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NHK raises the dead for 'Kohaku' to mixed reviews

Film | Wide Angle Jan 10, 2020

NHK raises the dead for 'Kohaku' to mixed reviews

by Patrick St. Michel

After NHK brought deceased enka singer Hibari Misora back to the 'Kohaku Uta Gassen' stage, reaction from viewers was mixed.

New era aside, Showa nostalgia continues to keep rolling along

National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Jul 20, 2019

New era aside, Showa nostalgia continues to keep rolling along

by Mark Schreiber

The new Reiwa Era is now into its third month and histories are starting to appear about the Heisei Era that preceded it. In late June, the publishing arm of the Mainichi Shimbun released a 384-page softcover book titled "Heisei-shi Zenkiroku" ("Chronicle 1989-2019"). The ...

Ayako Minase can put a song in your heart

People | 20 QUESTIONS Dec 22, 2018

Ayako Minase can put a song in your heart

by Mio Yamada

Singer-songwriter Ayako Minase's 'mature pop,' with its fun retro-influences and contemporary sensibilities, comes from the heart.

From the 'Queen of Boogie' to 'The Lion King,' Japanese audiences are always up for a good musical

Film | Wide Angle Feb 23, 2017

From the 'Queen of Boogie' to 'The Lion King,' Japanese audiences are always up for a good musical

by Kaori Shoji

Few Japanese will dispute that we are a nation of dedicated music fans and, though it may not seem like it at first, this goes for musicals, too. Shizuko Kasagi, widely revered as the "Queen of Boogie" was the first to perform at the reopened ...

Music | STRANGE BOUTIQUE Sep 25, 2016

Hikaru Utada and the iconic women of Japanese pop who came before her

by Ian Martin

In an age where anyone and (it often seems) everyone can be an idol, it takes something special to be an icon. An icon should stand apart from their peers and embody the spirit of their generation. They should be distinct to a particular time ...

Haruka Kuroda: 'Whatever the situation, listen to your feelings'

People | 20 QUESTIONS Jan 23, 2016

Haruka Kuroda: 'Whatever the situation, listen to your feelings'

by J.J. O'Donoghue

U.K.-based Japanese actress on jelly and collaborating with Gorillaz

The song that dealt with the atomic bombs

Music | They're Playing Our Song Aug 9, 2015

The song that dealt with the atomic bombs

by Dustin Wong

My own feelings toward the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II — and the anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in particular — are complicated. I grew up in Japan. My grandmother was Japanese and my grandfather was American. ...

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