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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 22, 2010

Wear a kimono at a special concert

As a sponsor of Tokyo Kimono Week 2010, the hotel Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo will jointly host a concert with the Tokyo Kimono Club on Oct. 31.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 22, 2010

A feast for the eyes

Florence Roca, a Tokyo-based porcelain painter, is collaborating with fellow French expat Olivier Oddos of Chez Olivier in presenting a special November menu at the popular French bistro in Ichigaya, Tokyo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 22, 2010

Jazz artist Martino overcomes amnesia for second take on life

Jazz musician Pat Martino's storied career could easily be turned into a compelling biopic. A long, historical outing cut in half by amnesia that was overcome by music therapy using the patient's own recordings has "Hollywood screenplay" written all over it.
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Oct 22, 2010

'2011 s/s Collection "L'Etranger"'

Glass-Space
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 22, 2010

An education in Japanese-style painting

Economically in decline, and with its traditional craft industries going the same way, the city of Kyoto, having lost its nominal status as Japan's capital city in 1868, turned to education. Sixty four elementary schools were established by 1869, and secondary schools followed. The 130th anniversary...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Oct 22, 2010

'Saburo Miyamoto: 1940-1945'

Setagaya Art Museum
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2010

More 'Schindlers' emerge

The young man's monochrome portrait is at least 70 years old, the whites all faded to yellow, but it is still clear he had style. His hair is slicked down, eye arched, suit perfect with matching tie and handkerchief.
JAPAN / HANEDA COMEBACK
Oct 20, 2010

Haneda new old kid on the block

This month, Tokyo's Haneda airport returns to scheduled international flight operations for the first time in 32 years as part of the government's goal to turn the offshore facility into a 24-hour hub to compete with global competition and boost the economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / HANEDA COMEBACK
Oct 20, 2010

Ota Ward hopes hinge on airport

For many foreigners visiting Tokyo, places like Akihabara and Harajuku are the must-see spots.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2010

Maehara says foreign missions will move or sell excessive wine supplies

It looks like the beginning of the end of wine heaven for officials in the foreign service, now that the Foreign Ministry has started taking measures to decrease massive stocks of wine at dozens of Japanese embassies and consulates.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Oct 19, 2010

Barking mad over canine commotion

FF in Tokyo has a barking dog next door that just won't stop!
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2010

Keep companies, citizens safe, Kan tells Beijing

The demonstrations against Japan staged over the weekend in China were very unfortunate and both sides must exercise calm, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Monday as the protests dragged on for a third consecutive day.
COMMENTARY
Oct 18, 2010

Cirrus cloud-gazers may learn a thing or two about Earth's fate

SINGAPORE — What will happen if global production and consumption remain largely unconstrained by controls to minimize the impact on the Earth's complex climate system?
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 15, 2010

Celebrate German tradition at Oktoberfests in Kanto, Chubu

Nobody does autumn festivals like the Germans. Originally a royal wedding bash in Munich in 1810, Oktoberfest is now considered by some to be the largest people's fair in the world.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 15, 2010

Ling tosite sigure seek virgin fans on the road

Preparing to hit the road to showcase their fourth long-player, "still a Sigure virgin?," Ling tosite sigure have only one thing on their minds: arousing new fans.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 15, 2010

Event to get Sendai singing

In his wrap-up of the previous decade in music on Dec. 18, 2009, this newspaper's Philip Brasor identified harmony vocal groups as the "most enduring fad." Well, judging from the activities of a sizable group of young performers from northern Japan, the fad looks certain to continue.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 15, 2010

A modern twist for Japan's National Ballet

It doesn't seem quite right to mention hirsute, mustachioed actor Tom Selleck and baseball legend Bobby Valentine in the same breath as David Bintley, the new artistic director of The National Ballet of Japan. However, if you're unlucky enough to have seen Selleck's 1992 film "Mr. Baseball" or know of...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 15, 2010

Troupe turns words into action

Fujiyama Annette, a contemporary dance troupe started by 30-year-old Nay Hasegawa and Kazumi Yamashita in 2003 (though Yamashita is no longer involved), is known for its inventive takes on performance, use of technology and focus on different perspectives.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 15, 2010

Lite

The music industry is like high school in a way: You become cooler and life becomes more advantageous after you make some well-connected, older pals.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 15, 2010

Fischli and Weiss: Creative pile ups

I n 1987, the Swiss artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss completed a film of what can best be described as a dysfunctional experiment carried out in an anonymous warehouse space.
COMMENTARY
Oct 11, 2010

Is Japan's disease curable?

Since the 1990s, often called Japan's "lost 10 years," many parts of Japanese society have been disintegrating. Japan's influence has been in decline in the international community and on the global economic scene.
CULTURE / Books
Oct 10, 2010

S. Korea riding a cinematic wave

Anyone who has been watching for the last decade or so has witnessed the rapid growth and blockbusterization of South Korean cinema and its transformation from what was a marginal pop-cultural backwater into local success story gaining increasing attention from audiences across Asia and even in the West....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2010

Tough-job robots to be success stories

Of all the robots that end up supporting humans, those that carry out the dirty, dull and dangerous tasks will be the most commercially successful, the president of an American robot maker said Thursday in Tokyo.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

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