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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 13, 2010

Brides, boats and blooms

The bride in the garden is a vision in white, her snowy dress contrasting sharply with the brilliant purple of the irises around her.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 4, 2009

'Killer Virgin Road'

Are most single women obsessed with marriage despite their protests to the contrary? Disappointed in love, do they fall to insecure pieces, taking solace in late-night cartons of ice cream?
EDITORIALS
Apr 10, 2009

Happy golden anniversary

We congratulate the Emperor and Empress on their golden wedding anniversary. On April 10, 1959, the entire nation celebrated their wedding as TV and radio stations broadcast live the horse-drawn carriage parade carrying the newly-wed couple from the Imperial Palace to their residence.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Dec 27, 2008

Couple's multinational backgrounds make 'good match'

Although Tomoko and Riki Melwani both hold Japanese passports, by background they are multinational.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 22, 2008

'Evening'

Lest we forget what it is to be a woman, there's always the chick flick to remind us exactly what this may imply. In the case of "Evening," the implying rather has the effect of a tidal wave. There they are, all the usual suspects: love (unrequited and otherwise), weddings, marriages, careers, motherhood,...
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2004

Bridal stocks rise on royal nuptials

Bridal-related stocks drew active buying Monday on investor expectations that demand for wedding products and services will increase following reports that Princess Nori is set to get married.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Aug 5, 2001

Getting (hic) hitched in the sticks

Imagine you are a bride. At your wedding reception, you visit each table for "candle service." Lighting one on each table you greet guests, all of whom congratulate you, clapping their hands. This would be a scene from an ordinary reception. But what if half the guests are nodding off? Such was my case....
COMMUNITY
Aug 5, 2001

A funny thing happened on the way . . .

It was a sunny June afternoon in northern Japan, and the perfect setting for a wedding reception: an airy room with large French windows opening onto a garden; mountains of flowers and a cake with more tiers than a Balinese rice field. Then, one of the groom's pals stepped forward to make a speech.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / GETTING THINGS DONE
May 21, 2000

Dreams come true

Today I am happy to tell you about one of this column's most successful accomplishments. It began last October when I received a heartfelt letter from Chip Bozek, a teacher in Hokkaido. He wanted to find someone who could give him a "chonmage" haircut like the old-time samurai wore. He had asked his...
JAPAN
Dec 13, 1999

Century of Change: Marriage sheds its traditional shackles

Staff writer When Kumiko Nishimura wed two years ago, she thought that registering her marriage with the city office was a natural course of things. But she postponed the registration because she felt it too burdensome to go though the process of changing names on everything -- from her driver's license,...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Community
Jun 10, 2023

Finding familiar ground at a D&D-inspired Tokyo comedy show

The stories are wild and the jokes are improvised, but expat audiences find these monthly shows a comfort.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, dies at 96

Her reign took Britain from the age of steam to the era of the smartphone, and she oversaw the largely peaceful breakup of an empire that once spanned the globe.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 25, 2022

This man married a fictional character. He’d like you to hear him out.

Akihiko Kondo and thousands of others are in devoted fictional relationships, served by a vast industry aimed at satisfying the desires of a fervent fan culture.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 14, 2022

On Pacific islands COVID-19 once spared, an outbreak accentuates inequality

Serious coronavirus infections have disproportionately affected New Caledonians of Pacific Island descent, highlighting social inequalities in the territory.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2021

It's official: Princess Mako and Kei Komuro to wed but without ceremony

Princess Mako is suffering from PTSD due to the extensive media coverage of the couple, an aide to the family said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 9, 2021

Outspoken and irascible, Prince Philip was a fierce defender of the crown

A blunt-speaking naval officer who as Queen Elizabeth's dutiful consort helped modernize the British monarchy, Prince Philip might be best remembered for his gruff public persona.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2021

Saddened Queen Elizabeth vows to address Harry and Meghan's racism accusation

Meghan and Harry's tell-all TV interview with Oprah Winfrey aired on U.S. television on Sunday has plunged the monarchy into its biggest crisis since the 1997 death of Harry's mother Diana.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 8, 2021

Meghan accuses British royals of racism and says they pushed her to brink of suicide

Meghan said her son, Archie, had been denied the title of prince because there were concerns within the royal family about how dark his skin might be.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 3, 2020

Actress Aoi Mizuhara explores Asian family values in 'The Farewell,' her Hollywood debut

Japanese actress Aoi Mizuhara explores Asian family values in her debut Hollywood film, 'The Farewell,' which is set for release in Japan in April.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 19, 2019

'Handling Method for Grumpy Woman': A battle of the sexes, cliches and all

To talk about the differences between men and women now is to step into a minefield. One rhetorical foot wrong and off goes the tripwire.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2018

Meghan Markle's father says Prince Harry told him to give Trump a chance

Thomas Markle, the father of Britain's newest royal Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, said her new husband Prince Harry told him to give U.S. President Donald Trump a chance and that he had an open mind about Britain's exit from the European Union.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
May 31, 2018

Raise a glass on 'Moet & Chandon Grand Day'

"Moet & Chandon Grand Day 2018," celebrated in more than 80 countries, will be held in Japan at Hotel Koe Tokyo in Shibuya Ward on June 9. A series of events will take place throughout the day, celebrating a variety of Moet & Chandon Champagnes.

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