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  37.            <description><![CDATA[A new retrospective of American artist Theaster Gates opened this week at Mori Art Museum in Roppongi Hills. “Afro-Mingei” claims to be the largest solo show ever of a Black artist in Japan. Ambitious in scale, promiscuous in genre and didactic in tone, the exhibit gives viewers plenty and more to chew on.]]></description>
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  44.            <title><![CDATA[ Avril Lavigne walked so today's influencer tourists could Mario Kart ]]></title>
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  55.            <description><![CDATA[A decade ago, pop-punk performer Avril Lavigne came to Tokyo — and drew widespread anger. In hindsight, she simply found herself at a crossroads of how the world viewed Japan.]]></description>
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  62.            <title><![CDATA[ 'City Hunter' manga hero drops the sexism for new live-action film ]]></title>
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  71.            <jto:author>Tomohiro Osaki</jto:author>
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  73.            <description><![CDATA[Getting global audiences to watch a live-action adaptation of a classic Japanese manga can be tough, and even more so when the protagonist is a notorious philanderer.]]></description>
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  80.            <title><![CDATA[ A star turn isn’t quite enough to make ‘City Hunter’ soar ]]></title>
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  91.            <description><![CDATA[Ryo Saeba isn’t exactly a hero for our times. A denizen of Tokyo’s seamy Kabukicho entertainment district, the private investigator is an expert marksman and pugilist, but also an incorrigible pervert. Anyone seeking his services can leave a message on a blackboard in nearby Shinjuku Station, though they should be warned that he only goes for the pretty customers — and he won’t be looking at their faces when he’s talking to them.]]></description>
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  98.            <title><![CDATA[ ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ builds its dramatic tension to perfection ]]></title>
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  101.            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:10:00 +0900</pubDate>
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  104.                        
  105.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Eiko Ishibashi, Evil Does Not Exist ]]></jto:tag>
  106.                
  107.            <jto:author>Mark Schilling</jto:author>
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  109.            <description><![CDATA[Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” which won the Grand Jury Prize at last year’s Venice International Film Festival, had an unusual gestation, beginning as a short film to accompany the performances of musician Eiko Ishibashi, who scored Hamaguchi’s Oscar-winning “Drive My Car.” Along the way, Hamaguchi decided to turn it into a feature film with dialogue.]]></description>
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  116.            <title><![CDATA[ Serani Poji’s retro Shibuya-kei sounds find viral fame ]]></title>
  117.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/04/25/music/serani-poji-shibuya-kei/</link>
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  119.            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
  120.                        
  121.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ Contributing writer ]]></jto:credit>
  122.                        
  123.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ shibuya-kei, serani poji, j-pop ]]></jto:tag>
  124.                
  125.            <jto:author>Patrick St. Michel</jto:author>
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  127.            <description><![CDATA[Sometime in late 2023, users of short-form video platforms such as TikTok and YouTube Shorts sought out a mood booster. They found just the serotonin shot they needed courtesy turn-of-the-millennium music genre Shibuya-kei, in all its smiley wonder.]]></description>
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  134.            <title><![CDATA[ The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores ]]></title>
  135.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/04/22/books/bookshops-economy-japan-jimbocho/</link>
  136.            <category>CULTURE</category>
  137.            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:45:00 +0900</pubDate>
  138.                        
  139.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ Staff writer ]]></jto:credit>
  140.                        
  141.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ books, bookstores, Jimbocho, DIGITALIZATION, DEPOPULATION, CHOFU, TOKYO, CHIYODA WARD ]]></jto:tag>
  142.                
  143.            <jto:author>Alex K.T. Martin</jto:author>
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  145.            <description><![CDATA[Right outside the north exit of Chofu Station in western Tokyo is Shinko Syoten, a brick-and-mortar bookstore that Hideharu Yahata’s father-in-law opened in 1968 — back when Japan was on one of the most rapid economic growth trajectories the world has ever seen.]]></description>
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  152.            <title><![CDATA[ Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins ]]></title>
  153.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/04/22/art/kyotographie-photography-festival/</link>
  154.            <category>CULTURE</category>
  155.            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:15:00 +0900</pubDate>
  156.                        
  157.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ Staff writer ]]></jto:credit>
  158.                        
  159.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ kyotographie, photography, KYOTO, EXHIBITIONS ]]></jto:tag>
  160.                
