Nagano Prefecture with its towering, forest-covered mountains is rightly known as the "Roof of Japan." It is a place with a rarefied atmosphere, steeped in ancient history and mysterious arts. It is ...

In "Impressions of Japan," novelist William Faulkner reflects on his experiences during a visit to Japan in 1955. He ...

Culture. Review. Hallé/Nagano. Bridgewater Hall, Manchester **** Pauline Fairclough. Fri 9 Mar 2001 19.00 EST ...

Drama at the opera 07/09/2010 July 9, 2010. Munich's cultural scene likes scandals. And it is being turned into a scandal that Music Director Kent Nagano announced this week that he will not renew ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Conductor Kent Nagano will be stepping down as music director of the ...

GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. conductor Kent Nagano feels he lives in three worlds - his native California, his ancestral Japan and the Europe of the music he conducts. But his spirit is on a surfboard ...

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It’s early May and actress Mei Nagano, 21, is at Tokyo’s Hanazono Shrine doing publicity for her similarly named action comedy, “Jigoku no Hanazono” (literally, “Flower Garden of Hell ...