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Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 13, 2018
Michael Booth returns with ¡®The Meaning of Rice¡¯
Michael Booth is back. And once again with his family in tow. The British food writer first came to Japan with his Danish wife and two sons in 2008 in a bid to learn more about Japan and its food culture in a trip that took them from Hokkaido to Okinawa in three months. Booth turned their foodie adventure...
CULTURE / Books
Apr 1, 2017
¡®Killing Commendatore¡¯: Murakami¡¯s latest lacks inspired touch of earlier works
Haruki Murakami has lost his magic.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 25, 2017
¡®Tokyo: A Biography¡¯: Tracing the life of a city
Cities are intrinsically inviting subjects for a writer. Part human, part natural; arena of history and mantelpiece of memory ¡ª cities provide the setting for the archetypal encounter of the individual with the masses.
CULTURE / Music
Apr 18, 2013
Kis-My-Ft2 ¡°Good Ikuze!¡± (Avex Trax)
Odds are, Japan Times reader, that you do not like Kis-My-Ft2. Maybe you¡¯ve been unable to escape the bleating ¡°Wanna Beeee!!!¡± while out strolling in Shibuya, or maybe they lost you at, ¡°From the people who brought you SMAP and Arashi!¡± So this review should be quick, right? A nice hatchet job with...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 18, 2013
i-fls ¡°Diary of Spectre¡± (self-release)
The first song I ever made ¡ª and I¡¯m willing to wager many who graduated high school in the mid 2000s share this experience ¡ª was using Apple¡¯s GarageBand, a software application that lets people make music on their computers. ¡°I made a killer techno track last night, dude,¡± I overheard one classmate...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 21, 2013
Various Artists ¡°Upwards and Onwards¡± (Ano(t)raks)
Fledgling online-only label Ano(t)raks takes a somewhat needless risk with their second compilation album, ¡°Upwards and Onwards.¡± Founded late last year, Ano(t)raks highlighted bedroom-made indie-pop, a style defined by simple guitar playing and equally basic lyrics about love. Indie-pop has been going...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 1, 2013
¡®Jiro Dreams of Sushi¡¯
To describe ¡°Jiro Dreams of Sushi¡± as a foodie film is akin to picking an English rose and calling it a flower. This documentary by New York-based David Gelb is at once a celebration of one of the world¡¯s most popular and coveted meals, and a firsthand observation of Japan¡¯s most famous sushi chef at...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 23, 2013
¡°Mr. Children 2005-2010 ¡±
My Japan Times colleague Ian Martin nailed the state of Japanese pop music when he wrote that it was ¡°clinging on to the hoary old remains of the past.¡± The Oricon Chart¡¯s top albums of 2012 list was dominated by ¡°Best Of¡± compilations, with the top two spots going to a pair released by rock band Mr....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 23, 2013
Shortcake Collage Tape ¡°Spirited Summer¡±
Creating music meant to purposely evoke the past can be tricky. Recreate the sounds of a specific decade too closely and the music becomes too nostalgic, pining for a time the artist never even knew existed. On the other hand, approach bygone times too cynically ¡ª as the Internet-born microgenre ¡°vaporwave¡°...
CULTURE / Film
Jan 17, 2013
Nick Bornoff on ¡®Senjo no Meri Kurisumasu (Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence)¡¯
Internationally acclaimed for their formal style and power, Nagisa Oshima¡¯s films have always dealt with controversial issues which Japan¡¯s Establishment would rather see swept under the carpet. Based upon a famous Laurens van der Post novel (The Seed and the Sower), Oshima¡¯s ¡°Senjo no Meri Kurisumasu...
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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