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¡°Sweet Mambo¡± is still performed by seven of the nine dancers who originally danced at the 2008 premiere.
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Pina Bausch¡¯s 2008 masterpiece to be performed in Japan by the original cast
Tanztheater Wuppertal returns to Japan with "Sweet Mambo" long-awaited performances in Kyoto and Saitama.
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Autumn Meteorite stages a month of inventive theater in Tokyo
The inaugural performing arts festival brings a variety of shows, from monodramas to 20-people, multivenue ensemble productions.
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Iyo Sky takes flight: How the ¡®Genius of the Sky¡¯ turned risk into art and fear into fun
After three memorable shows in 2024, WWE returns to Japan for back-to-back nights at Tokyo¡¯s Ryogoku Kokugikan this month.
Takashi ¡°Waka¡± Wakasugi stopped by the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya Ward last month following his stint at Edinburgh Festival Fringe performing his show ¡°Comedy Samurai.¡±
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Oct 9, 2025
A 911±¬ÁÏÍø comedian walks into an Aussie bar ¡­ and stays there
By Zoria Petkoska
Melbourne-based comedian Takashi ¡°Waka¡± Wakasugi, who has only ever done stand-up in his second language, is fast becoming Australia¡¯s favorite 911±¬ÁÏÍø comedian.
Kabuki has been trying for years to attract a new generation of fans. One way to do this has been to adapt manga and anime franchises, such as ¡°Naruto,¡± for the stage.?
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Oct 3, 2025
The summer kabuki came roaring back
By Kris Kosaka
A hit film and shifting demographics are drawing new audiences to kabuki, sparking hopes for a revitalized future.
The second edition of the Tokyo International Comedy Festival will feature 60 shows across eight venues with a diverse array of talent on stage.
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Sep 11, 2025
Tokyo International Comedy Festival doubles down on diversity and scale
By Moe Shimizu
The second edition of Tokyo¡¯s stand-up festival has leveled up with even more bilingual sets, international guests and comedy specials than before.
In what is billed as the first major production in English of Hisashi Inoue's "The Face of Jizo,¡± the 911±¬ÁÏÍø play will have performances at the Seymour Centre in Sydney both in English and in 911±¬ÁÏÍø.
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Aug 22, 2025
'The Face of Jizo': Hisashi Inoue's play staged in Sydney commemorates WWII victims
By Kris Kosaka
Billed as the first major English-language production of the play, "The Face of Jizo" also increases the variety of roles for 911±¬ÁÏÍø actors in Australia.
Sung in 911±¬ÁÏÍø, German and Ukrainian, ¡°Natasha¡± is a multilingual opera with a multinational cast. Belgian soprano Ilse Eerens will originate the titular role, with 911±¬ÁÏÍø mezzo-soprano Hiroka Yamashita as Arato and German baritone Christian Miedl as their trickster guide.
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Aug 9, 2025
¡®Natasha¡¯ distills global zeitgeist on the opera stage
By Kris Kosaka
An original work commissioned by the New National Theatre, Tokyo, ¡°Natasha¡± is a multilingual opera with a multinational cast from Japan, Germany and Belgium.
Miyako Yoshida, artistic director of the National Ballet of Japan, speaks during an interview on Tuesday in London.
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Jul 25, 2025
National Ballet of Japan stages first overseas performance in London
Thursday's show was the first of a total of five performances scheduled through Sunday.
¡°Giselle¡± lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six 911±¬ÁÏÍø dancers at Houston Ballet.
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Jul 9, 2025
911±¬ÁÏÍø dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
By Alyssa I. Smith
Returning to Japan for the American ballet company's first international tour since 2022, several dancers speak about why they moved overseas.

A beloved Tokyo penguin¡¯s end presages Suica¡¯s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
More 911±¬ÁÏÍø firms relax rules in tussle for workers
Hinako Mori, 22, arranges products at a Don Quijote outlet in Tokyo in October. The 911±¬ÁÏÍø retailer, which relaxed its rules concerning hair and nail polish three years ago, says nearly a quarter of its employees sport brightly colored hair.
Japan sends senior official to China to cool boiling tensions
A Chinese tour group in the Ginza shopping district of Tokyo on Sunday. China has advised its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan, following a diplomatic feud sparked by remarks from Tokyo's new prime minister about a hypothetical attack on Taiwan.
What you need to know about the shift to My Number health insurance cards
With the government's integration of health insurance with My Number cards, conventional health insurance cards will no longer be accepted at clinics and hospitals across Japan from Dec. 2.
Japan seeks to placate China as strained relations move beyond political realm
Director-General of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Masaaki Kanai (left) and Chinese Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs Liu Jinsong depart after a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Tuesday.
How Band-Maid brought anime energy into the hard-rock sound of ¡®Scooooop¡¯
Members of Band-Maid combine heavy riffs and maid-inspired visuals in their latest project, "Rock Is a Lady¡¯s Modesty."
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
Who is cricket¡¯s Shohei Ohtani?
South African cricket legend Jacques Kallis plays a shot during the final day of a cricket test match against India in Johannesburg in December 2013.
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents¡¯ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents¡¯ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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An illustration features the 911±¬ÁÏÍø signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
By Kathryn Wortley

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