The Summer Festival, A Mirror of Old Osaka・Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami EXPLAINED
Kabuki In-Depth -- Jul 29
One of the great masterpieces of the repertoire of domestic dramas adapted from the bunraku puppet theatre, Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami ("The Summer Festival, A Mirror of Naniwa") was written in 1745, by the same group of playwrights who wrote Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura and Kanadehon Chūshingura.
Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake dies from cancer at 84
Al Jazeera - Aug 10
Japanese designer Issey Miyake, famed for his pleated style of clothing that never wrinkles, has died aged 84, according to media reports in the country.
Bitcoin mining is now decontaminating
newsonjapan.com - Aug 10
Just as technology and society evolve, Bitcoin and its processes are also doing so to better use the resources in the environment without affecting it.
Nagasaki calls for peace on 77th anniversary of atomic bombing
NHK - Aug 09
People in Japan are remembering the victims of one of history's most catastrophic wartime attacks. Tuesday marks 77 years since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki during World War Two.
Drunken police officer arrested for trespassing into company he believed was his home
Japan Today - Aug 09
Police in Osaka have arrested a 22-year-old police officer on suspicion of unlawful entry after he was trespassing in a shipping company’s distribution center on Sunday.
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Japan by Food - Aug 09
The rainy season may be over, but the scorching heat of summer in Tokyo has Shizuka seeking places to chill out and cool down. Join us as we dive into the water-themed restaurants of Tokyo.
Heavy rains continue in Hokkaido, Tohoku
NHK - Aug 09
Heavy downpours will continue into Wednesday in the northern and northeastern regions of Japan due to a stationary rain front.
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brecorder.com - Aug 09
Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida slid to the lowest level since he took office last October, with voters questioning his decision to hold a state funeral for former premier Shinzo Abe, public broadcaster NHK said on Monday.
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dailyexcelsior.com - Aug 09
Japanese technology company SoftBank Group posted a USD 23.4 billion loss in the April-June quarter as the value of its investments sank amid global worries about inflation and interest rates.
Moscow Exchange suspends trading in Japanese yen
china.org.cn - Aug 09
The Moscow Exchange suspended trading in Japanese yen on Monday.
Beijing clears Japan's MUFG to streamline fund transfers
Nikkei - Aug 09
Top Japanese lender MUFG Bank has won approval from Chinese authorities to conduct fund transfers out of the country for select clients in a way that reduces scrutiny by Beijing and slashes paperwork.
Japanese sailor stabbed during remembrance ceremony in Honiara
rnz.co.nz - Aug 08
A Japanese sailor has been stabbed at Bloody Ridge in Solomon Islands during a World War II remembrance ceremony in Honiara.
Kyrgios beats Yoshioka to win Citi Open
Japan Today - Aug 08
Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios ended a three-year title drought by claiming the trophy at the site of his last triumph, saving the only break point he faced in the Citi Open final Sunday along the way to a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Yoshihito Nishioka.
