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DANCE TRUCK TOKYO: Making Performance Art Available to Everyone
We are standing in Adachi, Tokyo, in a space normally used as a parking lot of a large fish […]
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Pope Francis Sends Message, Jacques Chirac Remembered at Praemium Imperiale Awards
The Japan Art Association’s prestigious Praemium Imperiale, which recognizes the lifetime achievements of artists from
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[SOCIAL WIRE] ARASHI Band Thrills Fans By Opening YouTube Channel
The Japanese band under Johnny’s Associates ARASHI thrilled their fans from all over the world on October 9 at just afte
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Meet the Winners of the 2019 Praemium Imperiale Awards
Now on its 31st year, the Praemium Imperiale Awards, known as the “Nobel Prize of Arts,” announced the 2019 […]
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Japan Art Association Announces Winners of 2019 Praemium Imperiale Awards from Germany, Japan, S. Africa, U.K., U.S.
The Japan Art Association announced on Tuesday, September 17, in various locations around the world the 2019 recipients
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[FUJI ROCK 2019] Thom Yorke Gives Japanese Fans ‘A Really Magical Experience’ with ‘Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes’
The Fuji Rock Music Festival 2019 kicked off on Friday, July 26, with sunny weather, followed by intermittent [&hell
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If You’re Into East Meets West, Catch ‘A Seed: Ichi-Ryu Manbai’ at Kanze Noh Theater
With deeply established traditions in dance, theater and music, Japanese entertainment offers almost too much to k
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‘The Spirit of Peace Needs Artists’: Highlights of the 30th Praemium Imperiale Awards
The five arts laureates of the 30th Praemium Imperiale Awards received their prizes from Prince and Princess [&hel
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Fuji Rock 2018 Livestream Highlights: Enjoy Japan’s Most Famous Rock Festival from Home
Fuji Rock, Japan’s most renowned festival now in its 22nd year, takes place July 27-29 at Naeba […]
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Back in Swing: The Secret Subculture of Jazz Cafes
Read any Haruki Murakami novel and it is easy to tell the inescapable grip jazz once had on […]
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Meet the Chika Idols, the Girls in the Underground Scene
“I will never forget these few years we spent together.” A girl, dressed in a simple costume […]