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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 18, 2023
‘Nagisa’: A beautiful fever dream of guilt and grief
Takeshi Kogahara’s drama is a ravishing and disquieting tale of hauntings and forbidden lust that rewards close attention.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 29, 2023
Hajime Moriyasu says new coaches can elevate Samurai Blue attack
Japan's first two games after the World Cup are scheduled for March 24 in Tokyo and four days later in Osaka.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 18, 2020
‘Me & My Brother’s Mistress’: Sneaky siblings will surprise you
When we first see Yoko (Nanami Kasamatsu), the stone-faced heroine of “Me & My Brother’s Mistress,” she’s looking right into the camera lens. Then she raises a camera of her own and starts taking photos, capturing her older brother, Kenji (Satoshi Iwago), emerging from a love hotel with someone who definitely isn’t the woman he’s about to marry.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 25, 2020
‘The Modern Lovers’: Tread lightly on this trip down memory lane
In “The Modern Lovers,” Nanami Kawakami lights up the screen as the former flame of a 30-year-old salaryman trying to relive his glory days in Tokyo.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 22, 2019
'Fairy Japan' claims first world rhythmic gymnastic silver in 44 years
Japan finished runner-up in the group all-around competition at the rhythmic gymnastics world championships in Baku on Saturday to match the country's best result and claim its first silver medal in 44 years.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 1, 2019
Hideto Suzuki replaces Hiroshi Nanami at Jubilo Iwata
Jubilo Iwata on Monday named head coach Hideto Suzuki as the new manager of the struggling J. League first-division club, replacing Hiroshi Nanami, who announced his resignation the previous day.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 8, 2018
Jubilo top Verdy in J1 playoff
The J. League's 26th season drew to a close on Saturday with a showdown between two storied clubs that would seem familiar — yet in other ways somewhat alien — to those who watched from the terraces and in front of TV sets in the 1990s.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / ASIAN GAMES
Sep 1, 2018
Japan takes gold in field hockey
Sakura Japan set a lofty goal of winning gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and Friday's victory will certainly help give the team momentum and confidence to do so.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 25, 2018
Japanese woman takes top prize as plucky air guitarists chase stringless glory at world championships in Finland
Air guitar enthusiasts gathered in the Finnish city of Oulu on Friday to shred and strum their imaginary instruments in pursuit of the world championship of the bizarre dance form.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 11, 2017
Newcomer Nakamura notches first goal in Jubilo's first victory of season
Shunsuke Nakamura scored a trademark free kick and Kengo Kawamata also hit the target as Jubilo Iwata beat Omiya Ardija 2-1 on Saturday to claim their first win of the J. League season.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 11, 2017
Seasoned veterans in demand in J. League offseason
The J. League's new 10-year, ¥210 billion broadcasting deal may not have led to any big-name overseas signings just yet, but there has been plenty of action on the domestic transfer front as clubs retool for the coming season.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 20, 2016
Jubilo make multi-year offer for veteran Nakamura
Yokohama F. Marinos have received an offer for playmaker Shunsuke Nakamura from J. League first division rivals Jubilo Iwata, sources said Sunday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 8, 2016
Actress Nanami weighs the pros and cons of going it alone
It has been estimated that around 1 in 10 actors are working at any given moment. For the other nine, that can make for a constant hustle — a Woody Allen character once described the film industry as being "worse than dog-eat-dog, it's dog-doesn't-return-other-dogs-phone-calls."
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 29, 2016
Frontale escape with home victory after Iwata's 88th-minute own goal
Kawasaki Frontale stayed top of the J. League table after an 88th-minute own goal by defender Daiki Ogawa handed them a 1-0 win over Jubilo Iwata on Sunday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 19, 2016
Japan's 'gatekeeper to Hollywood' Yoko Narahashi brings a playwright's final tale to the big screen with 'Hold My Hand'
Yoko Narahashi might just be the most powerful Japanese woman in Hollywood thanks to her work in casting blockbusters such as "The Last Samurai" and "The Wolverine." Her new film as a director, however, shuns special effects and battles, and focuses on a more intimate story.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 22, 2016
Nanami preaches caution in Jubilo's return to top flight
Jubilo Iwata might be back among the J. League elite, but manager Hiroshi Nanami is not expecting instant miracles.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 13, 2015
All about AV, but no sex in 'Makeup Room'
Films that take the audience inside Japan's huge and diverse porn industry have been appearing for decades. In the 1991 "Skinless Night," Rokuro Mochizuki told a semi-autobiographical story about a porn director's desperation to escape the business (an aim that the widely praised film helped Mochizuki himself achieve). Last year, former pinku eiga (softcore adult film) director Ryuichi Hiroki featured a segment about a porn shoot in "Kabukicho Love Hotel," referencing his own experiences.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 3, 2014
Girls in the Psychic Club: Idols attempt ESP in odd sci-fi mockumentary
Nobuhiro Yamashita has never been one to do the obvious, which in his case would have meant churning out more charmingly offbeat teen comedies like his 2005 breakout "Linda Linda Linda." Instead Yamashita stretched himself with films like "Matsugane Ransha Jiken (The Matsugane Potshot Affair)" from 2006, which mixed brutal violence with wacky gags, and "My Back Pages" (2011), a nearly humor-free drama about reporters covering student radicals in the 1960s and '70s.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 30, 2014
Tokyo teen riffs to victory in Air Guitar World Championships
Tokyo native Nanami Nagura was crowned the new world air guitar champion Saturday at a tourney in Finland, the Air Guitar Japan Association said.

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