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Tomoko Hori
CULTURE / Art
Jan 26, 2012
"Muneyoshi Yanagi"
Muneyoshi Yanagi (1889-1961), better known as Soetsu Yanagi, was the founder of the Japanese folk craft mingei movement, which promoted the art of everyday objects created by anonymous or ordinary craftspeople.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 26, 2012
"Muneyoshi Yanagi"
Muneyoshi Yanagi (1889-1961), better known as Soetsu Yanagi, was the founder of the Japanese folk craft mingei movement, which promoted the art of everyday objects created by anonymous or ordinary craftspeople.
CULTURE / Art
Jan 19, 2012
"Yoshiro Amitani"
When Yoshiro Amitani (1923-1982) was studying at Kyoto University, he met the famous yōga (Western-style painting) artist Ryohei Koiso (1903-1988), whose studio he visited many times and whose work greatly inspired him.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 19, 2012
"Yoshiro Amitani"
When Yoshiro Amitani (1923-1982) was studying at Kyoto University, he met the famous yōga (Western-style painting) artist Ryohei Koiso (1903-1988), whose studio he visited many times and whose work greatly inspired him.
CULTURE / Art
Jan 19, 2012
"Modern Chinese Painting and Japan"
This exhibition explores the artistic exchange between Japan and China during the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries, a time of modern Western cultural influence on Asia.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 19, 2012
"Modern Chinese Painting and Japan"
This exhibition explores the artistic exchange between Japan and China during the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries, a time of modern Western cultural influence on Asia.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 13, 2012
"Beauty in Miniature: Modelers of Classic Cars and Motorcycles"
This exhibition features scale models of classic cars and motorcycles that have been built from scratch, a technique known as "scratch building." Since no model kits are used, this technique involves thoroughly researching real vehicles, sourcing suitable materials and making all the parts. Creating...
CULTURE / Art
Jan 13, 2012
"Beauty in Miniature: Modelers of Classic Cars and Motorcycles"
This exhibition features scale models of classic cars and motorcycles that have been built from scratch, a technique known as "scratch building." Since no model kits are used, this technique involves thoroughly researching real vehicles, sourcing suitable materials and making all the parts. Creating...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 13, 2012
"Contemporary Japanese Painting Selection III"
The Adachi Museum of Art has been collecting the work of contemporary nihonga (Japanese-style painting) artists who have been represented at the prestigious Inten public exhibitions run by Japan Fine Arts Institute.
CULTURE / Art
Jan 13, 2012
"Contemporary Japanese Painting Selection III"
The Adachi Museum of Art has been collecting the work of contemporary nihonga (Japanese-style painting) artists who have been represented at the prestigious Inten public exhibitions run by Japan Fine Arts Institute.
CULTURE / Art
Jan 13, 2012
"Yayoi Kusama: Eternity of Eternal Eternity"
Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929) is a leading contemporary artist and known worldwide as a frontrunner of avant-garde art in Japan. Though she has been active since the late 1950s, she has been particularly prominent on the art scene since the 2000s.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 13, 2012
"Yayoi Kusama: Eternity of Eternal Eternity"
Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929) is a leading contemporary artist and known worldwide as a frontrunner of avant-garde art in Japan. Though she has been active since the late 1950s, she has been particularly prominent on the art scene since the 2000s.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 6, 2012
"Me in Brain, Me in Information: Mysterious Media Technology which Shakes Five Senses"
Celebrating the 80th anniversary of Osaka University, "Me in Brain, Me in Information" presents 10 installations based on collaborative research in human science and information science.
CULTURE / Art
Jan 6, 2012
"Me in Brain, Me in Information: Mysterious Media Technology which Shakes Five Senses"
Celebrating the 80th anniversary of Osaka University, "Me in Brain, Me in Information" presents 10 installations based on collaborative research in human science and information science.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 6, 2012
"New Year Exhibition: Modern Japanese Paintings"
Although its aesthetic origin originally came from China, nihonga (Japanese-style painting) developed into a style of its own through its focus on motifs deep-rooted in Japanese culture. Bijin-ga (paintings of beautiful women) and sansui-ga (landscape painting) in particular present subjects familiar...
CULTURE / Art
Jan 6, 2012
"New Year Exhibition: Modern Japanese Paintings"
Although its aesthetic origin originally came from China, nihonga (Japanese-style painting) developed into a style of its own through its focus on motifs deep-rooted in Japanese culture. Bijin-ga (paintings of beautiful women) and sansui-ga (landscape painting) in particular present subjects familiar...
CULTURE / Art
Jan 6, 2012
"Araki Takako Retrospective"
Takako Araki (1921-2004), a native of Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, began creating glassware around 1950. From 1956-60, she ran an art gallery in Osaka where she presented works in plaster and steel and introduced Kansai-based avant-garde artists.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 6, 2012
"Araki Takako Retrospective"
Takako Araki (1921-2004), a native of Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, began creating glassware around 1950. From 1956-60, she ran an art gallery in Osaka where she presented works in plaster and steel and introduced Kansai-based avant-garde artists.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 23, 2011
"Jackson Pollock: A Centennial Retrospective"
A native of Cody in Wyoming, Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) moved to New York at age 18 in 1930 to study art. He became a major figure in the Abstract Expressionism movement, his unique method of pouring and dripping paint on canvases spread out on the floor bringing him much acclaim. He is hailed as an...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 23, 2011
"Banka Nonagase Exhibition"
Banka Nonagase (1889-1964) was born in Chikatsuyu, Nakahechi-cho (today's Tanabe City) in Wakayama Prefecture. He moved to Osaka while still in his teens, and studied there under Rogetsu Nakagawa. Even at that young age, Nonagase's personal sophisticated style and attitude got him noticed, and it is...
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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