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Ashley Rawlings
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 28, 2008
Indecisive moments
Henri Cartier-Bresson's legacy of the "decisive moment" had a profound impact on photography. As a cofounder of the photographic cooperative Magnum Photos in 1947, his philosophy influenced a whole generation of photojournalists, and, for decades, Magnum photographers were instrumental in constructing...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 24, 2008
Julian Opie: Great rooms, blank faces
Julian Opie's work is about signals. In his portraits, a pair of dots signals the eyes, a single line signals the mouth — his imagery is a distillation of reality that presents you only with the essential elements needed for your brain to fill in the rest.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 7, 2008
The individuals come together
As is befitting of an exhibition of a corporate art collection at Tokyo's premier corporate gallery space, the Mori Art Museum has decked itself out in office chic: cool, understated spaces that feature the height of contemporary art to tickle the tired mind. Like the most privileged of office workers...
CULTURE / Art
Jan 31, 2008
New Shirokane art complex
New Shirokane art complex 3-1-15 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 12, 2007
Graffiti artist comes in from the cold with a varied show that keeps its street cred
Thirty years ago, graffiti stepped off the street to became the darling of the modern art world. With its visual diversity, and despite its defiance of those who viewed it as vandalism, New York galleries came to embrace it during the 1980s in the name of the avant garde. But as Japan's still small-scale...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 31, 2007
Photography now
The borderline between photojournalism and travel photography is hard to define.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 17, 2007
"From Alps Architecture to Katsura Detached Palace"
Watari Museum of Contemporary Art Closes in 11 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 14, 2006
Artists go global in Sendai
The 2006 Australia-Japan Year of Exchange has featured more than 800 events in the two countries.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 16, 2006
Leon Golub
Wako Works of Art Closes in 36 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 20, 2006
"Smile/Cry * Now/Later"
Nakaochiai Gallery Closes in 9 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 29, 2006
Japanese artists meet Duchamp's 'bride'
Given Marcel Duchamp's pivotal role in the history of modern art, you could say that connections could be drawn between his work and that of any other artist. In Japan, his controversial ideas have definitely had a strong influence on modern art, both before and since World War II.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 15, 2006
"Ivo Sans: How could I say 'Set'?"
Kitai Kikaku, NingyachoCloses in 8 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 1, 2006
"Naoki Honjo -- The Metropolis in Miniature"
Aoyama Book Center Gallery Closes in 12 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 18, 2006
"Rosslynd Piggott in collaboration with Roberto Giostra and Edison -- Yamazakura"
Shinsei Bank, Omotesando Hills Closes in 89 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 4, 2006
"Chihiro Ito -- A Landscape Wall Painting"
Ai Gallery and SPC Gallery Closes in 16 days
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.
Curiosity didn’t kill the meme: Why cats still rule Japanese YouTube
A screen shot from YouTube user @lagelda shows the simplicity of going viral in Japan in 2024: A cat dancing to EDM in front of a green screen.

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