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Wozme, founded by dancer and choreographer Wakaba Kohei, is composed of Kana Kitty, Ami Ishii, Akane Watanabe and Natsuki. Its aim is to inject elegance and beauty, traits traditionally associated with femininity, into the sometimes grotesque art form of butoh dance.
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Wozme, an all-women dance troupe, wants to move the needle in butoh
The art form’s younger dancers are experimenting with long-standing approaches to the choreography, marketing and image of this captivating piece of Japanese culture.
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Comedy offers new routine for women prisoners in Paraguay
Inmates took part in a two-month workshop run by the Corazon Libre NGO, which uses comedy to help convicts prepare for life on the outside.
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'La Sonnambula' offers a modern take on a dubious happy ending
Director Barbara Lluch scrutinizes gender expectations and patriarchal societies that thrive on polarizing views in her production of Vincenzo Bellini’s opera.
The Tokyo Ballet’s 60th anniversary program includes Maurice Bejart’s famous shorts, such as “Bolero.”
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Sep 13, 2024
The Tokyo Ballet marks year of rebirth with tributes to history and innovation
By Kris Kosaka
Long-time collaborator Bejart Ballet Lausanne brings masterworks to Japan for The Tokyo Ballet's 60th anniversary celebrations.
Since opening in 2022 in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo Comedy Bar has hosted comedy workshops, roast battles, open mics and international guests.
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Sep 12, 2024
Tokyo Comedy Bar supersizes laughs with 11-night festival
By Zoria Petkoska
Spanning 46 different shows, this month’s comedy festival spotlights rising local talent and international names in both English and Japanese.
At Suigian, an underground restaurant and bar focused on the traditional Japanese stage, diners can get within an arm's length of authentic Japan.
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Aug 10, 2024
Suigian is everything Robot Restaurant was not
By Owen Ziegler
For the tourist willing to do a little homework and pay a slight premium, Suigian offers the possibility of cultural verisimilitude.
In addition to standup comedy, Anthony Jeselnik co-hosts the podcast “The Jeselnik and Rosenthal Vanity Project” with NFL analyst Gregg Rosenthal.
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Jul 11, 2024
Standup comic Anthony Jeselnik, known for fierce roasts, to play first Japan show
By Justin Randall
The comedian will hit Tokyo as part of the Asia stretch of his worldwide “Bones and All” tour.
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
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May 18, 2024
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
By Laura Pollacco
For contributor Laura Pollacco, companies such as Tokyo International Players and Sheepdog Theatre offer a home away from home.
A scene from "The Maiden Benten and the Bandits of the White Waves" ("Benten Kozo") at the University of Hawaii at Manoa
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May 5, 2024
Students from Hawaii to perform English-language kabuki in Japan
By Masako Nakamura
The group will perform "Benten Kozo," a play depicting the twists and turns of five thieves following their own code of honor.
Sapporo native Yuna Yamada competes during a U.S. ballet contest in New York on April 11.
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Apr 21, 2024
Japanese dancer Yuna Yamada wins first place in U.S. ballet contest
"I want to be a dancer influential enough to make the audience smile," said Yamada, 12, from Sapporo.

How Japan’s new kingmaker party won over young voters
Democratic Party for the People chief Yuichiro Tamaki’s personal YouTube channel has more than 326,000 subscribers, by far the highest number among party leaders.
Uniqlo store manager arrested over filming of women in fitting rooms
Tokyo police have arrested a Uniqlo store manager on suspicion of secretly filming women in the outlet's fitting rooms.
Shohei Ohtani in position to continue winning after first World Series title
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani embraces teammate Enrique Hernandez following Game 5 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium in New York on Wednesday.
Warm weather causes record-breaking delay for autumn foliage in Japan
Japan Times
Hotel worker found dead in Chiba in suspected murder
The Chiba Prefectural Police headquaters in the city of Chiba
At Japan’s hottest festival, crowds threaten to smother the flames
The Kurama Fire Festival is one of Japan's most visceral 'matsuri' (festivals), but growing throngs of spectators could bring changes in the future.
Shohei Ohtani in position to continue winning after first World Series title
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani embraces teammate Enrique Hernandez following Game 5 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium in New York on Wednesday.
How Japan’s new kingmaker party won over young voters
Democratic Party for the People chief Yuichiro Tamaki’s personal YouTube channel has more than 326,000 subscribers, by far the highest number among party leaders.
Yuko Mohri is a maestro of unstable elements
Yuko Mohri uses “invisible forces” — gravity, weather, air, magnetic fields — to create jazzy kinetic sculptures.
Extreme heat takes big toll on work and elderly mortality in Japan: report
People use umbrellas during a hot summer day in Ginza, Tokyo, in August.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Akira Oishi (left) and Shinichi Okanobori have taken on the responsibility of surveying the flora and fauna of Mount Tenran and Mount Tonosu in Saitama Prefecture.
Inside Japan's 100-year project to monitor its deteriorating biodiversity
By Alex K.T. Martin

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