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BASKETBALL
Feb 26, 2015

Ex-NBA big man Ely sparks Gunma in victory over Saitama

Former NBA center Melvin Ely notched a double-double and three teammates also scored in double figures as the Gunma Crane Thunders cruised past the visiting Saitama Broncos 75-61 in Thursday's series opener.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2015

'Jihadi John' of Islamic State execution videos named as Mohammed Emwazi

The "Jihadi John" killer who has featured in several Islamic State beheading videos is Mohammed Emwazi, a Briton from a middle class family who grew up in London and graduated from college with a degree in computer programming, the Washington Post newspaper said.In videos released by Islamic State (IS),...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 26, 2015

Gruff Rhys follows ancestor's path on 'American Interior'

For his fourth solo album, "American Interior," Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys went the extra mile. Or more accurately, the extra 1,800 miles.
CULTURE / Film
Feb 26, 2015

'Kuchibiru ni Uta wo' plays with school-club subgenre, but winds up at the same destination

Japanese movies about school clubs gunning for regional or national glory in everything from synchronized swimming to shodō (calligraphy) now constitute a distinct, well-trodden sub-genre. Based on a novel by Eiichi Nakata, Takahiro Miki's "Kuchibiru ni Uta wo" ("Have a Song on Your Lips") gives this...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 26, 2015

Former teen star Yui Aragaki heads back to school in 'Kuchibiru ni Uta wo'

It has been 10 years since Yui Aragaki made her debut as an actress — first as a teen in the sci-fi TV series "Sh15uya" ("Shibuya 15"), and then in a breakthrough role as high school student Yoshino in the dramatic series "Dragon Zakura."
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 26, 2015

Education chief denies report he received illegal funds

Education minister Hakubun Shimomura denies allegations by a muck-raking magazine that he received illegal political donations, accusing it of failing to check the facts.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 26, 2015

Korean-American activist raps Suga's response to failed lawsuit against 'comfort woman' statue

A Korean-American leader in California criticizes Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga's regret after a lawsuit failed to remove Glendale's 'comfort women' war memorial.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 26, 2015

Late trainer Tanaka recalled fondly by coaches, players

The Gunma Crane Thunders have lost their beloved athletic trainer and translator Takashi "T" Tanaka.
OLYMPICS
Feb 26, 2015

Olympic TV plan gains momentum

Olympic officials say it's the right time for a $600 million gamble.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2015

NPO aims to recycle hotel soap to help poor nations

A nonprofit organization plans to collect unused soap from upscale Tokyo hotels and recycle it into bars for use in the developing world, and is currently seeking funds to buy the equipment it needs.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 26, 2015

Nihonga didn't ignore the West

From the early 1880s, painting in Japan became bisected. Yōga was used to categorize works in oils that were inspired by European painting movements and nihonga became the umbrella term for a whole array of earlier Japanese painting traditions that were later modernized.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 26, 2015

Gabriel Orozco's connections with Japan

The photographer and I have been waiting for about half an hour to interview Gabriel Orozco. It's a little disappointing, but that's OK. Orozco has famously made disappointment part of his creative practice. While waiting we chat about how much we have been impressed and influenced by the artist's work,...
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2015

Who'll prevail in the Greece-Europe face-off?

The immediate danger of a run on Greek banks may have eased, but could resume at any point. Neither Europe nor Greece has caved to the other's economic demands because nothing is decided.
EDITORIALS
Feb 26, 2015

An agreeable energy mix

The government has begun discussions on Japan's long-term energy mix, with the likely focus on how much nuclear power should account for the nation's electricity supply.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2015

Belling the nuclear wildcat

The only guarantee of zero nuclear weapons risk — five years after U.S. President Barack Obama's stirring speech outlining his dream of nuclear disarmament — is to move to zero nuclear weapons possession by a carefully managed process.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 26, 2015

'Guercino'

March 3-May 31
CULTURE / Art
Feb 26, 2015

'The Takeo Poster Collection Best Selection 09'

Feb. 26-April 10
CULTURE / Art
Feb 26, 2015

'Art Brut of Shiga'

March 3-15
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Feb 26, 2015

Suite offer from New Otani; InterContinental celebrates Hokuriku; Capitol Tokyu strawberry fair

The Hotel New Otani is offering an accommodation plan especially for groups of women through March 15.

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