What’s the buzz in Pune: September 17-23
Visual art Give your child an edge by enrolling them in an online art class to unleash your child's creative potential. Sign up for a free demo class to find out what these classes look like and why your child should enroll. To register,…
Japanese companies try to reduce their reliance on Chinese manufacturing
ATHE END of the month, the production line at a Toshiba factory in Dalian will shut down, 30 years after the Japanese electronics giant opened in the city in northeast China. Once a totemic example of global supply chains expanding into…
In 1940s Japan, a trophy wife becomes a spy
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's new historical drama The wife of a spy is a slow-burning Machiavellian film that is particularly attached to appearances. From his immaculate photography to his constant…
Why AOC’s Met Gala Dress Drove People Crazy
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York arrived at the Met Gala on Monday night wearing an ivory Brother Vellies wool jacket personalized with an organza ruffle and the message "Tax the Rich" emblazoned in red on her back.In…
Beijing contemplates fate of pro-China heavyweights as Japan pick leader
Tetsushi Takahashi was Nikkei's China bureau chief from April 2017 to March 2021 and editor of the Beijing Diary column.TOKYO - The leadership election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Japan, slated for September 29, has attracted…
Eric Clapton’s Summer Sets, Motorhead, more
Summer is usually the time for new albums, not reissues, bulky box sets, and extended archive versions. Things usually pick up in the fall, when most people are gearing up for the holiday season with these often expensive, fan-oriented…
Welcome the unexpected in Studio Ghibli’s new film, “Earwig and the Witch”
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Ghibli's latest animated feature film, Earwig and the witch released in theaters in Japan on August 27.
Unlike his several previous blockbuster animated films, such as My neighbor Totoro (1988) and Abducted as if by magic…
Japanese Breakfast on the virtues of the cover of “Under Pressure” by Karen O and Willie…
The 5 O'Clock Shadow is two versions of a song, and today we have a special guest, Michelle Zauner, lead singer of Japanese Breakfast. Hello, Michele.
Hello. How are you?
I'm genius. You are play Milwaukee this Friday at the…