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MURAKAMI

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 19, 2016
'Takashi Murakami's Superflat Collection: From Shohaku and Rosanjin to Anselm Kiefer'
Jan. 30-April 3
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 8, 2015
Hanyu, Mao look to make history at Grand Prix Final
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu and three-time world champ Mao Asada will be looking to add to their already illustrious resumes at the Grand Prix Final this week in Barcelona, Spain.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2015
Murakami says he will be exonerated in stock probe
Activist investor Yoshiaki Murakami says he expects to be exonerated in a securities watchdog investigation into whether he manipulated stock prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 27, 2015
Stock market fallout from Murakami probe seen limited
Japan stock watchers say the fallout from an investigation of Yoshiaki Murakami for market manipulation will be limited.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 19, 2015
Takashi Murakami's reluctant homecoming
Ebisu Yokocho has never looked so fabulous. It's the night before Halloween and costumed women with talon-like nails and feathered eyelashes snake their way through a boisterous crowd crammed into this narrow alley of food stalls and bars. The smell of booze and grilled meat mingles with the scent of...
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 17, 2015
Grand Prix Final field should be expanded to 10
The tragic terror attacks that hit Paris on Friday night impacted folks around the globe. The horror of people being cut down in the prime of life is hard to reconcile, but this is the world we now live in.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 10, 2015
Mao begins long road to Pyeongchang with victory
"It's just the same as Patrick Chan last week. It's as if she has never been away. In fact, it looked fresher than ever."
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 3, 2015
Nagai, Murakami display fine form at Skate Canada
It was another successful event for Team Japan at Skate Canada in Lethbridge, Alberta, last weekend.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 3, 2015
'Takashi Murakami: The 500 Arhats'
Oct. 31-March 6
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 27, 2015
Lack of strength only thing holding Miyahara back
"Exquisite performance, beautiful skating skills, lovely likeness. When she lands the jumps it's as though the blades are kissing the ice. It's so soft. Hardly any sound."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 24, 2015
Natsume Soseki goes back to hell in 'The Miner'
Natsume Soseki's 1908 novel "The Miner" has often been regarded as an oddity. It stands aloof both in subject matter and style from the two great "trilogies" Soseki penned between 1908 and 1914.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Sep 7, 2015
Self-made co-inventor of SD card connects public with lawmakers
If a solution doesn't exist, make one yourself. That's what computer programmer Fukuyuki Murakami has done with his career.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 5, 2015
Literature critic John Nathan dissects Japan's Nobel Prize laureates
There is one critic of Japanese literature that towers above the rest: professor John Nathan, erstwhile associate of Yukio Mishima, Kenzaburo Oe and Kobo Abe. But he's not only a respected critic, Nathan's extraordinary career has seen him in the roles of film director, scriptwriter, novelist and memoirist,...
CULTURE / Books
Aug 29, 2015
Mishima, Murakami and the elusive Nobel Prize
Will he or won't he? It's about the time of year when the Japanese media descends into a frenzy of speculation about whether Haruki Murakami will land the Nobel Prize in literature, becoming the first Japanese literary laureate since Kenzaburo Oe in 1994.
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2015
Kinokuniya to buy up first editions of new Murakami book
The major bookstore chain said there are two main motives behind the announcement: to get a competitive edge over online bookstores and to energize smaller book shops.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
End of U.S. de minimis exemption causes headaches for some businesses in Japan
Proxy-shopping services — companies that ship Japanese products ranging from cosmetics and snacks to limited-edition stationery on behalf of customers abroad — are already feeling the impact of the U.S. suspending de minimis exemptions.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
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.

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