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ANDREW LO

Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 22, 2016
Andy Blankenbeuhler on directing and choreographing 'Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat'
What were the particular challenges of reworking "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"? From the very start it was decided we would not be using a children's choir. Often times the show is told to young children on stage, and that device becomes the window into the piece. It took me a little...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 24, 2016
'Tell Me' lays bare one woman's quest
The first thing Yojiro Ichikawa said when we sat down for our recent interview in a Tokyo rehearsal studio was, "Shall I speak in English?"
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2016
Andrew Jackson's reckoning with paper money
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew's decision to replace Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill reminds us of a delicious historic irony: He was an ardent critic of paper money.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 27, 2016
Sendai forward White named bj-league MVP
Sendai 89ers forward Wendell White joined fellow league legend Lynn Washington, the retired Osaka Evessa icon, as the bj-league's only two-time regular-season MVPs, as the league's 11th and final regular-season awards were announced on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Apr 26, 2016
Thibodeau could make Timberwolves genuine contenders
One of my favorite movies, and not just because I live in Chicago — but if you want to see the best city location shots, that's the movie — is the John Belushi/Dan Aykroyd 1980s farce, "The Blues Brothers." It's a send-up of a Saturday Night Live TV show bit in which the comics actually became...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 17, 2016
Rainbow Disco Club may be the dance music scene's pot of gold
With new venues such as Contact and Sankeys opening their doors in Tokyo this spring, there is hope for a resurgence in the underground electronic music circuit in 2016. But with a glut of EDM mega-bashes, the festival scene for mature dance music fans can sometimes look a bit bleak.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 13, 2016
'The Eichmann Show': The reality is far more horrific than the fiction
Like many things, journalism used to have a gravitas that has all but disappeared from today's media. That point is brought home in "The Eichmann Show," a BBC film about what is deemed the first globally broadcast televised documentary.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 7, 2016
Third-division assignment could spell trouble for Kanazawa Samuraiz
The Kanazawa Samuraiz are a solid team in the final year of the bj-league's 11-season existence. They also happen to be a brand new team.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 6, 2016
'45 Years': When love is lost but can never be forgotten
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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Mar 8, 2016
Curry's achievements not receiving universal praise
"Life is but a walking shadow, a poor player who struts his hour upon the stage. And then is heard no more."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 2, 2015
'Spectre' relies on tired Bond film conventions
So this is it. After four outings as the world's best-dressed sociopath, Daniel Craig has announced that he's done playing 007. In a recent interview with London's Time Out, the 47-year-old actor declared with typically British understatement that he'd rather "slash my wrists" than sign on for another...
BASKETBALL
Oct 31, 2015
Kanazawa whips Hiroshima, improves to .500
The Kanazawa Samuraiz, a first-year franchise, improved to 5-5 after a second rout on the road in as many days over the expansion Hiroshima Lightning, winning 114-84 on Friday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 9, 2015
Golden Kings to retire Newton's No. 50
The Ryukyu Golden Kings will honor league legend Jeff Newton during their Nov. 7-8 series against the Rizing Fukuoka at Okinawa City Gymnasium, retiring his No. 50 jersey.
Japan Times
SPORTS / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
Sep 29, 2015
Blatter's stain on game proving very lame
"Blatter is a dead man walking ... "
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 25, 2015
Togashi a free agent after being cut by Italian team
After parting ways with Italian Serie A club Dinamo Sassari, guard Yuki Togashi is once again a player without a team.
Japan Times
Rugby
Aug 15, 2015
World XV squad overpowers Japan in second half en route to convincing victory
Japan kept pace with a strong World XV side before succumbing in the second half to lose 45-20 in a warmup for the Rugby World Cup on Saturday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 9, 2015
Tackling the Bard's world in one go: Kuranosuke Sasaki teams up with director Andrew Goldberg for a one-man 'Macbeth'
With a piercing yell, Kuranosuke Sasaki bursts out of the rehearsal studio, his hands covered in (fake) blood. Then seeing me, he smiles and says, "Sorry to keep you waiting" — before returning to intensive preparations with American director Andrew Goldberg for his starring role in their one-man "Macbeth,"...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 23, 2015
Young British directors take Tokyo by storm — but why?
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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 9, 2015
Cops grill woman who worked at N.Y. prison where two killers bolted; schools on alert
Authorities were questioning a woman who worked at an upstate New York prison where two convicted killers escaped over the weekend as a manhunt entered its third day, police said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 11, 2015
Cuomo concerned over oil leak into Hudson River after fire at nuclear plant near NYC
Oil leaked into the Hudson River on Sunday after a transformer fire and explosion a day earlier at the Indian Point nuclear plant north of New York City, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he was concerned about environmental damage.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.

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