden Shingles"

Established by the construction and engineering firm Takenaka Corporation, the Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum fprimarily ocuses on traditional architectural techniques and instruments, covering early carpentry tools, plastering methods and sawing apparatus.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 14, 2011

"Kasuga Landscapes: Elegant Images of a Sacred Sanctuary"

Mount Mikasa in Nara Prefecture is a well-known sacred site, said to be where the Shinto kami (gods) first appeared on Earth. In the middle of the 8th century, the powerful aristocratic Fujiwara clan built Kasuga Shrine on the Kasuga plains at the foot of Mount Mikasa, and it is now known as one of the...
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CULTURE / Art
Oct 14, 2011

"Indian Popular Art: Encounter with Colonial Modernity"

Popular art in India — which includes advertising posters, postcards, religious painting prints, painted photographs and more — gives us some insight into the cultural and artistic influences of imagery of India.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 14, 2011

"Catch the Light"

This is the Nagoya Boston Museum of Fine Arts' second in a series of annual exhibitions designed to introduce Japan's up-and-coming artists. The first show, "Toki-no-yuenchi" ("The Amusement Park of Time") focused on themes of landscape, memory and time.
EDITORIALS
Oct 13, 2011

Budgeting for reconstruction

The government ministries and agencies have made budget requests for fiscal 2012 that total a record ¥99 trillion, exceeding the fiscal 2011 initial budget of ¥96.746 trillion. Because the government has used up surplus funds to compile the third supplementary budget for fiscal 2011 for the reconstruction...
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Oct 10, 2011

Tepco guarding its ground

Recent moves by Tokyo Electric Power Co. vis-a-vis Tepco's Management and Finance Investigation Committee, an independent government panel, show how the power company has tried to avoid being forced to sell large chunks of its assets.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 7, 2011

"The 120th Anniversary of the Birth: Kishida Ryusei"

Tokyo native Ryusei Kishida (1891-1929), one of Japan's most famous 20th-century painters, is best known for his portraits of Reiko, his daughter, one of which has been designated an Important Cultural Property.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 7, 2011

"The Path to Tendai Buddhism: In Search of the Eternal Shakyamuni Buddha"

Miho Museum is the Shigaraki venue of a three-museum special set of autumn exhibitions, titled "Omi: Spiritual Home of Kami and Hotoke," featuring portrayals of gods and Buddhist iconography originating in the Omi region (present-day Shiga Prefecture). The two other venues are the Museum of Modern Art,...
EDITORIALS
Oct 7, 2011

Missing Okinawa documents

The Tokyo High Court on Sept. 29 overturned an April 9, 2010, ruling by the Tokyo District Court that not only had determined that Japan and the United States had secret pacts over the 1972 reversion of Okinawa but also had ordered the state to disclose related diplomatic documents.
CULTURE / Art
Oct 7, 2011

"Matsuoka Eikyu: Nihon no Miyabi, Yamato-e Fukko no Top Runner"

This year marks the 130th anniversary of the birth of Eikyu Matsuoka (1881-1938), a painter famous in Japan for his lifelong dedication to reviving and modernizing yamato-e, a traditional style of painting that originated in the late Heian Period (794-1192). One of the most famous yamato-e works is the...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 7, 2011

Bonsai showcase a must for green thumbs

The Angyo Autumn Grand Bonsai Exhibition & Greenery Festival is reaching out to non-Japanese speakers for its 72nd event.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Elon Musk says he has created a new U.S. political party
Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 30.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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

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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
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