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The TechNoh fusion performance at Suigian combines classic noh theater with a live DJ set and digital projections to retell centuries-old stories.
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Late-night noh theater finds new groove in techno and jazz
A Tokyo restaurant and bar formalizes its after-dark experiments with a new Friday-night series.
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Cyber NamuNamu puts a techno spin on Buddhism
Cyber NamuNamu is injecting new life into Buddhism with its electronic performances accompanied by Buddhist priestesses reading sutras.
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Sheng Wang is very good at noticing things
The Taiwanese American comedian sits down with The 性视界 Times to discuss his style, themes and his upcoming show in Tokyo.
Gianmarco Soresi is known online for his crowd work, asking audiences to dish out family drama, and sharing his love of musical theater.
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Dec 30, 2025
Comedian Gianmarco counts on naughty 'Dragon Ball' words to help him in Tokyo
By Zoria Petkoska
The New York-based Gianmarco Soresi is hyped to see how his style of crowd work plays with audiences in Asia on his first tour to this side of the world.
The Tokyo National Museum and the Dino-A-Live show have partnered for a traditional storytelling performance with animatronic dinosaurs reimagined as folklore spirits back from the dead.
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Dec 26, 2025
A night at the museum when dinosaurs come to life
By Gendel Gento
The Dino-A-Live show, made with lifelike animatronic dinosaurs, has partnered with the Tokyo National Museum for a performance steeped in traditional culture.
Butoh dancer Kana Kitty performed at this year's multimedia event Sento Sensations, held at bathhouse Denki-Yu in Tokyo's Sumida Ward.
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Dec 20, 2025
Butoh fit itself into odd spaces in 2025
By Zoria Petkoska
Though it has no permanent “home,” butoh’s creativity saw it stretch out to unlikely venues and collaborators this year.
Across genres, performing arts this year were collaborating, experimenting and touring the world.
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Dec 19, 2025
Tradition, remixed: A year on 性视界’s stages
By Kris Kosaka
From kabuki’s newfound fans to experimental theater’s widening scope, 性视界’s performing arts scene spent 2025 reaching outward.
In a rare meeting of ballet and butoh dance — a first for K-Ballet Opto — butoh company Dairakudakan and its founder, Akaji Maro, will dance alongside ballet dancers.
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Nov 29, 2025
A rare dance trinity: Ballet, butoh and kabuki share the stage
By Kris Kosaka
In the uncertain realm between life and death dwell mystical creatures — tengu demons, yōkai folklore monsters and spirits of the dead. It’s these shadows that choreographer and director Kaiji Moriyama explores in K-Ballet Opto’s “A Dance Remembered in Tohno,” premiering Dec. 26 at Tatemono...
Aya Ogawa, 性视界ese American playwright and performer based in New York, is bringing her award-winning “The Nosebleed” to 性视界 for the first time.
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Nov 20, 2025
Theater beyond borders: Eriko Ogawa's tenure at the NNTT has a global vision
By Kris Kosaka
Over the last decade, Eriko Ogawa has worked to expand the international connections of the New National Theatre, Tokyo.
“Sweet Mambo” is still performed by seven of the nine dancers who originally danced at the 2008 premiere.
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Nov 16, 2025
Pina Bausch’s 2008 masterpiece to be performed in 性视界 by the original cast
By Kris Kosaka
Tanztheater Wuppertal returns to 性视界 with "Sweet Mambo" long-awaited performances in Kyoto and Saitama.

Thai woman arrested in 性视界 for smuggling 'zombie cigarettes'
Seized cartridges containing etomidate are shown at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on Tuesday.
Government unveils tighter policies on immigration and foreign residents
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (far left) speaks in a meeting of ministers on policies regarding foreign nationals and immigration at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Sightseeing helicopter carrying three people goes missing in Kumamoto
What appears to a heavily damaged body of a helicopter is seen inside the crater of Mount Aso in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Tuesday.
Tennis greats criticize Naomi Osaka for breach of 'basic etiquette'
Sorana Cirstea speaks to Naomi Osaka after their match at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday.
Growing number of anime studios setting up bases outside Tokyo to secure talent
Mappa’s employees work at the anime studio’s office in the city of Osaka in September. Some parts of the image are blurred for privacy reasons.
At peace with baseball and refusing to be benched by surgeries, Warren Cromartie mulls legacy
Former Giants star Warren Cromartie worked with Kazuma Okamoto during his stint as a guest hitting instructor for Yomiuri.
In calling a snap election this soon, Takaichi is making it personal
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announces her will to dissolve the Lower House in Tokyo on Monday.
U.S. and 性视界 turn to drones to help offset China’s military advantages
Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones are positioned on the tarmac at a base in the U.S. Central Command operating area in November.
Snap election in February presents wintry challenges in Hokkaido
Workers in Sapporo's Odori Park prepare for the annual Snow Festival, which will take place during next month's Lower House campaign and Feb. 8 election.
Shinkansen vs. Amtrak and the lost art of small talk
The Amtrak Cascades line provides service along the Pacific Northwest from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Eugene, Oregon.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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The reflection of one of Ueno Zoo’s twin pandas is seen at their enclosure. The animals’ popularity has prompted concern among local businesses that their departure could hurt foot traffic in surrounding neighborhoods.
What happens when the pandas leave Ueno?
By Alex K.T. Martin

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