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Friday, May 4, 2012

ENTERTAINMENT SPOTLIGHT

Monkeying around on the stage

Actress Kathryn Hunter gets in touch with her primal self in 'Kafka's Monkey'

By NOBUKO TANAKA

Britain's longest-serving theater critic, Michael Billington of The Guardian newspaper, is famous for not lavishing praise on his subjects easily or often. ...

Friday, May 4, 2012

FILM

Sintok festival brings Singapore's growing movie scene to Tokyo

By MADS BERTHELSEN

How long does it take to develop a unique national culture? Perhaps the answer can be found in Singapore. The ...

Friday, May 4, 2012

FILM

'Kantori Garu (Country Girl)'

Viewing Kyoto through the devious eyes of a schoolboy

By MARK SCHILLING

The first time I went to Kyoto, in the mid-1970s, I thought I was in the middle of the biggest ...

Thursday, May 3, 2012

ART

Takeshi Kitano takes on a different beat

By MIO YAMADA

"I want you to have fun. It's the only aim of this exhibition," said Takeshi "Beat" Kitano when ...

Thursday, May 3, 2012

MUSIC

Kyte promise new songs, special treat for fans at upcoming gig

By MADS BERTHELSEN

The music of indie-pop group Kyte may be created in a bedroom in Leicester, England, but the band says its ...

Thursday, May 3, 2012

MUSIC

Avengers in Sci-Fi "Disc 4 The Seasons"

By SHAWN DESPRES
Friday, May 4, 2012

FILM

'The Ballad of Mott the Hoople'

Rock-doc goes backstage with Mott the Hoople

By GIOVANNI FAZIO

The embalming of rock history continues apace, and some days it seems as if every band that had a following ...

Friday, May 4, 2012

FILM

'Faces in the Crowd'

One of Jovovich's more forgettable roles

By KAORI SHOJI

Here's something you don't see often: Milla Jovovich not battling zombies, and not wielding some impossibly menacing piece of artillery. ...

Thursday, May 3, 2012

ART

ART OPENINGS (KANTO)

"Art Crafting Towards The Future"

By TOMOHIRO OSAKI

"The Beauty of Kana"

By TOMOHIRO OSAKI
Thursday, May 3, 2012

MUSIC

Taffy sets its sights on success abroad

By PATRICK ST. MICHEL

The most jarring aspect of Taffy's live set is what's not said. The Tokyo-based rock band shared a bill with ...

Thursday, May 3, 2012

ART

In celebration of the spirited culture of northern Japan

By YOKO HARUHARA

It has been just over a year since the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred, and to commemorate the disaster in a show of support for the worst-hit areas, the Japan Folk Crafts Museum's "Tohoku Crafts and Shiko Munakata" is featuring ...

Thursday, May 3, 2012

ART

Signed, sealed and delivered: Paul Smith's stamp collection

By DANIELLE DEMETRIOU

His creations are more commonly found paraded on fashion catwalks or on hangers in boutiques around the world. ...



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