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KANAGAWA ARTS THEATRE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 18, 2020
¡®Knife¡¯ critiques human nature through mime and dance
Choreographer Shuji Onodera was given total artistic freedom to create his adaption of Guy de Maupassant¡¯s ¡°Boule de Suif¡± with a multicultural cast.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 20, 2019
Bringing a Greek tragedy to 21st-century Japan
Theater director Kunio Sugihara unveils his latest work, an adaptation of John Barton¡¯s 10-hour epic, ¡®The Greeks¡¯
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Apr 11, 2018
¡®Ballyturk¡¯ delivers a surreal yet exciting challenge
When Akira Shirai first read the script for ¡°Ballyturk,¡± he quickly understood why its creator, Irish playwright Enda Walsh, said the work ¡°should bypass the intellect and go straight into your bones.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 22, 2016
Strindberg¡¯s surrealistic ¡®Dream¡¯ heralds a pivotal era for KAAT
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 in today¡¯s Japan.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 26, 2014
French idol reflects on her Japanese droid son
As a playwright, stage director, Osaka University professor, manager of the Komaba Agora Theater in Tokyo and leader of the city¡¯s Seinendan theater company he formed in 1983, Oriza Hirata ¡ª whose ¡°contemporary colloquial theater¡± set the scene for much of Japan¡¯s new drama over the last 20 years ¡ª...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 22, 2014
Komanosuke Takemoto: a rare voice of tradition
The traditional performing art of bunraku (ningy¨­ j¨­ruri) involves three puppeteers together operating a cast of single puppets, with a giday¨± bushi to the side comprising a story-teller (tay¨±) and a shamisen player (shamisen- hiki) seated on a round platform (yuka).
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 8, 2014
Jo Kanamori talks dance in Japan
A15-minute drive from Niigata Station, just across the mighty Shinano River pouring into the sea from the Northern Alps, a massive oval-shaped hall sits amid rich green parkland. This is Niigata City Performing Arts Center, aka Ryutopia ¡ª the nation¡¯s only public theater with a resident dance company....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 25, 2013
Top billings of 2013
Although all Japan¡¯s 50 reactors have been shut down since September, cleaning up in the wake of the March 2011 meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is making very slow progress and tens of thousands of people still live in temporary accommodation or are internally displaced. In addition,...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 1, 2013
Cirque offshoot 7 Fingers has lofty ambitions
Since first touring its native province of Quebec in 1984, the self-styled ¡°multifaceted creative force¡± that is Canada¡¯s Cirque du Soleil has become a major global phenomenon with several permanent venues.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japanese shoppers drive up jewelry sales to a record
The Mitsukoshi department store in the Nihonbashi district of Tokyo. Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, Japan¡¯s largest department store operator, saw jewelry and watches continue to lead domestic sales, according to a company spokesperson.
Former head of Japanese barbecue chain arrested over tax evasion
The 55-year-old former president of New Look, who goes by the name Shigenori Kanemoto, is suspected of evading some ?367 million in income tax by concealing about ?2.276 billion in income in 2023.
Kozo Okamoto, last surviving participant of 1972 Lod Airport massacre, dies
Kozo Okamoto attends a ceremony organized by Palestinian militants to mark the 50th anniversary of the Lod Airport attack in Beirut on May 30, 2022.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
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.

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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