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Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Apr 13, 2007

A different kind of glam icon

He captured rock 'n' roll iconoclasts David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed at the height of their fame in the 1970s. Now photographer Mick Rock turns his lens toward a different kind of glam icon, kabuki actor Nakamura Kanzaburo XVIII, for an exhibition at Tokyo Midtown Hall B, April 20-May 6.
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2007

Japan, China firms sign energy accords

Japanese and Chinese firms from the energy sector signed cooperation agreements Thursday, a sign that they may develop more oil and gas projects together in the near future.
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2007

MOS burger makeover, coupons eyed for revival

MOS Burger will start a big campaign Friday to try to win back customers who have drifted away in the increasingly competitive fast food industry.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Apr 13, 2007

Vienna Boys' Choir pay homage to trad, pop worlds

Vienna Boys' Choir, known for their exquisite voices and on-stage charm, return to Japan to give 23 performances across the country from April 27 to June 17.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 13, 2007

The godfathers of indie rock

Twenty-five years into a career that will likely not end until one of its members blasts off this mortal coil, Sonic Youth defies whatever characterizations you throw at them.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
Apr 13, 2007

Bombon: El Perro

Director: Carlos Sorin Language: Spanish
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 13, 2007

Not afraid to mention the war

Filmmaker Roland Suso Richter grew up in Berlin at a time when the Wall and all its connotations had full impact on its citizens. "Being a child in Berlin meant growing up entrenched in war and history. There was no escape from it, it was a part of life," Richter says.
CULTURE / Music
Apr 13, 2007

Ono "Yes, I'm a Witch"

In the John Lennon/Yoko Ono mythology, Lennon was the sincere melody maker lured into the avant garde by Ono, whose public reputation vacillated between wailing banshee and cerebral art bitch. Who would have figured Yoko Ono wrote pop songs too? Such are the surprises of Ono's new album of "remixes."...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 13, 2007

'Dresden'

German movies are making headway into mainstream international cinema ("Perfume" and "Head On" leap to the mind), opening up a new window from which to view stories of love, obsession, history and war. "Dresden" takes all these themes and weaves them into one episode: the bombing of Dresden during World...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 13, 2007

Akiko Yamada

Considered one of the most exciting young violinists, Akiko Yamada is renowned for the breadth of her concert repertoire. For a one-off recital at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Yamada narrows her focus to the works of J.S. Bach, Schubert, Debussy and Cesar Franck, accompanied by celebrated Ukrainian...
CULTURE / Music
Apr 13, 2007

World's End Girlfriend "Hurtbreak Wonderland"

The sounds of chimes, a creaking door and a match being struck invite listeners into the eccentric mind of Tokyo-based electronic composer Katsuhiko Maeda on "Hurtbreak Wonderland," his fifth release as World's End Girlfriend. It's an album that boasts a dizzying array of post-rock, avant-jazz, classical...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 13, 2007

'Koishikute'

Okinawa and the other Ryukyu islands are to the rest of Japan somewhat like what Hawaii is to the mainland United States. Both are sun 'n' surf destinations for the multitudes, with local cultures that are perceived as exotically different, but not threateningly so. The natives speak your language, use...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Apr 13, 2007

What the Japanese are drinking

Recent government data confirm that Japan remains a nation of beer drinkers, with beer and beer-like beverages accounting for nearly two thirds of the 9 billion liters of alcohol consumed last year.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 13, 2007

Life altering experience came early for Oita's Allen

They say the older you get, the wiser you become.
COMMENTARY
Apr 13, 2007

Legacy of Asian liberation

Taiwanese politics appears to be "boiling." Scandals involving political leaders or their relatives have "heated" the political waters. Seen from the perspectives of democracy, freedom, human rights, the rule of law and justice -- rather than from that of what effects the turmoil might have on Japan-Taiwan...
BASEBALL / MLB'S EFFECT ON JAPAN
Apr 13, 2007

NPB needs major reform, vision to prosper like MLB

This is the third installment in a four-part series.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Apr 13, 2007

Kyoto style comes to Edo

Traditional Japanese dance forms are steeped in rules that often equal the number of dance moves that they consist of. But Kamigata-mai is different, as will be demonstrated at a free performance to be given on April 28 at Fukagawa Edo Museum's Small Theater.
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 12, 2007

Reds down Shenhua, stay atop group

SAITAMA -- An early attacking flurry had promised goals aplenty for Urawa Reds but their victory margin over Shanghai Shenhua was limited to a solitary Yuki Abe header just before halftime in their AFC Champions League Group E match on Wednesday evening.
BASKETBALL
Apr 12, 2007

Apache players tend to injuries

Tokyo Apache forward Shoji Nakanishi has injured the ACL in his right knee, and his teammate and guard Kohei Aoki is going to undergo surgery to remove bone chips in the joints of both legs, the bj-league club announced on Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Apr 12, 2007

More to crisis than meets the eye

A showdown between Iran and Britain was averted last weekend when Tehran announced the release of 15 British service personnel it had taken hostage. The personal intervention of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad resolved the crisis, but it is yet unclear how the incident will play out in the murky...
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2007

Dodge cars to make Japan debut in June

DaimlerChrysler Japan Co. on Wednesday showed off the four cars that will launch the Dodge line in the Japanese market in June, part of the automaker's campaign to turn Dodge into a global brand.
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2007

Machinery orders fall 5.2% for February

Core private-sector machinery orders, a key gauge of corporate capital spending, fell 5.2 percent to 1.04 trillion yen in February, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday.
COMMENTARY
Apr 12, 2007

Australia's anti-China pact

Australia does some strange things in its foreign policies. The latest "security" (read "military") tieup with Japan is no exception.

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