Masashi Oiso made his Pro Tour debut at the start of the 2002-03 season and by the end of the season had also made his first appearance on the Sunday stage He finished second at Pro Tour Yokohama during that rookie season a sign of things to come from this Japanese star He went on to win the Rookie of the Year title that season becoming the second Japanese player to take that title He was not done with his meteoric rise and became the first Japanese player to get multiple Top 8 finishes at a time when it was still uncommon to see a Japanese player in the Top 8 at all Despite making the Top 8 of a Pro Tour six times Oiso was worried that the fact he had not won any of his Sunday appearances would hurt his chances of making the Hall of Fame "I did not have much confidence because I had never won a Pro Tour or the Player of the Year title," said Oiso I feel very happy that many people voted me!" His Rookie of the Year trophy remains one of his best memories of playing on the Pro Tour "The race with Craig Krempels was so close But I was just more lucky in Pro Tour Yokohama 2003 I love it because it is one of my few titles and it is my nickname: 'Rookie!'" Oiso thought he had lost a crucial win-and-in match at Pro Tour San Diego but instead learned a lesson from another future Hall of Famer that he considers to be one of his most treasured memories of the Pro Tour "I slipped into that Top 8 by tiebreakers," recalled Oiso "I was in 5th place before the last round but I lost to Nicolai Herzog with his good deck To my shame I took a sulky attitude at that time when he kicked off the season with his fourth Top 8 at Pro Tour Columbus there were two other Japanese players there on Sunday with him It started off a season that would see a Japanese player appear in every Top 8 that year—keep in mind that this was an extended "year" that featured seven Pro Tours as the seasons transitioned from overlapping two calendar years to be fully in a single year Oiso's real life began to intrude on his Magic career that year and he skipped a Pro Tour during the long year he still finished third in the Player of the Year race—behind fellow Hall of Famers Kenji Tsumura and Olivier Ruel—and was within striking distance of the title throughout the World Championships in Yokohama in one of the most memorable Player of the Year races in the history of the game While it is now commonplace for players to crisscross the globe playing in Grand Prix on every continent it was unusual to see Japanese players at North American events in the mid-2000s It sent shockwaves through the Magic community when Oiso led a contingent of his countrymen into Boston for an Extended Grand Prix in 2005 It was even more impressive that he came away from that event with the win Oiso made the Top 8 of ten Grand Prix in his career including that dramatic win in Boston to go with his six Top 8s at the Pro Tour He was also the National Champion in 2008 and was a member of the 2005 Japanese National team that won the Team Championships at Worlds in Yokohama That team included Takuma Morofuji and Ichiro Shimura and they defeated the United States' team of Pro Tour stalwarts Antonino De Rosa While he was proud to be honored with the induction Oiso plans to play in at least one Pro Tour every season and looks upon the Hall of Fame as a chance for him to wrap up some unfinished business "I'm so happy that I'm still able to challenge myself to win a Pro Tour!" said Oiso There were many people he wished to thank for his career and the honor of being enshrined in the Pro Tour Hall of Fame but it was a fellow inductee he singled out in particular "There are many 'senseis' who I have to thank in my Magic life but I especially pick Kenji Tsumura," said Oiso and also the best rival—we are still competing to see who wins a PT first I think why we both are enshrined is because we have brushed up (against) each other for a long time I owe some of my achievements—2008 Japanese Nationals because he told me lots of things about the format." How did an architect wind up running a Texas barbecue joint in Fort Lee “It just happened,” said Yusung Hwang of Leonia which recently opened along Main Street in Fort Lee Oiso BBQ is located in the former space of JD's Steak Pit The owner of the building hired Hwang to renovate the space and make it functional for a barbecue restaurant with plans to find a chef and manager later who had dreams to run a restaurant since he worked as a waiter while going to college for architecture So Hwang did what any good architect does before taking on a project: research “I went to other smoked barbecue places and analyzed their system to see what works,” he said Oiso BBQ’s top-selling dish is its hickory-wood smoked brisket ($14) Hwang said he uses only salt and pepper for a rub and smokes the meat for 10 hours Dining: Two new restaurants open in Edgewater Dinner with North Jersey Eats: Have an exclusive dinner at Brasserie Memere with North Jersey Eats Expect typical barbecue fare at Oiso – pulled pork ($12) mac and cheese ($3) and spicy wings ($9 for 6 pieces) Another standout dish is the boiling pot bursting with steaming snow crab The restaurant is wrapped in rustic wood paneling industrial ceiling look like upside-down jars but Hwang reports positive feedback from his diners “All of the customers that have come in,” said Hwang Rebecca King is a food writer for NorthJersey.com. For more on where to dine and drink, please subscribe today and sign up for our North Jersey Eats newsletter Email: kingr@northjersey.com Twitter: @rebeccakingnj  Instagram: @northjerseyeats Sign In Register Oiso Kimchi Cafe spent two years on Kingsway but is relocating already to a busy spot on Robson Street the restaurant has been serving Korean dishes including Korean Army Stew and a hangover soup "Yes, it's official. We are moving," reads a post on their social media. A sign on the cafe's door lists a location currently occupied by Daigyo Daigyo has not announced the closure of their store and it's still listed on their website and Instagram account Oiso has not announced an opening date for their new location According to the ruling issued by the state board after a special meeting Sunday "The licensee's conduct creates a serious and continuing risk to the health safety and welfare of the public." The board members said an immediate suspension of the license was the most practical way to protect the public The Oiso restaurant at 587 Route 303 is closed to the public and the building is up for sale it has been functioning as a kind of weekend club the building has an occupancy permit for 80 and is only allowed to have 50 percent of that at a time under current coronavirus pandemic rules on March 6 there were about 100 people inside the old restaurant The proprietors were serving alcohol but not serving food which is not allowed under the regulations the state board reported; people were dancing or just standing around drinking A fight broke out at around 10:30 p.m. and a Nanuet man was stabbed. Caneggio A. Grant, 30, died the next day. Witnesses of the incident are asked to call police investigators at 845-359-3700. SEE: Police Probe Fatal Stabbing In Blauvelt Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. The renovated interiors also include a new office space where the client can conduct remote work Japanese wooden houses share a standard floor plan where rooms are developed sequentially along a central hallway without any real connection the circulation focuses only on the central passage which can easily become tight and uncomfortable the main goal here was to rethink the flow while conserving the image of the existing premise where the client lived and grew up,’ writes ROOVICE.  all images © Akira Nakamura The architects sought to reduce congestion from the hallway by creating new connections to various spaces they tore down the wall dividing the kitchen and Japanese-style room favoring an open-plan layout joining cooking and living areas they took out all sliding doors to increase visual interaction and reduce the sense of separation usually triggered by small and enclosed chambers the ‘Oiso House’ was initially characterized by a collage of textures The new design instills harmony by introducing plenty of natural light as a binding agent while optimizing each space with a proper selection of colors and materials ‘Each space received a unique texture and tone: the previous tatami floor didn’t fit anymore with the new purpose of a working and living environment and it was replaced with a cushion one,’ explains the team the focus shifts to restoration — meaning nothing was replaced ROOVICE replaced the surface mats of the Tatami mattress in the Japanese-style room and coated the walls with fresh new coverings all in the spirit of recovering the original state of that story.  ‘Every change applied was intended to soften the secondary components while paradoxically fortifying its major wooden one by not touching it It’s worth noting how the structure was still in surprisingly good condition preventing any seismic retrofitting additions This allowed the design to keep the image of the traditions only wood can provide,’ concludes the architects.  the hallway kept in its original wooden pavement a new connection between the kitchen and Japanese-style room plenty of natural light floods the interiors creating a binding agent to harmonize the design the second floor restored to its original state planned area: ± 91 sqm  architecture + construction: ROOVICE photography: Akira Nakamura designboom has received this project from our DIY submissions feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here. AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style A 30-year-old Nanuet man died Sunday after he was stabbed inside a Blauvelt restaurant Saturday night when he and others were stabbed and shot at Officers responded to the scene near 10:50 p.m Two stabbing victims were admitted to Montefiore Nyack Hospital One of the victims was transported to Westchester Medical Center It was not immediately clear if Grant was one of them or if there were more than two stabbing victims CUOMO: Monroe County official is latest to accuse governor of misconduct CUOMO: NY Senate leader calls on governor to resign after allegations COVID-19: How private schools are staying open full time Police said a large fight occurred inside the restaurant resulting in "multiple stabbings." It was not immediately known how many people were stabbed shots were fired but police said no gunshot injuries were reported as of Sunday night Witnesses of the incident are asked to call police at 845-359-3700 Rockland County District Attorney's Office and state police assisted at the scene Ryan Santistevan is the breaking news reporter for the Poughkeepsie Journal Reach her at rsantistev@gannett.com; 845-437-4809 or follow her on Twitter Your browser does not support JavaScript, or it is disabled．Please check the site policy for more information The first thing that enters my mind when I hear “Oiso” is Long Beach What I found instead was a mega waterpark next to a big hotel but I remember having a jolly time without sticky sand in my hair and my body becoming a sheet of human sandpaper and it helped that I was “tall and tan and young and lovely I confess--I just googled Ipanema’s exact location It’s certainly not a glistening white-sand beach with chic cottages Oiso Beach consists of dark sand mixed with pebbles and is situated between drab gray and busy Seisho Bypass and the seashore Oiso is nicknamed “the Secret Getaway for Meiji Era Politicians,” or Meiji Seikai no Okuzashiki Movers and shakers of the era and beyond had villas here Some big names are Okuma Shigenobu (1838-1922) Saionji Kinmochi (1849-1940) and perhaps most famous former Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida (1878-1967) Yoshida’s former residence is open to the public and is part of Oiso Joyama Park His foster father bought the land in the 1880s and built a summer home academics and anybody who was somebody would make what was called “a pilgrimage to Oiso,” or Oiso-mairi The residence was gutted by a fire in 2009 but has been restored The architecture is Japanese sukiya style but has elements of art deco shoji-covered windows and a Persian-looking carpet I smiled to myself as I thought about water “in” the tub instead of outside and I’m sure there is some message in this and you’ll see an unobstructed view of majestic Mount Fuji People who visit will surely imagine themselves in his shoes There’s a bronze statue of Yoshida in the Japanese garden where he signed the Treaty of San Francisco in 1952 which officially ended Japan’s American-led occupation (The facility is temporarily closed due to the novel coronavirus epidemic. It is expected to reopen on March 9. For more information, visit the facility’s Japanese-language website: http://www.town.oiso.kanagawa.jp/oisomuseum/kyuyoshidatei/index.html) a Washington-born and Tokyo-based photographer It is part of the series "Lisa’s In and Around Tokyo," which depicts the capital and its surroundings through the perspective of the author Lisa’s In and Around Tokyo: Ofuna Kannonji Temple--Off the beaten path Lisa’s In and Around Tokyo: Hanayashiki--A roller coaster that takes you back in time Lisa’s In and Around Tokyo: Asagaya Pearl Center--Stringing locals together with warm voices Lisa’s In and Around Tokyo: 4 divine animals guarding Koto Ward in every direction Lisa’s In and Around Tokyo: Tokyo Sewerage Museum--Where wastewater goes with the flow Lisa’s In and Around Tokyo: Kasori Shell Mounds--Digging deep into Japan’s Jomon past Information on the latest cherry blossom conditions Please right click to use your browser’s translation function.) A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II In-house News and Messages No reproduction or republication without written permission “A lot of what it entailed was either adult or student exchanges where adults would go over and just kind of broadening people‘s experiences of this world as opposed to be in landlocked into a particular city.” “They’re in the tens of thousands in the population which is very small so financially they don’t have a lot of industry they are a tourist town but there’s not a lot of manufacturing or other things like that so they are struggling in trying to attract businesses to the area as well We got to go in to the mayor’s office and right out his window is the Pacific Ocean Copyright 2021 WYSO. To see more, visit WYSO Two people were stabbed and one of them died — Caneggio A police searched the New York metro area for Darin W Peterson was charged with Attempted Murder in the 2nd degree The 27-year-old was arraigned by the Honorable Richard Finning in the Orangetown Justice Court and sent to the Rockland County Correctional Center Detectives working on the investigation seek the public's help Contact the Orangetown Police Department at 845-359-3700 or submit an anonymous tip by downloading the 'RocklandCO DA' tip411 app (available in the App Store or Google Play) You can also text the keyword ROCKLANDCODA to 847411 type in your tip information and press send The Orangetown Police Department was assisted by the Rockland County Sheriff's Office Rockland County District Attorney's Office Marshals and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force NEW CITY - A Rockland County grand jury has indicted a West Haverstraw man on charges including murder and assault in the stabbing of two men at a restaurant in Blauvelt earlier this month Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E Walsh II announced Tuesday that the grand jury indicted Darin Peterson of West Haverstraw on charges of second-degree murder first-degree assault and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon Peterson turned himself in to Orangetown police on March 16, 10 days after the stabbings occurred at the Oiso Restaurant on Route 303 in Blauvelt Stabbing at restaurant: Nanuet man dies after stabbing at Oiso restaurant in Blauvelt Spring Valley fire: Resident dies; firefighter, resident missing at assisted living home Rockland: Local officials demand Cuomo put mass-vaccination site in county amid high COVID rates Orangetown police first responded to the restaurant around 10:50 p.m Orangetown police received a report that two stabbing victims had come to the emergency department at Montefiore/Nyack Hospital was transferred to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla "This senseless act of violence left a young man dead and another injured," Walsh said in a statement released by his office "We cannot forget the victims' families during these difficult times." Executive Assistant District Attorney Stephen Moore is prosecuting the case parisian firm dgt recently completed a house for a client in oiso under the simple brief that it must belong to the land and ‘will remain for 100 years’ ‘house for oiso’ implies the conceptual backbone for the design- the home was to be built for the site and not just be located on it the architects took to a slight excavation into the ground to acquire some of the native soil but also to benefit from the ground’s natural insulating properties the ground floor consists of a central rectangular core that stretches the length of the property.image © takumi ota opaque walls follow the street-sideimage © takumi ota wings spaced rhythmically along the sides expand from the core to meet the curved property line and form coves that contain various programmatic elements glass walls envelope the central rectangular area hidden by carefully placed trees to open the interior circulation to the exterior the ground floor and walls are clad in the soil recovered from excavation so that the structure itself is resurrected from the land and its history the properties of the specific soil also help with energy efficiency throughout the seasons in conjunction with the radiant floor heating sitting atop this grey earthen foundation is a secondary timber-clad structure that seems as a separate building altogether the upper story is characterized by a rich palette of curved wood panels that cover every surface of the interior while the ground floor is composed of opaque forms the upstairs is instead flooded with light from a large window that extends the entire length of the room scaling the circular staircase leads to a hard datum created by the two dichotomous structures where the wooden ‘bird’s nest’ meets the plastered base glass walls between the plastered volumes allow natural light to the interiorimage © takumi ota central core and kitchenimage © takumi ota tatami room on the ground levelimage © takumi ota stairs to the upstairs space reveals timber structure sitting on the grey foundationimage © takumi ota conceptual material modelimage © takumi ota status:    completedlocation:    oiso japandates:    2012-2015area:    122 m²commission type:    privateclient:    privateprogram:    residence for familyarchitect:    dgt parisstructure:    yasuhirokaneda structure parismechanical engineer:    eos plus tokyoconstruction:    eiko construction yokohamaphotography:     takumi ota A wave of restaurant openings in Fort Lee's town center is being touted as another sign of a revival in the rapidly transforming borough.  Five new restaurants have opened — or will soon — including two international chains. Moge Tee has bubble tea shops around the United States but the Lemoine Avenue shop is the first in New Jersey Xun Yu Si Kao/Grill Fish originated in ChongQing and specializes in Szechuan cuisine and fresh seafood The other newcomers are Fresh Bites Dosirak “We are excited to see these new businesses open their doors to the residents and visitors of Fort Lee They represent a great diversity in their offerings and are a welcome addition to our thriving town center,” Business District Alliance Executive Director Stuart Z "These restaurants are a fantastic addition to the community and the ever-improving Fort Lee Town Center." Downtown Fort Lee also got a boost to its restaurant offerings when Ventanas Restaurant and Lounge which sits between The Modern's two residential towers RESTAURANTS: These 8 North Jersey restaurants always have long lines. But trust us, they're worth the wait DEVELOPMENT: In NJ, no development comes without controversy. These are the issues concerning residents A $30 million, decade-long downtown revitalization project is nearly complete It includes a new parking garage and post office and offices for the Parking Authority and Board of Education.  The development boom was sparked in 2012 when high-rise luxury apartments were built with hundreds of apartments just south of the George Washington Bridge almost $1 billion has been spent on luxury high-rises and retail space.  The Modern was begun in 2012 and the 47-story high-rise opened in 2014 followed by an identical tower two years later the mixed-use Hudson Lights complex opened with 276 rental units and 140,000 square feet of retail space.  The international chain of bubble tea shops has found its newest home in Fort Lee Moge Tee is known for using natural and fresh ingredients in its drinks The restaurant features authentic Korean and Japanese takeout and says it sources and serves fresh Fresh Bites Dosirak offers traditional and contemporary Korean and Japanese foods including salads Korean lunch boxes and fresh-made kimbap.  which formerly occupied the site at 124 Main St. The renovated restaurant will be opening in a few weeks seafood boiling pot and Cajun-style items.  Another international chain that originated in ChongQing the restaurant specializes in Szechuan food and offers fresh seafood Its signature dishes are "Grilled Fish" and "Grill Fish Hot Pot." The authentic Korean restaurant just had its official grand opening on Jan Kristie Cattafi is a local reporter for NorthJersey.com. For unlimited access to the most important news from your local community, please subscribe or activate your digital account today Email: cattafi@northjersey.com Twitter: @KristieCattafi  Today's print edition Home Delivery the scariest thing she has ever done is open her own bakery "It's like jumping out of a plane," she says set in a cluster of old wooden buildings down a little path off a side street near Oiso Station in Oiso But the path is well-worn and the rippled glass in the wooden sliding door rattles regularly as patrons come and go tells them when their favorite bread will be ready asks after friends and family and often hands over a sample or two.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); Utsumi's personality is not the only draw: so is her bread most baked with organic Japanese flours and ancient grains sourced from farmers in Iwate and Hokkaido prefectures Her display cases include pain de mie (soft In a time of both misinformation and too much information quality journalism is more crucial than ever.By subscribing Your subscription plan doesn't allow commenting. To learn more see our FAQ Sponsored contents planned and edited by JT Media Enterprise Division and the 19th-century martial art is sure to get more attention at home than any other sport at next year's Tokyo Olympics But it’s also drawing unwanted scrutiny over widespread allegations of violence and more than 100 deaths in Japan over the last several decades attributed to judo and its military-like training methods “I feel it is sad judo is being perceived as extremely dangerous and Japan’s judo world must take this seriously,” Yasuhiro Yamashita told Associated Press in an interview at his office Yamashita is also an Olympic legend — an Olympic gold medalist and the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee He acknowledged forthrightly that the problems are serious in Japan with some injuries happening through punishment in training The national judo hierarchy says it has been focused on a fix for several years “The problem is that the message has not reached everyone at the grassroots level yet," Yamashita said Yamashita overcame a leg injury to win a gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics He preaches judo’s appeal comes from building one’s body and character not just winning or losing,” said Yamashita who became the head of the Japanese Olympic Committee last year after his predecessor resigned in a bribery scandal designed to use an opponent's force to generate throws and pins But critics say the way it’s playing out in Japan has been anything but according to the Japan Judo Accident Victims Association but not extracurricular dojos — schools for martial arts — for which there are no data The “tough-love” training has come at a high cost a fifth-grader died from a blood clot after hitting his head during sparring a fourth-grader was severely injured after getting thrown The popularity of judo in Japan also appears to be waning compared with other sports such as baseball and soccer believes the problems are so serious that there is “no future for judo” in Japan unless they get addressed soon “No other country in the world has so many injuries,” Brousse said in a telephone interview One problem is that judo teachers in Japan tend to be good at judo but not at dealing with the physical and psychological needs of youngsters a seventh-degree black belt who recently retired from teaching at Bordeaux University was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting one of his judo students He was convicted and sentenced in 2013 to five years in prison 15 Japanese female judo athletes anonymously released a statement alleging widespread violence and harassment in the judo community A recent report by Human Rights Watch on sports organizations in Japan said a standard for sanctions of abusive coaches was lacking and public data on abuse reports or investigations weren’t available an Olympic silver medalist teaching at Japan Women’s College of Physical Education recalled her students in France called her “Noriko.” This is unthinkable in rigidly hierarchical Japan a judo student is expected to just answer with a shouted “Hai,” or “yes,” and never address a superior by first names beatings and harassment are also part of judo's Spartan-style methods thinking rooted in the nation’s brutal militaristic training A ban on corporal punishment was declared law in Japan only this year Pressures are extremely high in Japan to win medals and trophies “I feel I must speak up to stop the violence because I love judo and I was getting afraid lives would be lost,” Mizoguchi said and there is definitely more work to be done.” a representative of the judo victims’ association noting that not a single child has been reported to have died from judo in the last 20 years in the U.S. Kobayashi’s son suffered a brain hemorrhage 16 years ago after his junior high school teacher penalized him with judo choke holds and throws The reason: He had refused to go to a sports-oriented high school the teacher had recommended In a pattern that critics say gets repeated over and over the teacher’s actions were ruled an unfortunate accident Kobayashi stressed she is not opposed to judo “I am simply determined to be the last person who has to go through such suffering,” she said More AP sports: https://apnews.com/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Yuri Kageyama is on Twitter https://twitter.com/yurikageyama rewritten or redistributed without permission Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker National Report 3 arrested an 81-year-old man on suspicion of murdering his wife by pushing her into the sea while she was in her wheelchair from the seaside town of Oiso in the prefecture lost the ability to move her legs more than four decades ago and that he was “tired” of taking care of her Police suspect Fujiwara drove Teruko to Oiso port on Nov 2 after saying he wanted to go out for a walk he pushed her into the water from a paved quay A fisherman later spotted a body floating in the sea and reported it to an official at the Oiso municipal government contacted police.“My father said he pushed my mother (into the sea),” police quoted the son as saying A woman who lives in the same apartment complex as the couple expressed surprise over the incident “He is friendly and often gave a ride to his wife who I understand was bed-ridden,” she said and there was nothing to suggest (he could kill her) (This article was written by Shinjiro Omiya and Tomoko Adachi.) Lisa’s In and Around Tokyo: Yoshida’s House in Oiso--Explore Japan’s first seaside resort Urban exodus in cards as people find freedom in teleworking Man arrested after wife found dead following fall from balcony Teen arrested on suspicion of hitting girl prior to a deadly arson Kanagawa Prefecture--An octogenarian who admitted to pushing his wife into the ocean while she was confined to a wheelchair was sentenced to three years in prison for her murder admitted to killing his partially paralyzed wife off of Oiso port here after caring for her for 40 years so her feeling of despair and chagrin at being pushed into the ocean by her husband who she trusted is unfathomable,” said Presiding Judge Noburo Kiyama of the Odawara branch of the Yokohama District Court Teruko became partially paralyzed after she suffered a cerebral infarction in 1982 Hiroshi took care of her in the decades that followed but reached a point of despair after relatives recommended that the couple enter a facility for senior citizens Hiroshi said he preferred dying with his wife rather than entering such a facility Pointing out that Teruko told relatives she looked forward to entering the facility “the defendant became unilaterally pessimistic and did not even bother to take his wife’s feelings into consideration.” Defense lawyers asked for leniency on grounds Hiroshi was too proud to seek help from others because of his strong sense of personal responsibility But the court ruled that the case was unlike others involving defendants who had become fatigued with taking care of a loved one for many years because Hiroshi failed to seek out support from other family members Man accused of pushing wife in wheelchair into sea Supreme Court rejects murder conviction in death of wife Court rejects coerced abortion claim under old eugenics law Turkish man gets apology over broken arm while in custody Perhaps the best way to kick off Japan’s Golden Week this time around was beachside in Oiso for the much anticipated Audio | The Haçienda Oiso Music Festival palm trees and gorgeous summer-like weather provided the backdrop for the two-day festival thrown by legends from the musically pioneering Manchester venue In honour of its 30th anniversary this year Haçienda brought the Manchester sounds all the way to Japan with the celebration headlined by ex-Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook along with an array of DJs on different stages Peter Hook & The Light performed an inspiring Joy Division set closing with the mesmerising “Love Will Tear Us Apart” which had the crowd enthralled for a memorable finale to the festival Other highlights included The Charlatans’ performance of their Tellin’ Stories album on Saturday night and vocalist Tim Burgess sharing the stage with Peter Hook for an amazing rendition of Joy Division’s Ceremony on Sunday Japanese new wave band Lillies & Remains and indie rock Manchester group The Whip both took over the main Fac 51 Live Arena for some remarkable sets A great DJ lineup set the mood for the weekend: highlights included Carl Craig a Detroit-based techno music producer who closed the daytime beachside stage with a frantic DJ set Other noteworthy acts included Tokyo transplants HMS Control who playfully energized the dance floor with their eclectic mix of Madchester and acid-house sounds and the excellent Japanese producer Sugiurumn who was accompanied by none other than infamous party animal Bez from Happy Mondays (and Celebrity Big Brother) who danced along onstage – a major crowd pleaser The after-party was held at Sound Museum Vision in Shibuya for ambitious festival goers who were not too sunburnt or tired after a near two-hour train ride (or a minibus ride with Bez and the whole Haçienda crew beach chairs and clear blue skies gave a summertime vibe to the festivities and made for an unforgettable soundtrack to kick start yet another scorching festival season in and around Tokyo Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon We help you navigate a myriad of possibilities Sign up for our newsletter for the best of the city By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. Tokyo This year's Shonan marathon course runs along the coast of Sagami Bay from Enoshima to Oiso. The events are divided up into the full marathon, the half marathon, and the 10 km run, in addition to the new 'family run'. The start point for the full 42 km-course will be the Seisho Bypass at the Oiso West Interchange, and runners will finish the race at the Oiso Prince Hotel. facebooktwitterpinterestinstagramAbout us Screenings (¥520, college students, high school students & seniors ¥310) will take place daily when the centre is open between September 26 and November 15. Today StarCityGames.com is proud to bring you a first in Magic: the Gathering history – a Japanese writer brought to an English-language website Masashi Oiso is widely recognized as one of the best players in the game right now and today he provides you a complete sideboard and matchup guide to Gifts Ungiven a deck he has piloted to back-to-back Grand Prix Top 8s the lack of mana acceleration will commonly be a problem most hands without mana acceleration should be mulliganed it’s gotten kind of late so I must get going now Maybe we will see one another at a tournament soon… Translated by Takanobu Sato