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Yuhei Wada
CULTURE / Art
Mar 1, 2012
"Pierres Vives: une exposition de Ferrante Ferranti"
Old architecture and building ruins often evoke nostalgic feelings for times gone by, something that Paris-based photographer Ferrante Ferranti aims to embody in his images.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 1, 2012
"Pierres Vives: une exposition de Ferrante Ferranti"
Old architecture and building ruins often evoke nostalgic feelings for times gone by, something that Paris-based photographer Ferrante Ferranti aims to embody in his images.
CULTURE / Art
Feb 16, 2012
"15th Japan Media Arts Festival"
The Japan Media Arts Festival, organized by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, is an annual festival that brings together new Japanese media works, divided into four categories: art, entertainment, animation and manga.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 16, 2012
"15th Japan Media Arts Festival"
The Japan Media Arts Festival, organized by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, is an annual festival that brings together new Japanese media works, divided into four categories: art, entertainment, animation and manga.
CULTURE / Art
Feb 9, 2012
"Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions: How Physical"
From Feb. 10, the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography will be, once again, hosting the annual "Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 9, 2012
"Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions: How Physical"
From Feb. 10, the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography will be, once again, hosting the annual "Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 2, 2012
"Wonder Seeds 2012"
Tokyo Wonder Site's aim is to nurture and support up-and-coming artists through it's workshops and cultural exchange programs.
CULTURE / Art
Feb 2, 2012
"Wonder Seeds 2012"
Tokyo Wonder Site's aim is to nurture and support up-and-coming artists through it's workshops and cultural exchange programs.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 2, 2012
Retaining a 'Japaneseness' in Western style art
In the past, there have been plenty of Japanese artists who have sought inspiration and studied overseas, but few who fully embraced their adopted land and became successful.
CULTURE / Art
Feb 2, 2012
Retaining a 'Japaneseness' in Western style art
In the past, there have been plenty of Japanese artists who have sought inspiration and studied overseas, but few who fully embraced their adopted land and became successful.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 26, 2012
"Directory of Edo Stars"
Famous kabuki actors, sumo wrestlers and courtesans were the celebrities of Edo Period (1603-1867) Japan, and just as photographs, posters and other images help popularize today's film, TV and music personalities, ukiyo-e (woodblock prints) portraits of these Edo stars were coveted and passed around...
CULTURE / Art
Jan 26, 2012
"Directory of Edo Stars"
Famous kabuki actors, sumo wrestlers and courtesans were the celebrities of Edo Period (1603-1867) Japan, and just as photographs, posters and other images help popularize today's film, TV and music personalities, ukiyo-e (woodblock prints) portraits of these Edo stars were coveted and passed around...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jan 20, 2012
Toys and cartoons to be discovered and sold at upcoming hobby fair
With so many toys and knick-knacks on hand, Jisedai Warudo Hobi Fair '12 (translated as The Next Generation Hobby Fair '12) is going to seem like a second Christmas. Or at least your kids might think so.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 19, 2012
"The Development of Impressionism: Monet, Renoir and the Next Generations"
The French Impressionists' introduction of vibrant colors, dynamic brushwork and unconventional composition had a profound effect on 20th-century Western art.
CULTURE / Art
Jan 19, 2012
"The Development of Impressionism: Monet, Renoir and the Next Generations"
The French Impressionists' introduction of vibrant colors, dynamic brushwork and unconventional composition had a profound effect on 20th-century Western art.
CULTURE / Art
Jan 13, 2012
"Exhibition: M. C. Escher"
Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972), more commonly known as M.C. Escher, is likely the most famous master of trompe l'oeil (trick-of-the-eye illusionism). A Dutch graphic artist, specializing in woodcuts, lithographs and mezzotints, Escher excelled in mathematically inspired depictions of impossible...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 13, 2012
"Exhibition: M. C. Escher"
Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972), more commonly known as M.C. Escher, is likely the most famous master of trompe l'oeil (trick-of-the-eye illusionism). A Dutch graphic artist, specializing in woodcuts, lithographs and mezzotints, Escher excelled in mathematically inspired depictions of impossible...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 13, 2012
"Redon and his Contemporaries: Dreams of the Fin-de-Siecle"
Odilon Redon (1840-1916) was a leading figure of the French symbolist movement, which opposed both realism and the flourishing Impressionism of the 19th-century.
CULTURE / Art
Jan 13, 2012
"Redon and his Contemporaries: Dreams of the Fin-de-Siecle"
Odilon Redon (1840-1916) was a leading figure of the French symbolist movement, which opposed both realism and the flourishing Impressionism of the 19th-century.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 6, 2012
"The Art of Film Posters in Japan"
This exhibition from the National Film Center asks visitors to look at film posters from an artistic point of view.
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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