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Baseball Mandates Pre-Pitch Kabuki Poses

Teams fire pitching coaches, hire Living National Treasure Kabuki actors. Batters forget bats and applaud the new pitching style. Shouts of 'Yamatoya!' echo as baseball becomes art.

https://alt.andpaper.net/en/articles/20251211-kabuki-pitching-form/

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Mount FujiDec 3

A Lion Dance and Mount Fuji Reimagined: Moynat and Kazumasa Nagai Celebrate Generational Creativity at Minami-za | ART&CULTURE

Moynat has collaborated with renowned graphic designer Kazumasa Nagai and the Nippon Design Center to create a special iwai-maku (celebr…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1422416/a-lion-dance-and-mount-fuji-reimagined-moynat-and-kazumasa-nagai-celebrate-generational-creativity-at-minami-za-artculture/

Alo JapanDec 3
https://www.alojapan.com/1422416/a-lion-dance-and-mount-fuji-reimagined-moynat-and-kazumasa-nagai-celebrate-generational-creativity-at-minami-za-artculture/ A Lion Dance and Mount Fuji Reimagined: Moynat and Kazumasa Nagai Celebrate Generational Creativity at Minami-za | ART&CULTURE #JapanCulture #kabuki #MountFuji #MountFujiNews #MountFuji #MOYNAT #news #富士山 Moynat has collaborated with renowned graphic designer Kazumasa Nagai and the Nippon Design Center to create a special iwai-maku (celebratory stage curtain) for the shūmei of Onoe Kikugorō VIII and Onoe Kikunosuke VI.The curtain was unv
The Japan TimesNov 29
A rare dance trinity: Ballet, butoh and kabuki share the stage https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/11/29/stage/tokyo-performing-arts-ballet-butoh-kabuki/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #stage #butoh #ballet #kballet #akajimaro #dance #kabuki
A rare dance trinity: Ballet, butoh and kabuki share the stage

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...

The Japan Times
JapanNov 26

Kabuki Epic “Kokuhō” Becomes Japan’s Top Grossing Domestic Live-Action Film

Japan Data Cinema Entertainment Culture Nov 26, 2025 The movie Kokuhō, which tells the story of two friends and rivals in the world of kabuki, has become Japan’s top live-action film based on domestic box office, setting a new record for the first time in more tha…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1419019/kabuki-epic-kokuho-becomes-japans-top-grossing-domestic-live-action-film/

Alo JapanNov 26
https://www.alojapan.com/1419019/kabuki-epic-kokuho-becomes-japans-top-grossing-domestic-live-action-film/ Kabuki Epic “Kokuhō” Becomes Japan’s Top Grossing Domestic Live-Action Film #cinema #Japan #JapanNews #kabuki #Movie #news Japan Data Cinema Entertainment Culture Nov 26, 2025 The movie Kokuhō, which tells the story of two friends and rivals in the world of kabuki, has become Japan’s top live-action film based on domestic box office, setting a new record for the first time in more than 20 years. On November 25, movie studio Tōhō
The Japan TimesNov 25
Surprise hit “Kokuho” grossed more than $111 million, becoming the first movie in 22 years to break Japan’s box office record for a domestic live-action film. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/11/25/film/kokuho-film-break-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #kokuho #kabuki
Oscar entry ‘Kokuho’ breaks 22-year-old Japan box-office record

“Kokuho,” or “national treasure,” has won over critics with its lush cinematography and portrayal of the little-known world of kabuki.

The Japan Times
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The Japan TimesNov 20
Japan’s treasured traditional arts face a widening gap between aging masters and too few successors, forcing the country to rethink how it preserves, modernizes and sustains its cultural heritage for the future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/19/japan/japans-aging-cultural-heritage-guardians/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #artists #aging #nationaltreasures #lacquerware #noh #kabuki #teaceremony
Japan’s cultural heritage and its aging guardians

Living national treasures are revered. But without reform, the risk of cultural attrition grows.

The Japan Times
Games JapanNov 18
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Alo JapanNov 26
https://www.alojapan.com/1419019/kabuki-epic-kokuho-becomes-japans-top-grossing-domestic-live-action-film/ Kabuki Epic “Kokuhō” Becomes Japan’s Top Grossing Domestic Live-Action Film #cinema #Japan #JapanNews #kabuki #Movie #news Japan Data Cinema Entertainment Culture Nov 26, 2025 The movie Kokuhō, which tells the story of two friends and rivals in the world of kabuki, has become Japan’s top live-action film based on domestic box office, setting a new record for the first time in more than 20 years. On November 25, movie studio Tōhō