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3 days ago

International antiques thief wanted in Japan for involvement in a £679,000 jewellery store heist may face extradition - after he's served his 36 year jail sentence

Daniel Kelly, 46, is wanted by Japanese authorities for his alleged involvement in the raid at the Harry Winston Omotesando Hills Salon of Jewellery in Central Tokyo in 2015.

‘We’re huge JRPG fans’: Purity Ring on how nostalgia for a gaming era inspired their new single

The Canadian electropop duo return with a new track (and forthcoming album) that sounds like a half-forgotten RPG you played in the 00s

If you were around for the electropop zeitgeist of the early 201…

5 days ago

King Lear is a masterpiece – as told by Akira Kurosawa rather than Shakespeare | Michael Billington

The tragedy’s mythic quality appeals to adapters the world over but the Japanese film-maker’s Ran, now rereleased, manages to solve the play’s problems

I have long had mixed feelings about King Lear. …

‘They feel cleansed, they cry … some really don’t like it!’ The 12-hour psychedelic theatre-rave Trance

Inspired by club culture and reincarnation, Tianzhuo Chen and Asian Dope Boys have devised a mesmerising show that unfolds in six two-hour chapters. Prepare to enter hell and then be healed

Naked perf…

6 days ago

Super Happy Forever review – glowing love story in reverse with echoes of Before Sunrise

In this beautifully acted film, a man returns to the Japanese seaside town where he met and fell in love with his wife

For the first 40 minutes, this film’s title feels like a poke in the eye. There i…

‘As thrilling as driving a sports car’: the Tokyo capsule tower that gave pod-living penthouse chic

They had portholes, cutting edge mod cons – and the ultra luxurious models even came with a free calculator. As Japan’s beloved Nakagin Capsule Tower resurfaces, we celebrate an architectural marvel

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9 days ago

Japan walks line between recession and submission as it seeks to overcome Trump tariffs

Japanese negotiators have just days before the end of Trump’s 90-day pause on punishing tariffs to pull off a breakthrough

It all seemed to be going so well. In April, Japan’s chief trade negotiator, …

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