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MUSICAL

Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 8, 2021
Cameron Mackintosh¡¯s all-Japanese ¡®Oliver!¡¯ will have you asking for more
¡®You¡¯ll leave the theater with a smile on your face and joy in your heart,¡¯ says theater titan Cameron Mackintosh of his latest production.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 6, 2020
¡®Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku¡¯: A musical take on an otaku romance
This film adaptation of a web comic by single-named artist Fujita has the central couple dancing and singing their way to love.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 17, 2020
To kill or not to kill: that is the question in ¡®Death Note: The Musical¡¯
A new version of ¡®Death Note: The Musical¡¯ takes to the stage in Tokyo, with hopes of challenging people¡¯s perceptions of justice.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 17, 2019
Taking classic musical ¡®West Side Story¡¯ to new heights
Director David Saint brings West Side Story to IHI Stage Around Tokyo, with his ambitious and multi-stage production being run first with a Broadway cast and later with a Japanese cast
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 22, 2019
¡®Dance With Me¡¯: A homegrown Japanese musical has landed
Genres never really die, but they often mutate into something different on foreign soil. John Ford¡¯s cowboys became Akira Kurosawa¡¯s samurai, and Kurosawa¡¯s samurai became Sergio Leone¡¯s serape-clad, cigarillo-chewing ¡°The Man With No Name.¡± And the list goes on.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 21, 2019
¡®Dance With Me¡¯: Short on laughs, but big on energy
The Japanese film industry has made many musical films, but almost no Hollywood-style musicals. One reason why is Eizo Sugawa¡¯s ¡°You Can Succeed, Too¡± (1964), a singing, dancing salaryman musical inspired by the Broadway hit ¡°How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.¡± Billed by the Toho studio...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 20, 2017
Five young dancers hope to steal the spotlight in Japan-made version of ¡®Billy Elliot¡¯
When the call for auditions went out in November 2015, 1,346 boys sent in their head shots and resumes hoping to land what could be a life-changing role as the titular lead in a Japanese production of ¡°Billy Elliot.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Feb 23, 2017
From the ¡®Queen of Boogie¡¯ to ¡®The Lion King,¡¯ Japanese audiences are always up for a good musical
Few Japanese will dispute that we are a nation of dedicated music fans and, though it may not seem like it at first, this goes for musicals, too.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 22, 2017
¡®La La Land¡¯: Sometimes we need a trip to la-la land
La-la land: the mental state of someone who is not aware of what is really happening, and a nickname for the American entertainment industry centered on Los Angeles. These two meanings bleed into each other in director Damien Chazelle¡¯s multi-Oscar-nominated musical, ¡°La La Land,¡± which is about a state...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 15, 2015
Theater legend Harold Prince brings ¡®Prince of Broadway¡¯ to Japan for a world premiere
With a smile beaming from his face, Broadway legend Harold Prince enters the room I¡¯m waiting in and cheerfully declares, ¡°I¡¯m not jet-lagged at all ¡ª they¡¯re just working me to death.¡±
Japan Times
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Oct 28, 2014
Musical points to sinister nuclear implications
A recent court-themed musical staged in Tokyo was, to say the least, an audacious dig at the contentious state secrets law scheduled to take effect in December.
Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
Jan 24, 2013
South Korean dance show aims for the eyes, not the ears
South Korean entertainment is excelling in a lot of disciplines, and stage performance is one of them. Now a groundbreaking action-drawing show, ¡°Hero,¡± will take its turn trying to impress Japanese audiences.
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.
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 weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
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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