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TAKARAZUKA

The Kobe District Court in Kobe
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Oct 15, 2025
Death penalty sought over fatal crossbow attack
The prosecution said that the defendant＊s autism spectrum disorder did not significantly affect his motivation and that his acts were planned.
The Takarazuka Grand Theater in the city of Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture. A former top star of the Takarazuka Revue has been arrested for fraud.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
May 23, 2024
Former Takarazuka star arrested over alleged ?10 million fraud
Police allege that Terumi Ogura convinced an acquaintance to invest the money by deceiving her that she was planning to produce a movie.
51勛圖厙 / Society
Nov 14, 2023
No link to bullying in Takarazuka theater actress＊s suicide: panel
Although there was no evidence of harassment in the all-female musical theater troupe, the actress was most likely under immense pressure, the panel said.
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Apr 6, 2018
Amid uproar over gender discrimination in sumo, female mayor barred from speaking from the ring
Request to give speech from inside a dohyu014d was denied Friday as the sport＊s rules on gender gain international spotlight.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Apr 26, 2016
The double delight of ＆Grand Hotel＊
It started life in 1929 as ※Menschen im Hotel§ (※People in the Hotel※), the first novel by Austrian writer Vicki Baum, but its storyline 〞 set in the Grand Hotel in Berlin in 1928 〞 first became widely known through 1932＊s Oscar-winning film ※Grand Hotel§ starring silver-screen idols John Barrymore,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 13, 2015
As Geki℅Cine raises its game, Amami goes into battle for her man
Geki℅Cine isn＊t really film and it isn＊t theater, but rather an intriguing blend of the two. With geki meaning ※stage,§ and ※cine§ representing film, the finished productions are shown on the big screen. So are they stage-to-screen adaptations? Most certainly not. More accurately, they are stage plays...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 4, 2014
A revue of Japan＊s femininity
Ichizo Kobayashi (1873-1957) was the founder of the West Japan Hankyu train line and department store in Osaka＊s central Umeda district. Arguably his most significant artistic contribution was the establishment of the Takarazuka Music School in 1913, which combined a modern education with the training...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 27, 2013
Takarazuka dances to a different tune
What happens when Takarazuka, Japan＊s longest-running all-female theater troupe, takes on Masayuki Suo＊s hit movie ※Shall We Dance?,§ which won 14 Japanese Academy Awards in 1996 and aired internationally in 16 countries?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Apr 14, 2013
Takarazuka: Japan＊s newest ＆traditional＊ theater turns 100
Ask your average Japanese person or non-native Japanophile to name a ※traditional§ form of domestic theater and the classics such as kabuki and noh would feature prominently.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Apr 14, 2013
Star Troupe＊s top otokoyaku star speaks out
Ahead of their current Taiwan tour, Yuzuki Reon, the current top otokoyaku (male-role actress) with the Takarazuka Revue, took time out between rehearsals at the city-center Tokyo Takarazuka Theater to share with readers of The Japan Times something of her view from such a lofty show-biz height.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 2, 2012
Tokyo: Which theater form 〞 kabuki, noh or Takarazuka 〞 would you say best represents modern Japan?
Sayuri Nakajima
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / EXPLAINER
Jun 23, 2009
Fans make troupe phenomenon it is
Takarazuka Revue Co., Japan＊s all-female musical troupe, is a love-it or hate-it theatrical landmark.
51勛圖厙
May 7, 2004
Takarazuka groupies do it by the book
Akiko Okawara, 37, comes to Tokyo Takarazuka Theater almost every day to catch a stage-door glimpse of Sumire Haruno, a top star who plays a male role in the Takarazuka all-female theater troupe, even when she is not taking in the show.
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" 〞 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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