Performing Arts
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Dance group s**t kingz keeps exploring new ideas
The group s**t kingz has created choreography for more than 350 songs by Japanese and foreign artist...
November 4, 2022
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Naomi Watanabe spreads wings in Big Apple
Comedian Naomi Watanabe looks as if she could emanate colorful lights with her flamboyant presence. ...
October 28, 2022
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BTS holds free concert to support S.Korea’s bid to host World Expo
SEOUL (Reuters) — K-pop boy band BTS reunited on Saturday for a concert in Busan in support of South...
October 16, 2022
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Kikuchi, Tanaka bring ‘Dream Boys’ back
The “Dream Boys” are back! Fuma Kikuchi of the boy band Sexy Zone and Juri Tanaka of SixTONES are...
September 23, 2022
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Kazuki Kato: ‘I want to stay a clumsy actor’
Kazuki Kato cuts a dashing figure on stage with his chiseled good looks and robust singing voice. Th...
September 9, 2022
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Morisaki aims to create his own character in ‘Pippin’
Morisaki aims to create his own character in ‘Pippin’ By Hiroaki Tagami / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff W...
September 1, 2022
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Dairakudakan: Half-century of dancing in chalk-white makeup
Butoh dance company Dairakudakan is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Founded in 1972, the...
August 5, 2022
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Hit anime ‘The Boy and The Beast’ made into musical
“Bakemono no Ko” (“The Boy and The Beast”), the megahit 2015 animated film directed by Mamoru Hosoda...
July 29, 2022
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Mario Kuroba uses fire in heart to play key character in ‘Rurouni Kenshin’ musical
Mario Kuroba is playing a key character in a new musical based on the megahit manga series “Rurouni ...
June 10, 2022
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Koichi Domoto celebrates 1,900th appearance playing lead in ‘SHOCK’ musical
Actor-singer Koichi Domoto celebrated his 1,900th appearance playing the lead in the “SHOCK” musical...
June 2, 2022
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‘Spirited Away’ on stage takes audience on mystical journey
Being creative without tarnishing the original work of art is the biggest challenge artists face whe...
May 27, 2022
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Sweet shop hosts unique artistic combination
A dagashiya candy store was recently host to a unique event in Mitaka, Tokyo — a combination of the ...
May 24, 2022
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Koichi Domoto finds perfect rivals in new cast for ‘SHOCK’ stage spectacle
Koichi Domoto, best known as one-half of the pop duo Kinki Kids, is encountering a new rival in the ...
April 29, 2022
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Displaced ballerina from Ukraine to dance for peace in Tokyo
A Ukrainian ballet dancer who evacuated from her country amid the ongoing Russian invasion will perf...
April 29, 2022
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Hosoda’s animated film to come to life in Shiki Theatre Company’s largest-ever production
The Shiki Theatre Company’s original musical adaptation of “Bakemono no Ko” (“The Boy and the Beast”...
April 28, 2022
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