  161.            <jto:author>Thu-Huong Ha</jto:author>
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  163.            <description><![CDATA[Kyoto, in all its centuries-old splendor, is not known for being a hub of dynamic change. Save for the occasionally news-making animosity between locals and tourists, its value lies in its ability to preserve. But every spring, a flood of contemporary art invades the city, bringing with it global and socially minded works and themes from the outside world.]]></description>
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  170.            <title><![CDATA[ Japanese dancer Yuna Yamada wins first place in U.S. ballet contest ]]></title>
  171.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/04/21/stage/japan-yamada-wins-ballet-contest/</link>
  172.            <category>CULTURE</category>
  173.            <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2024 11:07:00 +0900</pubDate>
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  175.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ JIJI ]]></jto:credit>
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  177.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ ballet, Yuna Yamada ]]></jto:tag>
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  181.            <description><![CDATA[Japanese dancer Yuna Yamada won first place on Saturday in the women&#39;s pre-competitive age classical division at this year&#39;s Youth America Grand Prix international ballet contest in New York.]]></description>
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  188.            <title><![CDATA[ Japanese acts seize Coachella's spotlight — and this ain't your typical J-pop ]]></title>
  189.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/04/19/music/coachella-yoasobi-awich-atarashii-gakko/</link>
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  191.            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 19:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
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  193.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ Contributing writer ]]></jto:credit>
  194.                        
  195.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ coachella, j-pop, yoasobi, awich, atarashii gakko!, hatsune miku, vocaloid ]]></jto:tag>
  196.                
  197.            <jto:author>Patrick St. Michel</jto:author>
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  199.            <description><![CDATA[Near the climax of Yoasobi’s energetic Friday-night set at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival’s Mojave Stage last weekend, vocalist Ikura excitedly addressed the crowd.]]></description>
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  206.            <title><![CDATA[ Ryusuke Hamaguchi ponders the dangers of disrupting the rural idyll ]]></title>
  207.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/04/19/film/ryusuke-hamaguchi-evil-does-not-exist/</link>
  208.            <category>CULTURE</category>
  209.            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:30:00 +0900</pubDate>
  210.                        
  211.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ Contributing writer ]]></jto:credit>
  212.                        
  213.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Eiko Ishibashi, Hitoshi Omika ]]></jto:tag>
  214.                
  215.            <jto:author>Matt Schley</jto:author>
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  217.            <description><![CDATA[How do you follow up an Academy Award-winning film? If you’re Ryusuke Hamaguchi, the director of 2021’s “Drive My Car,” the answer is: with a little help from a friend.]]></description>
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  224.            <title><![CDATA[ Cannes announces honorary Palme d’Or for Studio Ghibli ]]></title>
  225.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/04/18/entertainment-news/news-studio-ghibli-cannes-honorary-palme-dor/</link>
  226.            <category>CULTURE</category>
  227.            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:50:00 +0900</pubDate>
  228.                        
  229.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ staff writer ]]></jto:credit>
  230.                        
  231.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ ANIME, HAYAO MIYAZAKI, CANNES, STUDIO GHIBLI ]]></jto:tag>
  232.                
  233.            <jto:author>Thu-Huong Ha</jto:author>
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  235.            <description><![CDATA[The Cannes Film Festival has announced it will award an Honorary Palme d’Or to Studio Ghibli at its 77th film festival next month.]]></description>
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  242.            <title><![CDATA[ ‘Beyond the Fog’: Evocative mood piece leaves a dreamy impression ]]></title>
  243.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/04/18/film/beyond-the-fog/</link>
  244.            <category>CULTURE</category>
  245.            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:20:00 +0900</pubDate>
  246.                        
  247.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ Contributing writer ]]></jto:credit>
  248.                        
  249.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ Daichi Murase, Shuri Miyake, Asami Mizukawa, Shinzo Hotta ]]></jto:tag>
  250.                
  251.            <jto:author>James Hadfield</jto:author>
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  253.            <description><![CDATA[The Japanese countryside is teeming with stories of communities in decline, but few are as sobering as that of Kawakami. Once home to more than 8,000 people, the village in southeastern Nara Prefecture now has a population of just over 1,000, the majority of them senior citizens.]]></description>
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  260.            <title><![CDATA[ 'Tatsumi’: Gang life drama goes for violence overkill ]]></title>
  261.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/04/18/film/tatsumi/</link>
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  263.            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:10:00 +0900</pubDate>
  264.                        
  265.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ Contributing writer ]]></jto:credit>
  266.                        
  267.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ Hiroshi Shoji, Yuya Endo, Kokoro Morita ]]></jto:tag>
  268.                
  269.            <jto:author>Mark Schilling</jto:author>
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  271.            <description><![CDATA[Hiroshi Shoji made his feature debut in 2015 with “Ken and Kazu,” a gritty action film whose title punks are conflicted about their budding careers as outlaws. It won the best film award in the Tokyo International Film Festival’s Japanese Cinema Splash section and was widely screened abroad.]]></description>
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  278.            <title><![CDATA[ 'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV ]]></title>
  279.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/04/18/tv-streaming/house-of-the-owl-disney/</link>
  280.            <category>CULTURE</category>
  281.            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
  282.                        
