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C J ANDERSON

CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Jan 18, 2017
The truth is still out there
"The truth is out there." This tagline to the sci-fi TV series "The X-Files" used to give me chills when it was first aired on Fox in 1993. The series touted an intriguing minimalist elegance — from its set designs to FBI agent Dana Scully's pristine white shirts and smart suits, contrasted with the slightly rumpled look of her partner Fox Mulder. It was an unusual aesthetic for the horror-heavy content derived from the two agents chasing serial murderers, government conspiracies and Little Green Men.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 3, 2017
The special effect of Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Apichatpong Weerasethakul pokes a little fun at Thailand's superstitions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 26, 2016
'Heart of a Dog': Living with the heartbreak of loss
I wake up on a Sunday and my friend is gone. Cancer. I had known, but it was sudden. Memories of her come in a rush, accompanied by old photos re-shared, emails lingering deep in the inbox, a handwritten note. Her absence — the knowledge that I'd never get any more of her stream-of-consciousness texts about sunsets on the Keio Line, or see that beaming smile when I dropped some new tracks on her — was suffocating, that moment where a life stops being something evolving and intoxicating and turns into the fixed fragments of memory.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 10, 2016
Brazilian striker Lopes to join Sanfrecce
Sanfrecce Hiroshima have agreed to sign Brazilian striker Anderson Lopes on loan from Tombense, the J. League champions announced on Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 26, 2015
Asia's person of the year and the death of a giant
It took two elections spaced over a quarter of a century, but Myanmar's military junta has finally got the message and is obeying the will of the citizens as expressed in the 2015 elections. In November, the ruling Union Solidarity Development Party (USDP) woke up to find out just how reviled it really is, winning just 6.8 percent of seats in the House of Representatives.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 21, 2015
Anderson having instant impact for Rise in X League
Young quarterback Benjamin Anderson tried to make it to the NFL as a free agent this past spring, but it just didn't work out.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 15, 2015
Anderson ousts Nishikori in Shanghai Masters third round
Sixth seed Kei Nishikori was eliminated from the Shanghai Masters on Thursday, losing in the third round to South Africa's Kevin Anderson.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 15, 2015
Thomas Pynchon meets The Dude in 'Inherent Vice'
"Inherent vice," a term used in marine insurance law, means anything you can't avoid: chocolate will melt, glass will shatter and fruit will spoil. For "Inherent Vice" the movie, the thing that can't be avoided is a comparison to "The Big Lebowski."
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 18, 2014
Cuban players experienced mixed success this season
The first season of the so-called "Cuban invasion" into Japanese baseball has ended with mixed results and the uncertainty as to whether it will continue in 2015 or was a one-time fad that will fade quickly. Eight Cuban-born players were signed to contracts in Japan in 2014, and their performances ranged from excellent to downright pathetic.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Apr 12, 2014
Jun Nakayama: 'Don't think about it, just do it'
Jun means 'charm,' 'profit' and 'moisture.' I think it matches my personality perfectly!
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 28, 2013
'The Call'
Halle Berry has one of the sharpest, most distinctive haircuts in Hollywood, but in her latest, "The Call," she has no-nonsense, low-maintenance do that serves her character Jordan Turner well. Jordan is a 911 operator whose job requires dealing with dire emergencies around the clock. No time to fool around with mousse and a dryer.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 26, 2013
Suede plays it anew with 'Bloodsports' album
Ten years ago, Suede was in the process of fizzling out to a backdrop of apathy. For a band whose initial brilliance inadvertently help kick-start Britpop in the 1990s, it all seemed unedifying.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 5, 2013
'Extreme' characters fuel the plot of 'The Master'
Critics have called 'The Master' a triumph of style over substance. That is, the acting wins out over direction and writing.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Jan 30, 2013
Local 3-D printing pioneers make it easy for all to join in
Whether it's hobbyists making toys, designers prototyping products or a doctor creating artificial organs, the 3-D printing boom has clearly hit Japan.

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Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces