Buckcherry
5pm. See 12/27. ¥6,500 Zepp Tokyo. Tickets & info UDO (3402-5999)

1/2 sun

Elvin Jones Jazz Machine
6pm. Featuring Elvin Jones (ds), Darren Barrett (tp), Antoine Roney (sax), Eric Lewis (p) and Steve Kirby (b). a ¥7,500; d ¥8,000 Shinjuku Pit Inn (3354-2024)

1/3 mon
Gallery 360°
Until 1/31: Tadanori Yokoo Posters 70’s-90’s. A total of 60 posters will be on display, 70’s posters until 12/27, 80’s-90’s posters from 1/4-1/31. 11am-7pm; Sun, Hol & 1/28-1/3 closed. 5-1-27 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku (3406-5823) www.360.co.jp/

1/4 tue
2000 International Figure Skating Revue
1/4 (tue), 1pm. Amateurs ice dancers share the spotlight with national and international stars in the biggest meeting of its kind in Japan. Tickets range from ¥5,000 to ¥25,000. Info (3403-9003)

1/5 wed
Gekidan Shiki — A Chorus Line
Until 3/20 (mon), 6:30pm; Sun, 1pm; Sat, 1pm & 5:30pm; Mon & 1/11 (tue) - 1/14 (fri), no show. (Call for detailed schedule on Weds & Thus). S ¥10,500; A ¥8,400; B ¥5,250;
C ¥3,150 Shiki Gekijo. (045-903-1521)

1/8 sat
The Chemical Brothers
7pm (1/8), 6pm (1/9). The first highlight of the year brings the brothers to Tokyo Bay. ¥6,000 Tokyo Bay NK Hall. Tickets & info Smash (3444-6751)

1/9 sun
Tokyo Police State 1
10pm (all-night). Live act Moby, with DJ Kensei, and others. The Chemical Brothers also promise to come over and do some table turning after their show at NK Hall. See also page 64. a ¥4,000 On Air East. Tickets & info Smash (3444-6751) or Beatink (3791-6811)

1/10 mon
Nine Inch Nails
7:30pm. Trent Reznor’s latest 2-CD set is again an epoch-making release, and the live shows (four in the Tokyo area) shouldn’t be missed. ¥7,000 Tokyo Bay NK Hall. Tickets & info Creativeman (5466-0777)

1/16 sun
Ice Sculptures Exhibition
1/15 (sat) & 1/16 (sun), 6:40am-4:20pm. About 50 wonderful ice sculptures will be slowly thawing along the approach to Meiji Shrine. Info Tourist Information Center
(3201-3331)

1/17 mon
Serendipity — Photography, Video, Experimental Film and Multimedia Installation from Asia
1/15 (sat) - 2/19 (sat), 11am-7pm. The Japan Foundation holds an exhibition that shows approximately 200 works by twenty prominent artists from around Asia. The Japan Foundation Asia Center,
2-17-22 Akasaka, Akasaka Twin Tower.
Info (5562-3892)

1/18 tue
Isetan Museum of Art
1/3-1/24: Clifford Coffin Exhib: Photographs from “Vogue” 1945-1955. All works by the photographer were thought lost in a studio fire until his negatives were found at British Vogue in 1986. Phew! 10am-7:30pm (last day until 5pm). g ¥900; s ¥700; j/e ¥500.
JR Shinjuku Sta. Isetan Dept Store 8F
(3352-1111) www.isetan.co.jp

1/19 wed
Yukiguni
1/2 (sun) - 1/30 (sun). Sat, Sun & Mon, 11:30am & 4:30pm; Tue & Thu, 12:30pm & 5:30pm; Wed & Fri, 12:30pm. Yukiyo Toake plays the role of heroine Komako in this play, based on Yasunari Kawabata’s masterpiece novel Yukigumi (Snow Country). Kazuo Kikuta’s version of the piece is staged for the first time in 10 years. A ¥12,000; B ¥4,500 Geijutsu-za, Yurakucho. Tickets & info Toho (3201-7777)

Akira Kasai Dance Unit — Spinning Spiral Shaking Strobe
1/21 (fri) & 1/22 (sat), 7pm; 1/23 (sun), 3pm. Directed by Akira Kasai. Choreographed by A. Kasai & Kuniko Kisanuki. Dancer and choreographer Akira Kasai can be called the third father of Butoh after Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno, since his work with both of them in the late ‘60s set the direction of Butoh in the following decades. The latest production is a collaboration with young dancers, K. Kisanuki, R. Kondo, Y. Ando and N. Uemura. aS ¥3,800; dS ¥4,000; aA ¥2,500; dA ¥2,700 The Globe Tokyo. Tickets & info (3443-0051)

1/23 sun Berthold Brecht/Kurt Weill -- Die Dreigroschenoper 1/22 (sat), 6pm; 1/23 (sun), 2pm. This popular piece, which combines elements of various genres, such as opera, musical and play, is based on John Gay’s socio-critical tragicomedy, The Beggar’s Opera (1728). The songs - composed by Kurt Weill - have been interpreted by numerous artists including The Doors, Sting, etc., and leave people from Potsdam to Penang humming along with the melodies of Mac the Knife and gang. Performed in Japanese. S ¥6,000; A ¥5,000; B ¥3,000. Kanagawa Kenmin Hall (045-662-8866)

ICC Gallery
Until 3/12: Sound Art — Sound as Media, The Pleasure of The Sound. This exhibition focuses on artists who use sensors and images as forms of expression, but even more consciously emphasize sound. Works by nine individual artists and two pairs of artists exploiting the medium of sound will be featured, moving beyond the usual exhibit space to encompass sound-free rooms and outside space to present the myriad facets of sound. 10am-6pm (Fri until 9pm); Mon closed. g ¥800; s ¥600; under j ¥400. Tokyo Opera City Tower 4F, 3-20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku (5353-0800) www.ntticc.or.jp/

1/25 tue
Konica Plaza
West Gallery
1/18-1/25: Makio Matsumura Exhib.: Women in the Conflict in former Yugoslavia. Colors taken from ‘92 to ‘99. 1/18-1/25: Shigeru Yoshimura Exhib. The artist met a fisherman in India 13 years ago. Monochrome photos showing the life of the man and his family over 13 years. 10:30am-8pm (last day until 3pm). Takano Bldg 4. 3-26-11 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku (3244-5001)

Isetan Museum of Art
1/27-2/28: Keith Haring Exhibition. Exhibition in memory of the artist’s achievements, 10 years after his death. 100 works which have never shown in Japan before will be on display. g ¥1,000; s ¥800; j/e ¥500. 10am-7:30pm (last day until 5pm). JR Shinjuku Sta. Isetan Dept Store 8F (3352-1111) www.isetan.co.jp

1/28 fri

Akira Sakata
7:30pm. Members of saxophonist Sakata’s band are Febian Reza Pane (p), Hiroshi Yoshino (b), and marimba player and percussionist Kumiko Takayoshi.
¥3,500 Shinjuku Pit Inn (3354-2024)

Pan-Pacific Women’s Tennis Tournament
1/29 (sat) - 1/31 (mon): Qualification round;
2/1 (tue) - 2/6 (sat): Final round; from 12noon on 2/1 - 2/3, and from 1pm on 2/4 - 2/6. Tokyo hosts Asia's largest international women's tennis tournament for the 17th time. Top ranking players, such as Martina Hingis, etc. are expected. Tokyo Gymnasium.Info (5229-0288)