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Yurie Collins: ‘Everyone seems sedated, fed-up … that’s why they turn to comedy’

Dec 9, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Zoria Petkoska

Yurie Collins, 34, is a rising comedy star with a dedicated fan base — people approached her three times during her Japan Times interview to say hello or ask for a selfie. Disarmingly candid and unapologetically girly, the bilingual Japanese American comedian regularly sells out shows at Tokyo Comedy Bar and won the bar's roast competition in September. 1. Can you sum up your year in three words? Healing, trust, love. 2. How was 2024 healing?
Divas and diversity: Opera meets drag in ‘Dido and Aeneas’

Nov 29, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Zoria Petkoska

A diva is a diva, whether they’re belting out arias in a theater or strutting across a dance floor in a Shinjuku Ni-chome gay club. Opera and drag are not as different as some might think — larger than life personas, glamorous pageantry and over-the-top emotion underscore both of these art forms.
Brutal beauty worth saving from the wrecking ball

Nov 15, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Zoria Petkoska

Japan has more Pritzker Architecture Prize winners than any other country, and yet these architects’ buildings meet the wrecking ball frequently and without much ceremony. Before their demise, however, some of these iconic structures are immortalized by fans through photography, and what starts out as a hobby often becomes a valuable documentation project. Paul Tulett, 48, is one such architecture aficionado, posting photos of Brutalist buildings on his @brutal_zen Instagram account.
Butoh dances to the sounds of Hokusai’s hometown

Nov 7, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Zoria Petkoska

At twilight, a kitsune (fox) and akaname (filth-licking toilet demon) lead a group of excited Tokyoites and visitors around Sumida Park to discover other yōkai (supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore) on the paths and in the bushes. The children shriek with surprise as they come across a tengu (long-nosed demon), a bakeneko (supernatural cat) and, later, a warai hannya (laughing female demon) in red heels, all dancing under Tokyo Skytree’s twinkling lights.
La rinascita del butō

Nov 7, 2024 | internazionale.it | Zoria Petkoska

Il locale piomba improvvisamente nel silenzio. Tutti gli occhi sono puntati verso una figura femminile solitaria, con la pelle nuda dipinta di bianco. Si contorce nella luce di un riflettore, una crisalide spettrale. Per molte persone riunite in questo spazio dall’aria cyberpunk è il primo contatto con la danza butō, una forma d’arte che abbina movimenti lenti e calcolati a immagini surreali e spesso grottesche per esplorare temi come la morte, la sofferenza e la trasformazione.
Spend Culture Day weekend in Ginza with TIFF, Yuko Mohri

Nov 1, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Zoria Petkoska

This weekend, celebrating Culture Day in Tokyo is easy with a film festival and major art exhibition taking place all in one neighborhood: Ginza. The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), already well underway, features a lineup of film screenings and panels throughout Ginza and its neighboring areas.
Andrijana Cvetkovikj: ‘We have to create more opportunities for women to be playing on equal ground’

Oct 24, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Zoria Petkoska

Andrijana Cvetkovikj is a woman of many accomplishments. Most notably, she was the first Macedonian ambassador to Japan from 2014 to 2018. She has a Ph.D. in cinema studies from Nihon University, an excellence award from the Japan Association of Audiovisual Producers and a role as adviser to the head of the country’s Agency for Cultural Affairs. Now, at 43, she is the senior programmer for the inaugural Women’s Empowerment section at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF).
On the ground at Japan's biggest coffee conference

Oct 10, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Zoria Petkoska

Purring grinders and espresso machines, steaming water swirled over drippers, the occasional clink of a spoon, the air rich with fruity and chocolaty aromas — the SCAJ World Specialty Coffee Conference and Exhibition is was good for more than just a buzz. The Specialty Coffee Association of Japan (SCAJ) organized Asia's largest specialty coffee event for the 21st year from Oct. 9 to 11, and it was the biggest yet with more than 500 booths, 390 companies and 35 countries.
Hold history in your hands at this triennial antiques fair in Tokyo

Oct 9, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Zoria Petkoska

Every three years, Tokyo’s most trusted art dealers select some of the rarest items from private collections and exhibit them at the Antique Dealers’ Fair & Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan’s oldest art fair, according to the Tokyo Art Club. This weekend, the event returns 60 years after first launching for its 22nd iteration. The event was first held under the patronage of Prince Mikasa in 1964 to coincide with that year’s Tokyo Olympics.
Japan's three major business lobbies submit policy requests to Ishiba

Oct 4, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Zoria Petkoska |Chris Russell

Japan's three major business lobbies on Friday submitted their economic policy requests to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who took office on Tuesday, calling for facilitating wage increases and ensuring stable energy supplies.