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Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
Dec 12, 2013

A crafty idea for gift shopping

It is likely that at least once in our lifetimes we will receive a mundane or unsuitable Christmas gift. But at some point, we've also probably been the worst gift giver ourselves. The nearer Christmas gets, the more we panic and the more a helping hand is needed in the search for that ideal present....
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 12, 2013

Xmas music for good causes

Tohoku is still in dire need of support to help its recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in 2011. But it must be remembered that recovery is a slow process, and there are many who are also still struggling after the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, which destroyed a large portion of...
Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
Dec 12, 2013

Find art contained at affordable prices

The Container, the freight-container-sized gallery in Nakameguro that has been impressively punching above its weight in Tokyo's art scene since 2011, is taking its mantra of "art for everyone" one step further with its latest show. Described as "shamelessly" manufacturing and retailing contemporary...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / JAZZ NOTES
Dec 10, 2013

Ai Kuwabara tops favorites list for year in jazz

For the final Jazz Notes column of the year I met up with writer, blogger and presenter of InterFM's "OK Jazz" show James Catchpole to talk about the year in jazz at Eddie's Lounge in Tokyo's Arakawa Ward. It's run by our mutual friend, groove organist Eddie Landsberg.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2013

Nuke 'black box' needed: investigator

The global nuclear power industry needs to share cross-border information to prevent accidents, replicating the transparency of international air traffic control, according to the head of an investigation into the disaster at Fukushima No. 1.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Dec 9, 2013

December offers Tokyo style and makeup shows, plus even more new high-end stores

Fashionably made up with Shiseido
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 7, 2013

Pearl Harbor: The Day of Infamy that won't go away

Dec. 8 (Japan time) is the 72nd anniversary of Pearl Harbor, the infamous attack launched by Imperial Japanese forces against the United States that continues to reverberate in the popular imagination.
WORLD
Dec 6, 2013

Nelson Mandela, ex-president of South Africa, dead at 95

Nelson Mandela, the former political prisoner who became the first president of a post-apartheid South Africa and whose heroic life and towering moral stature made him one of history's most influential statesmen, died Dec. 5, the government announced. He was 95.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2013

Thai angst and the battle for royal intervention

The battle in Thailand has been redrawn into one between ethical rule centered on the monarchy as the face of moral authority against the supposedly corrupt Yingluck Shinawatra regime.
Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
Dec 5, 2013

See 'Akira' in full aural capacity

Experience animation artist Katsuhiro Otomo's masterworks in a way you're unlikely to have done before. The Bakuon 2013 film event in Tokyo is showcasing various anime films by the renowned artist in a space with acoustics designed for music festivals. So, consider yourself warned — the screenings...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 4, 2013

One year on from arts world 'disaster'

It's Oct. 27 and the setting sun fades to darkness. A long line of people begins to form around Tsukiji Honganji Temple next to the world-famous fish market in central Tokyo. The scene recalls what happened there last year on Dec. 27, the funeral of Nakamura Kanzaburo XVIII who passed away in the city...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 4, 2013

'Second Steps' marks a great leap forward for dancers

From The Royal Ballet's innovative 2011 "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" at Covent Garden to Paris Opera Ballet's devotion to contemporary choreographers such as Mats Ek, Wayne McGregor and Pina Bausch, national dance companies across the globe are taking steps to ensure ballet transforms into a modern...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 4, 2013

'Feature Exhibition On-Matsuri and the Sacred Art of Kasuga'

On-Matsuri, also known as the Grand Festival of Kasuga Wakamiya, is a popular year-end event held in Nara Prefecture at which performers and festival participants pay their respects to the Kasuga Wakamiya Shrine deity.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 3, 2013

Alive wants to give music fans a say in who comes to Japan

You watched the video for their comeback single on YouTube, devoured the reviews and retweeted the hype. When the album came out, you bought it immediately and had it on repeat for weeks afterwards. And then you waited, waited ... but they never came.
BUSINESS / NOTEBOOK
Dec 3, 2013

Charity concert for deaf; Xmas roast chicken

EVENTS
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2013

No Chinese jets scrambled: Japan

Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera denies China's claim it scrambled fighter jets in response to Self-Defense Forces aircraft entering its new air defense zone.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 30, 2013

HIV: 'The fire across the river'

When 44-year-old Tokyo resident Isao was struck down by chronic diarrhea in June earlier this year, AIDS was the furthest thought from his mind. "I just thought I had a regular illness," said Isao, who asked for his surname to be withheld.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Nov 30, 2013

Imagining post-nuclear Japan

Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has sent shock waves through the political establishment by calling for the end of nuclear power generation in Japan. "There is nothing more costly than nuclear power," Koizumi was quoted as saying during an interview with Tokyo Shimbun — something Japanese taxpayers...
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2013

What are the next steps in the Iran nuclear deal?

The interim agreement with Iran recognizes that Tehran's nuclear program is not going away, and that neither tougher sanctions nor the threat of military strikes can change that.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2013

Can Xi's reforms succeed?

Will it be possible for Xi Jinping to liberalize China's economy while trying to tighten the Communist Party's political grip?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 28, 2013

Paul Greengrass brings real-life action to the screen with 'Captain Phillips'

Paul Greengrass once seemed like the least likely candidate to be a director of Hollywood blockbusters: the Cambridge graduate started his career by putting in 10 years as a documentary filmmaker/journalist for the hard-hitting British current affairs program "World In Action." When he moved into feature...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 28, 2013

'Moratorium Tamako (Tamako in Moratorium)'

Japanese college students may be the nation's leisure class, known more for their partying and playing than studying, but their seemingly carefree minds are often clouded by worries about a post-graduation job. Even serious students — yes, they do exist — have to sweat through arduous and frustrating...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / FOOD MATTERS
Nov 28, 2013

Quality rises above the menu scandals

Since the first Tokyo Michelin guide was published in autumn of 2007, the unveiling of each new edition has become one of the major events of the gastronomic calendar. Despite the initial indignation that a foreign tire company could dare to judge Japanese restaurants, the local media have embraced the...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 28, 2013

China's move to establish air defense zone appears to backfire

It was designed as a forceful response to Japanese assertiveness. But Beijing's creation of an air defense zone may have backfired, experts said, eliciting a strong joint response by the United States and Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 27, 2013

Kichiemon Nakamura II : For the love of 'Chushingura'

As December draws near, the streets are decorated with Christmas ornaments and in Japan, concerts of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony are held all over the nation. In addition to these Western-inspired traditions, there is a made-in-Japan December tradition that has been held since the 18th century and is...
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2013

Asylum seekers hit record high exceeding 2,600

At the end of October, there were more than 2,600 asylum seekers in Japan, a record high, the Japan Association for Refugees said Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 26, 2013

State secrecy bill could have a chilling effect on reporting

The state secrecy bill currently before the Diet could have a chilling effect on news reporting in Japan.

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