Clint Eastwood's Japan critics are always there to make his day
Clint Eastwood's Japan critics are always there to make his day "Everybody knocks out a flop every now and then," quipped Clint Eastwood during a recent interview to promote his latest movie, "The 15:17 to Paris." The film forms part of an informal trilogy dedicated to real-life examples of American derring-do, following on from "Sully" (2016) and "American Sniper" (2014). Yet it's also the most e
'PPAP' goes the world: How Pikotaro became a viral smash
Pikotaro still can't believe it all. Two days before he sits down with The Japan Times, the performer saw that American DJ duo The Chainsmokers had changed their Twitter name to "Pineapple & Pen," a nod to his song "PPAP." That pair previously claimed YouTube's most popular clip with "Closer" — until Pikotaro's 45-second ditty took the top spot. "Is that real? Is that really their account?" he ask
Budamunk's 'The Corner' makes a play for local hip-hop heads
Back in 2008, a beat-making competition called Goldfinger's Kitchen was held in Tokyo's Shibuya district. In each round, contestants had 15 minutes to chop and flip a given sample on an MPC sampler as the crowd watched. When the 15 minutes were up, the contestants played back what they had created to see whose beat rocked the crowd the most. As soon as Tomonobu Kanno's off-kilter kicks and snappin
Crzkny unites artists against nuclear power
Electronic-music producer Kenji Takikawa's work took a major detour following the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. "Like many Japanese people, I feel angry about the way March 11 and the consequent events that followed regarding nuclear power was handled," says the Hiroshima native who records under the name Crzkny (usually rendered in all capital letters). "Once I learned about the events, I
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