  283.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ Contributing writer ]]></jto:credit>
  284.                        
  285.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ Min Tanaka, Mackenyu, Disney PLUS, House of the Owl, JAPANESE TV ]]></jto:tag>
  286.                
  287.            <jto:author>Mark Schilling</jto:author>
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  289.            <description><![CDATA[Japanese live-action streaming series have struggled to match the global impact of South Korean rivals such as “Squid Game” and “Crash Landing on You.” However, the recent Japan-based shows “Tokyo Vice” and “Shogun” have become popular with international streaming audiences. Both are made by multinational production teams that reject the nearly exclusive domestic focus of the usual drama series backed by consortiums of media companies that have little interest in the overseas market.]]></description>
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  296.            <title><![CDATA[ A White House dinner, a slot at Coachella — Yoasobi is having a great week ]]></title>
  297.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/04/17/music/yoasobi-coachella-white-house/</link>
  298.            <category>CULTURE</category>
  299.            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:55:00 +0900</pubDate>
  300.                        
  301.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ Contributing writer ]]></jto:credit>
  302.                        
  303.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ j-pop, yoasobi, coachella, FUMIO KISHIDA, JOE BIDEN, music festivals ]]></jto:tag>
  304.                
  305.            <jto:author>Patrick St. Michel</jto:author>
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  307.            <description><![CDATA[The two members of Yoasobi haven’t really had a chance to process just what a historic week they’ve had.]]></description>
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  314.            <title><![CDATA[ Asako Yuzuki's 'Butter' is a heady serving of food culture and feminism ]]></title>
  315.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/04/12/books/asako-yuzuki-butter-novel/</link>
  316.            <category>CULTURE</category>
  317.            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 19:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
  318.                        
  319.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ Contributing writer ]]></jto:credit>
  320.                        
  321.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ Asako Yuzuki, AUTHORS, Kanae Kijima, FOOD ]]></jto:tag>
  322.                
  323.            <jto:author>Kris Kosaka</jto:author>
  324.            <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/609926/</guid>
  325.            <description><![CDATA[Anyone who has spent time in Japan knows that the country is bursting with gastronomic delights. Especially in Tokyo, there is no shortage of eateries to satisfy your cravings. And yet, as “Butter” author Asako Yuzuki points out, although places catering to solitary men are abundant, it is uncommon in Japan for a woman to eat out alone.]]></description>
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  332.            <title><![CDATA[ A brief history of J-pop stars meeting U.S. presidents ]]></title>
  333.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/04/12/music/j-pop-stars-american-presidents/</link>
  334.            <category>CULTURE</category>
  335.            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
  336.                        
  337.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ Contributing writer ]]></jto:credit>
  338.                        
  339.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ j-pop, FUMIO KISHIDA, U.S., JOE BIDEN, U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS, yoasobi, pikotaro, Namie Amuro, Hikaru Utada ]]></jto:tag>
  340.                
  341.            <jto:author>Patrick St. Michel</jto:author>
  342.            <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/609897/</guid>
  343.            <description><![CDATA[This year’s Coachella music festival is shaping up to be a good ticket for J-pop fans stateside. But the hottest ticket in J-pop might just be one that gets you inside the White House.]]></description>
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  350.            <title><![CDATA[ Four up-and-coming music acts to start spring off right ]]></title>
  351.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/04/12/music/spring-playlist-refresh/</link>
  352.            <category>CULTURE</category>
  353.            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0900</pubDate>
  354.                        
  355.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ Contributing writer ]]></jto:credit>
  356.                        
  357.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ valknee, Uilou, Cho Co Pa Co Cho Co Quin Quin, kinoue64, J-POP ]]></jto:tag>
  358.                
  359.            <jto:author>Patrick St. Michel</jto:author>
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  361.            <description><![CDATA[It’s starting to feel like spring and your house isn’t the only thing that needs cleaning: Time to get your music playlists up to date.]]></description>
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  368.            <title><![CDATA[ Yayoi Kusama was the world’s top-selling artist last year ]]></title>
  369.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/04/11/art/yayoi-kusama-auction-top-selling/</link>
  370.            <category>CULTURE</category>
  371.            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:16:00 +0900</pubDate>
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  373.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ Staff writer ]]></jto:credit>
  374.                        
  375.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ Yayoi Kusama, auctions ]]></jto:tag>
  376.                
  377.            <jto:author>Thu-Huong Ha</jto:author>
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  379.            <description><![CDATA[Yayoi Kusama may have her detractors, but the purveyor of polka dots has proved yet again that she’s a commercial powerhouse. According to a report released last week from insurer Hiscox, the 95-year-old was the highest-grossing contemporary artist last year.]]></description>
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