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RYUICHI SAKAMOTO

"Ryuichi Sakamoto: Last Days" traces the trailblazing musician¡¯s life after his terminal cancer diagnosis, showing how he confronted mortality while continuing to create.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 26, 2025
NHK¡¯s ¡®Last Days¡¯ wins International Emmy for Ryuichi Sakamoto portrait
The documentary lands Japan¡¯s sole prize at the ceremony honoring television from around the world.
Excerpts from Natsume Soseki¡¯s ¡°Ten Nights of Dreams¡± and footage of dancer Min Tanaka and "sh¨­" player Mayumi Miyata play across three large screens that are reflected in a mirror-like pool of water in the installation ¡°Time Time.¡±
CULTURE / Art
Mar 4, 2025
Crowds shouldn¡¯t stop you from seeing the hit Ryuichi Sakamoto exhibit
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo¡¯s ¡°Seeing Sound, Hearing Time¡± has far exceeded expected visitor numbers, but there could be an upside to the crowds.
Japanese cellist Eru Matsumoto, South African flutist Wouter Kellerman and Indian American vocalist Chandrika Tandon won a Grammy on Sunday for their album ¡°Triveni.¡±
CULTURE / Music
Feb 5, 2025
Japanese cellist Eru Matsumoto awarded Grammy for best new age album
Alongside South African flutist Wouter Kellerman and Indian American vocalist Chandrika Tandon, Matsumoto took home the accolade for the trio¡¯s album ¡°Triveni.¡±
From the mid-2000s onward, Ryuichi Sakamoto created a number of installation works, often in collaboration with Shiro Takatani, of multimedia art collective Dumb Type.
CULTURE / Art
Jan 17, 2025
A slow dive into ¡®a moment and an eternity¡¯ with Ryuichi Sakamoto
New exhibition ¡°Seeing Sound, Hearing Time¡± is the first comprehensive overview of the musician¡¯s installation work presented in Japan.
Ryuichi Sakamoto
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 9, 2024
Late Ryuichi Sakamoto¡¯s final solo piano work nominated for Grammy
¡°Opus¡± has been nominated for the award in the Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album category.
¡°Time¡± is a mixed-genre performance, conceived by musician Ryuichi Sakamoto and artist Shiro Takatani, that depicts a struggle between man and nature.
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 30, 2024
Ryuichi Sakamoto and Shiro Takatani¡¯s ¡®Time¡¯ is a dreamy blur
It¡¯s been one year since the composer¡¯s death, but his creative output carries on in Japan.
Filmed in black and white, concert film ¡°Opus¡± focuses on the physicality of Ryuichi Sakamoto¡¯s performance.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 7, 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto¡¯s last performance captured by son in Venice ¡®Opus¡¯
In late 2022 celebrated Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, stricken with terminal cancer, spent nine days at a Tokyo studio performing 20 of his much-loved pieces from across his career.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 30, 2023
With ¡®Monster,¡¯ Hirokazu Kore-eda makes a welcome return to form
The Palme d¡¯Or-winning director¡¯s homecoming to Japanese-language cinema is powerful and poignant as it unspools an intimate story about bullying, misunderstandings and family dynamics.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 7, 2023
My friendship with Ryuichi Sakamoto
Roger Pulvers writes about his relationship with the late musician, recalling the time he introduced Sakamoto to David Bowie.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 5, 2023
The unyielding spirit of Ryuichi Sakamoto
The award-winning composer and member of Yellow Magic Orchestra showed a rebellious streak throughout his life, which not only influenced musicians worldwide but also effected social change.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 4, 2023
Artists worldwide join J-pop luminaries in mourning Ryuichi Sakamoto
Artists such as Towa Tei, ¡®Suga¡¯ from BTS and Flying Lotus take to social media to express sadness and recount fond memories of the late musician.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / FOCUS
Apr 3, 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto, an outspoken peace and environment activist
The award-winning composer took a particularly strong anti-nuclear stance that put him at odds with Japanese officialdom.
CULTURE / Music
Apr 3, 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto, trailblazing musician and film composer, dies at 71
Ryuichi Sakamoto, an award-winning composer and member of pioneering electronic act Yellow Magic Orchestra, has died. He was 71 years old.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 11, 2023
Artizon Museum¡¯s Dumb Type installations will leave you cold
Recent works by Dumb Type have been recreated in and adapted for the Tokyo museum as ¡°2022: remap.¡± But even for this high-concept collective, some of the works are especially hard to grasp.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 21, 2023
Yukihiro Takahashi: Style, substance and the knack for a beat
Yellow Magic Orchestra¡¯s principal vocalist and rhythmic linchpin was a leading figure in Japan¡¯s music scene, inspiring musicians the world over with his collaborative spirit.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 15, 2023
Electronic music pioneer Yukihiro Takahashi of YMO dies at 70
Yukihiro Takahashi¡¯s output for Yellow Magic Orchestra would go on to influence early New York rappers and techno acts from Detroit and the U.K.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Dec 4, 2022
Ryuichi Sakamoto keeps the music going with a ¡®profound¡¯ concert
The upcoming ¡°Playing the Piano 2022¡± concert will showcase a musician still exploring new horizons while contemplating the finiteness of life.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 30, 2020
Musician Marihiko Hara delivers ¡®Passion¡¯ project drawing on the sacred and unfamiliar
Marihiko Hara creates a sense of coexistence with the piano and electronic sounds on his new album, ¡°Passion.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 1, 2019
¡®Pacific Breeze¡¯ collates the slick sound of Japanese city pop
Long overlooked by international labels, Japan¡¯s rich musical history has been undergoing thorough excavation over the past few years. Some of the most satisfying archival releases to date have come from Light in the Attic, the U.S. label behind last year¡¯s Haruomi Hosono reissues and the recent ¡°Kankyo...
CULTURE / Music
Nov 22, 2018
Yellow Magic Orchestra go big and go home
Yellow Magic Orchestra made its 1980 debut on the legendary American dance show ¡°Soul Train¡± performing a cover of ¡°Tighten Up¡± by Archie Bell & the Drells, two years after the November 1978 release of the trio¡¯s eponymous first album
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.

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