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TAKUMI SAITO

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Feb 9, 2020
Much-improved Lakestars complete weekend sweep of NeoPhoenix
The Shiga Lakestars thoroughly dominated the second quarter on Sunday against the San-en NeoPhoenix, outscoring the visitors 21-7 in that 10-minute span.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 30, 2019
Former New Zealand national team coach Nenad Vucinic hired to lead Kumamoto Volters
Well-traveled coach Nenad Vucinic served an assistant for the New Zealand men¡¯s national team during the 2006 FIBA World Basketball Championship in Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 13, 2019
¡®Ramen Shop¡¯: Finding your family through food
Food is sustenance, food is pleasure and, as Eric Khoo¡¯s nostalgia-drenched ¡°Ramen Shop¡± reminds us, food is memory.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 7, 2019
Toyama looks to improve defense
The Toyama Grouses, one of B. League¡¯s premier offensive clubs, present a formidable challenge for opposing defenses.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jun 29, 2017
In a tale of two Akiras, let¡¯s see more Ai
For fans of the ikemen (handsome dude), Wowow¡¯s new mini-series ¡°Akira and Akira¡± is like manna from heaven. Kicking off July 9, it stars actors Osamu Mukai and Takumi Saito, and the hype at this point may as well be soundtracked by The Weather Girls¡¯ ¡°It¡¯s Raining Men.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 6, 2017
High infidelity: Ayumi Ito reprises her role in ¡®Hirugao¡¯
A Japanese drama that instigated a nationwide debate about female infidelity and societal values, ¡°Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon¡± has been made into a heart-wrenching movie that aims to have audiences reaching for the tissues.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 3, 2016
Takumi Saitoh: Growing up with film
As a former model and in-demand actor, it¡¯s no surprise that Takumi Saitoh has a sizeable fan base. A Google image search of the Tokyo native produces a large number of photos in which his smoldering gaze locks eyes with the viewer.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 8, 2016
¡®The Kodai Family¡¯: A daydream believer and her mind-reading prince
Doesn¡¯t everybody want somebody who understands their true inner self? For some, it¡¯s a spouse, for others, a friend; for others still, it¡¯s Mom. Some, however ¡ª and not all under the age of 5 ¡ª have this meeting of minds and hearts with a figment of their imaginations.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 1, 2016
¡®Danchi¡¯: The extraordinary everywoman
¡°Danchi¡± doesn¡¯t translate easily into English. ¡°Apartment complex¡± or ¡°housing estate¡± are only rough equivalents for the thousands of public-housing units thrown up in the postwar boom years to cope with Tokyo¡¯s exploding population. Equipped with running water, flush toilets and other amenities, with...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Mar 19, 2015
The Miracle of Japanese Manufacturing; Wandering Tamori; CM of the week: GLS Japan
Although Japan¡¯s talent for industrial innovation has lost some of its luster in recent years, Japanese products remain the envy of the world, and a new series, ¡°Monozukuri Nihon no Kiseki¡± (¡°The Miracle of Japanese Manufacturing¡°), takes in a wide range of design to prove it ¡ª so wide, in fact, that...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 26, 2014
Yokudo: Lingering but confused gaze of indie director
Major film festivals, with their hurry-hurry schedules, are places to polish your sound bites, not launch into nuanced disquisitions. People want your opinion in 25 words or less. When someone asked me what I thought of Kiki Sugino¡¯s ¡°Yokudo (Taksu)¡± after a screening at last month¡¯s Busan International...
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
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.
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.
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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