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Yomiuri Shimbun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Japan Actress, Adventurer Masako Izumi Dies at 77
Masako Izumi, an actress and adventurer who was the first Japanese woman to reach the North Pole, died of a cancer of unknown primary origin on July 9 at 77. Izumi, who was born in Tokyo, went on to become a popular film star in Japan in the 1960s. As an adventurer, she attempted to reach the North Pole in 1985 but gave up with 148 kilometers to go. She finally reached the destination on her second attempt four years later.
5 days ago
- Entertainment
Japanese Adventurer, Actor Masako Izumi Dies at 77
News from Japan Society Culture Jul 18, 2025 13:57 (JST) Tokyo, July 18 (Jiji Press)--Masako Izumi, a Japanese adventurer and actor, died of cancer of unknown primary at her home in Tokyo on July 9. She was 77. Izumi joined movie studio Nikkatsu Corp. in 1961 and gained popularity with films such as "Hiko Shojo" (Bad Girl), where she played the lead role. She also appeared in television dramas and on stage. In 1989, she became the first Japanese woman to reach the North Pole. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
Mint
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
Weekend food plan: Izumi pops up in Bengaluru, a Naga feast in Goa and more
Thecha bites, goda masala brie choux pastry with jackfruit, aamras-elaichi sorbet — it's a Puneri Peshwai feast with a twist. Experience a menu that celebrates the Maratha heritage of the city curated by food historian and author Anoothi Vishal and chef Pradeep Rao with inventive small plates and indulgent mains at The Modern Peshwa experience. There's lots to savour including a dessert named Modak Melange, which is a contemporary take on the Ganpati festive sweet with a raspberry coulis and gelato. Where: Al Di La, Conrad, Mangaldas Road, Sangamvadi, Pune Sashimi platter by Izumi. This weekend, one of Mumbai's favourite Japanese restaurants Izumi is popping up at ParTTwo in Bengaluru. The city will get a taste of some of the signatures dishes, which include a sashimi tasting platter featuring tuna, hamachi, freshwater eel, Alaskan king crab, everything plated with finesse. Experience Izumi's robata grilled dishes, tempura, handcrafted ramen, and traditional tsukemono pickling. The ingredients will be sourced locally as well as imported. The food can be complemented by ParTTwo's signature cocktails and select wines. Where: ParTTwo, 2, No.20/2, Vittal Mallya Road, Bengaluru When: 27-29 June Contact: 9880011072 Black rice and almond cake with perilla ice-cream and roselle syrup. Mumbai's favourite Naga restaurant Naga Belly is travelling to Goa this weekend for a pop-up dinner at Suzie's in Assagao. The menu is experimental, and will see co-owners (of Naga Belly) Watirenla Longkumer and Zhuvikali Assumi do open-fire cooking in bamboo tubes. They will also prepare dishes with ingredients such as smoked eel and silkworm. Chef Suzie will bring in her cocktail wizardry using mountain pepper, and a dessert of black rice flour and almond cake with perilla ice-cream and roselle flower syrup.
Japan Times
21-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Japan Times
'One Hundred Flowers': A moving exploration of loss, love and living with dementia
One New Year's Eve, novelist Genki Kawamura's grandmother seemed to think he was a child back in school. He was over 35 years old at the time. On a separate occasion, she forgot his name. Inspired by her battle with Alzheimer's disease, he went on to write 'One Hundred Flowers,' a thoughtful portrayal of a woman suffering from dementia that is both moving and authentic, drawing on his own experiences. One Hundred Flowers, by Genki Kawamura. Translated by Cathy Hirano. 288 pages. ITHACA PRESS, Fiction. Since the 2000s, Kawamura has had success as a film producer (he has worked with Japanese auteurs such as Hirokazu Kore-eda and Makoto Shinkai), director and novelist. His novel 'One Hundred Flowers' was originally published in 2019, and in 2022, he wrote and directed the film adaptation, for which he won the best director prize at the San Sebastian International Film Festival the same year. He is the first Japanese to receive the award. His first novel to be translated into English, 'If Cats Disappeared from the World,' was an international bestseller in 2019, translated into over 30 languages. 'One Hundred Flowers' is his second work available in English, translated by Cathy Hirano, published on March 13. The novel is not simply an intimate look at a mother struggling with memory loss and diminished awareness. By shifting between the dual perspectives of the mother and her adult son, the novel chiefly considers how memories — losing them or acknowledging them — inform our overall growth as humans. In its best moments, the reading experience is quietly profound. Sometimes, however, it feels like too many tangled threads that don't connect for a cleanly woven whole. The novel opens with Yuriko, the 67-year-old mother and piano teacher, who is caught up in a wave of confusing memories. Her son, the 37-year-old Izumi Kasai, arrives at her house, irritated that she is not home waiting. He eventually finds her alone on a swing in the local park where she has wandered off. It is New Year's Eve, as well as the day before her birthday, and it is one of the rare times during the year Izumi comes to visit. As Izumi lets the buried memory of his mother's past betrayal reach the surface, the traumatic reason behind their fraught relationship gradually becomes clear. There are also various subplots at play. Izumi works in the music industry, finding and managing young performers. His wife, Kaori, works for the same company, and she is generally acknowledged — by Izumi and others — to be the more successful of the pair. Kaori is also pregnant with their first child and will soon take maternity leave. This complicates Izumi's conflicting feelings for his mother and his thoughts of becoming a father when he never knew his own. He also struggles through a number of problems at work, from a runaway musician to a maverick employee under his supervision. Each strand of the narrative on its own feels authentic: The damaged relationship between a single mother and her adult son with a secret between them; the realities of an aging woman and artist fighting dementia; a young couple searching for shared understanding about becoming parents; the hectic, high-powered pop music industry with its constant tensions between commercialization and art. Although there's no satisfying, connective resolution, the narrative does provide plenty of moments for smaller contemplations, a believable slice-of-life window into human nature that resonates on multiple levels.
