Performing Arts
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‘GeGeGe no Kitaro The Stage 2025’ Actor Yoshihiko Aramaki Speaks About His Role in New Stage Adaptation
Actor Yoshihiko Aramaki stars in “GeGeGe no Kitaro The Stage 2025,” currently running at the Meij...
August 1, 2025
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Shiki’s ‘Back to The Future’ Musical: A Dazzling Ride through Time; Stars Naoto Risu, Masuo Nonaka Speak on the Hit’s Japan Debut
Shiki Theatre Company’s new production, “Back to the Future: The Musical,” an acclaimed stage ada...
June 27, 2025
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‘Demon Slayer,’ Japan’s Popular Manga, Back with 5th Stage Play; Performers Kato, Urai Discuss Playing Their Roles
The smash hit manga “Kimetsu no Yaiba” (“Demon Slayer”) is back with its fifth stage play adaptat...
March 28, 2025
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See ‘Boonboomger’ Superhero Stage Show in Tokyo for a Chance to Catch Tokusatsu Action Live
If you have never seen a superhero stage show in Japan, I think you are missing out. These “hero ...
March 14, 2025
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xxxHOLiC Stage Play Returns After 2023 Cancellation; CLAMP’s Dark Fantasy Manga Reenters the Spotlight
“Engekichou Itan ‘xxxHOLiC’ -Zoku Sai-,” a stage production of the popular manga series by CLAMP,...
January 24, 2025
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New Imperial Theatre to Open in 29-Story Building in FY2030; Current Facility Scheduled to Close Next Month
The new Imperial Theatre will open in the Yurakucho district of Tokyo in fiscal 2030, Toho Co. an...
January 16, 2025
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Neo-Yasugibushi: Modern Arrangement of Upbeat Loach Scooping Dance; Ram Rider, Karin Make New Spin on Folk Performance
YASUGI, Shimane — Yasugibushi, a traditional song and dance about loach scooping, or dojo sukui i...
December 24, 2024
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Rokyoku Artist Spreads Traditional Performing Arts through Social Media
Rokyoku narrative singer Tamagawa Nanafuku is using the modern-day vehicle of social media to spr...
December 15, 2024
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Aged Tokyo National Theatre Without Prospect of New Construction; No Progress Made After Being Closed More than One Year
More than a year after the aged National Theatre in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, was closed to be replace...
December 9, 2024
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Shortage of Large Halls, Theaters Threatens Future of Ballet, Opera in Japan; Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Hall to Close for Major Renovation
A shortage of halls and theaters large enough to stage full-scale opera and ballet performances i...
December 9, 2024
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Avantgardey, Mysterious School Uniformed Dance Group from Japan, Finds Worldwide Fame After Being on America’s Got Talent
Mysterious school-uniformed and bobbed-haired group Avantgardey comprises 17 female dancers who l...
November 22, 2024
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Takarazuka Revue Company’s School Removes ‘Good-Looks’ Application Requirement; This Year’s Acceptance Rate 1 in 12
TAKARAZUKA, Hyogo — Takarazuka Music School, where performers train for the all-female Takarazuka...
November 10, 2024
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New Play Depicting Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Staged in London
London (Jiji Press)—”Love in Action,” a new play by Japanese playwright Hideki Noda depicting the...
November 3, 2024
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New Headlining Star Kazuki Tsubasa Flies High; From Exam to Big Stage
Tsubasa joined the all-female revue company in 2013. She is a talented performer — good at singin...
November 1, 2024
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Kadokawa Dreams Shooting for the Stars; Reinventing Themselves in Fight for 3rd D.League Championship
Just as breakdancing was in the spotlight at this summer’s Olympics in Paris, Japan’s dance scene...
October 25, 2024
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