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CULTURE

Tourists wearing rented 'maiko' costumes stroll down a street in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 18, 2024
Kyoto and the hard part of soft power
Kyoto has the kind of soft power few cities ¡ª and countries ¡ª possess.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 4, 2022
The ¡®timeless delicacies¡¯ at the heart of the Mid-Autumn Festival
Mooncakes represent more than a delicious dessert. For some, they¡¯re a beloved link to their friends and family back home.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 15, 2022
Ukraine¡¯s past and present intertwine as a war historian seeks refuge
She was one of the 10 million displaced Ukrainians whose lives have been upended by Russia¡¯s invasion. Her newfound status felt alien, something belonging to survivors of past wars.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 8, 2021
How gaming will change humanity as we know it
Gaming is profoundly transforming two central aspects of the modern world: culture and regulation. There will be no turning back.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2021
America¡¯s undimmed global cultural reach continues
The influence of American culture remains as strong as ever. The growth of a QAnon movement in Japan is the clearest example that some of its more paranoid ideas are spreading overseas.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Apr 27, 2019
¡®Uneven Moments¡¯ review: An equal light shined upon Western and Japanese thinkers
¡®Uneven Moments¡¯ collects essays that span Harry Harootunian¡¯s career and brings Japanese thinkers into analyses often dominated by a Eurocentric focus.
Japan Times
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Aug 16, 2017
Drawn to North Korea¡¯s culture, Japanese internet star looks beyond the saber-rattling
Japanese internet celebrity Chunhun starts her day by listening to a band whose songs few other 20-something women in the nation are likely to have on their playlists: North Korea¡¯s all-female ensemble Moranbong Band.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Mar 20, 2017
Let¡¯s discuss the Tokyo 2020 Cultural Olympiad
Japan¡¯s celebration of culture leading up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will ¡®deliver something inspiring for the people of Japan and the whole world,¡¯ says the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad Director.
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Mar 9, 2017
Japan will deliver big during Tokyo 2020 Cultural Olympiad, London Games official says
Japan¡¯s celebration of culture leading up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will ¡°deliver something inspiring for the people of Japan and the whole world,¡± according to London 2012 Cultural Olympiad Director Ruth Mackenzie.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 23, 2016
Japan¡¯s image and culture
Japans¡¯ language, culture and democratic image are assets of vital importance. They should be carefully nurtured.
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Oct 18, 2016
International forum on sports, the arts and business kicks off in Kyoto, Tokyo
An international conference on sports, arts and business kicks off in Japan on Wednesday as part of the government¡¯s efforts to create momentum leading up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and beyond.
Japan Times
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Oct 14, 2016
¡®Rakugo¡¯ comedy no joke for students keen to hone English skills
Japanese tend to be known for their shyness and stoic demeanor. But as Japanese companies increasingly think more globally, workers are feeling the need to communicate and express themselves clearly in front of people of various nationalities.
Japan Times
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Aug 21, 2016
Osaka urged to spend more on arts ahead of Olympic extravaganza
A call by an influential Kansai business group for the Osaka prefectural and municipal governments to increase their budgets for art and culture has sparked debate between the governor and business circles over how to best do that.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 28, 2015
China¡¯s culture chief says sites being plundered, bulldozed
The treasures of China¡¯s thousands of years of culture face being plundered, sometimes violently, or disappearing under bulldozers as authorities either do not care or do not have the resources to look after them, China¡¯s culture chief said.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Jul 30, 2015
Kyoto bids to host Cultural Affairs Agency
The city of Kyoto is stepping up efforts to become the new home of the Cultural Affairs Agency, which works to protect Japan¡¯s officially designated cultural treasures.
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Jul 15, 2015
In ¡®soft power¡¯ terms, Japan ranks eighth out of 30 countries in U.K. consultancy report
Japan ranked eighth in the world in ¡°soft power,¡± according to a new annual ranking released by U.K.-based consulting firm Portland.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 15, 2012
On the trail of treasures at Kyoto¡¯s Toji Temple
The man unfurled the scroll and hung it on the wall of the makeshift tent to reveal a majestic mountain soaring to the heights in bold black brush strokes. It was a scene showing nature in all its grandeur dwarfing a lone human figure halfway up the mountain.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 21, 2009
Enoshima: Stepping back into ¡®old Japan¡¯
Crossing Enoshima Benten Bridge to Enoshima Island in Sagami Bay, 80 km south of Tokyo, I was stopped in my tracks by a pair of mustard-eyed dragons slithering down gray granite lanterns. A man dismounted his bicycle and asked if I needed help. No, only his story, I replied.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / GRAND OLD HOTELS
Aug 1, 2008
Romancing the West: Kamakura¡¯s charming boutique hotel
The symmetrical beauty of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, the meditative colossus of Kotokuin, and the Zen-inspired splendors of Kenchoji and Enkakuji may win Kamakura inscription on the World Heritage List. Comparatively unknown are its Western-style buildings constructed after Kamakura became accessible...
LIFE / Travel
May 22, 2001
Visiting the Little Prince at Hakone
Breathtaking mountain scenery, a walk through a French village, Provencal cooking and a meeting with the doppelganger of a world-famous author -- sounds like a nice day trip. Especially when you can do it all without leaving Kanto.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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