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TOSHIKI OKADA

Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 30, 2021
New opera ¡®Yuzuru¡¯ cautions against the dangers of capitalism
For his first foray into opera, dramatist Toshiki Okada is modernizing a Japanese classic, centering it on ¡®the damaging influence of capitalism¡¯ instead of a tragic love story.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 20, 2019
Building bridges to Bangkok through stage
Never at risk of being run of the mill, Chelfitsch ¡ª which took its name from a baby¡¯s pronunciation of the English word ¡°selfish¡± and usually stylizes itself with a lowercase ¡°c¡± ¡ª is one of Japan¡¯s foremost contemporary theater companies, despite only rarely performing here. Instead, it can mostly...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Sep 1, 2018
Toshiki Okada¡¯s ¡®The End of the Moment We Had¡¯ explores the plague of modern ennui in Japan
In two short stories, ¡®The End of the Moment We Had¡¯ and ¡®My Place in Plural¡¯ Okada excels at describing the great indifference that marks some Japanese youth.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 27, 2015
Japan-Korea dramas shine
Festival/Tokyo, which bills itself as ¡°Japan¡¯s leading performing-arts event,¡± is notable this year for its international collaborations ¡ª especially between Japanese and Korean dramatists, whose works comprise three of the 12 main programs in its Oct. 31-Dec. 6 span.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 24, 2014
2014: New horizons opened up in Japan¡¯s theater world
Looking back over the past 12 months in Japan¡¯s theater world, it¡¯s clear that one encouraging trend is a lessening of the capital¡¯s dominance.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 17, 2014
Japan recast as a konbini state
Following its May world premiere in Mannheim, Germany, and a summer spent gathering great reviews from its European tour, ¡°Super Premium Soft Double Vanilla Rich¡± finally debuted in Japan last week at the Kanagawa Arts Theatre in Yokohama.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 25, 2013
Top billings of 2013
Although all Japan¡¯s 50 reactors have been shut down since September, cleaning up in the wake of the March 2011 meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is making very slow progress and tens of thousands of people still live in temporary accommodation or are internally displaced. In addition,...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 8, 2013
Theater groups play together
Fresh from a U.S. tour, ¡°Zero Cost House,¡± the first international collaboration work between Yokohama¡¯s Chelfitsch company and Philadelphia¡¯s Pig Iron Theatre Company (PITC), opens at Kanagawa Arts Theatre next week with its original U.S. cast.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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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.
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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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