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‘The Cinderella Addiction’: Can stepmothers get their happily ever after?

Film / Reviews Feb 3, 2021

‘The Cinderella Addiction’: Can stepmothers get their happily ever after?

by James Hadfield

Ryohei Watanabe’s tragicomedy about the dark side of parenting is fitfully stylish, but gets a little too twisted for its own good.

Japan's craft beer scene: 25 years in the making

Food & Drink | Cultivating Craft Oct 6, 2018

Japan's craft beer scene: 25 years in the making

by Jeremy Wilgus

The secret is long since out: Japan's craft beer scene is a vibrant place, filled with innovative brewers creating new and interesting beers alongside masterful examples of traditional styles.

'Swimming With Sharks': A horrible boss is truly universal

Stage Sep 4, 2018

'Swimming With Sharks': A horrible boss is truly universal

by Nobuko Tanaka

The lobby of the Setagaya Public Theatre in Tokyo teemed with women on Sept. 1, each eager to see Kei Tanaka in action. The 34-year-old actor — and judging by the buzz in the lobby, bona fide dreamboat — recently captured hearts in "Ossan's ...

Shugo Tokumaru gets his friends involved on new album 'Toss'

Music Oct 13, 2016

Shugo Tokumaru gets his friends involved on new album 'Toss'

by James Hadfield

A couple of months ago, Shugo Tokumaru released a video on YouTube that showed him preparing an elaborate meal from an unlikely set of ingredients. In it, he took a selection of toy instruments — a ukulele, a recorder, some castanets, a party horn ...

Documentary delves into the darker side of Kawasaki

Film | Wide Angle Mar 30, 2016

Documentary delves into the darker side of Kawasaki

by Kaori Shoji

Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture is famed for three things: yakiniku barbecue restaurants, sex shops and a high crime rate. Though parts of the city are middle class, a grittier and lower-income image of Kawasaki has persisted through the years. "Sakura no Kino Shita" ("Under the ...

Strindberg's surrealistic 'Dream' heralds a pivotal era for KAAT

Stage Mar 22, 2016

Strindberg's surrealistic 'Dream' heralds a pivotal era for KAAT

by Nobuko Tanaka

He doesn't officially become Kanagawa Arts Theatre's artistic director until April 1, but Akira Shirai wasn't fooling when he declared, "I aim to make KAAT (the official acronym of his Yokohama base) a place where we take a whole fresh look at theater's role ...

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