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Tomohiro Osaki

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Tomohiro Osaki
Tomohiro Osaki is a staff writer in the Domestic News Division. A graduate of Sophia University in Tokyo, he likes to explore under-reported realities of Japanese youth, with a tendency toward the taboo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 13, 2012
"Automata Exhibition"
During the 19th century, France saw a boom in the popularity of mechanical dolls known as automatons. With mechanisms originally created for music boxes, artisans made the dolls using technology that developed during the Industrial Revolution. Because they appeared to move by themselves, they quickly...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 13, 2012
"Paul Delvaux: Odyssée d'un rêve"
A pioneer of Surrealism in Belgium, Paul Delvaux (1897-1994) is known for his insatiable interest in fantasy. His work often featured recurring motifs, such as trains and skeletons, all of which are believed to be related to his personal experiences. For example, as a child he dreamed of becoming a station...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 6, 2012
"Chardin"
It was not until the middle of the 19th century that the world began to re-appreciate the talent of Jean-Siméon Chardin (1699-1779), with artists such as Edouard Manet and Paul Cezanne citing him as a major influence. Unlike Johannes Vermeer, another painter whose work regained popularity after years...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 6, 2012
"James Ensor in Context"
As a young artist, the Flemish-Belgian painter and printmaker James Ensor (1860-1949) developed a strong interest in the effects of light, which he illustrated in many of his early works.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 6, 2012
"Dogū , a Cosmos"
Archaeologists and other experts agree that dogū , ancient Japanese clay figurines were produced during the Jomon Period (c. 10,000 B.C. to 400 B.C.). However, the purpose of dogū remain a mystery. Many believe that they were likely ceremonially displayed at local festivals or used as talismans to...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 6, 2012
"Naoko Yoshimoto, Takeshi Kubo, Nobuo Asada"
The Himeji City Museum of Art often collaborates with local artists and gives them the opportunity to present their work to the public.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 30, 2012
"Japanese Traditional Painting: Materials, Forms, Themes" (Painting)
In an exhibition aimed at generating more public interest in traditional Japanese paintings, the Nara Prefectural Museum of Art is showcasing medieval and modern works from its own collection.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 30, 2012
"KATAGAMI Style: Paper Stencils and Japonisme"
Katagami are paper stencil templates used by traditional Japanese textile factories to create intricate patterns on fabrics for kimono or yukata (summer kimono). During the late 19th century, international expositions in London and Paris helped promote Japanese arts worldwide, popularizing its influence...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 30, 2012
"Home Again: 10 Artists Who Have Experienced Japan" (Multimedia)
This exhibition features the work of 10 young artists from around the globe, each of whom has participated in a Japan-led artist-in-residence program during 2007 to 2011.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 30, 2012
"Taisho Romance and Showa Modernity: Featuring Yumeji Takehisa and Kasho Takabatake"
Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934) and Kasho Takabatake (1888-1966) were two of Japan's most prominent Taisho Era (1912-26) painters. Their depictions of women are distinct in style, featuring large eyes and slender figures, an aesthetic that was particularly admired at the time and became known as Taisho Romanticism....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 23, 2012
"Masterpieces from the Permanent Collection II: A Close Look at Private Art Schools of Kyoto"
Gajuku, art schools for painters in Japan, played a vital role in the cultivation of Kyoto's modern art industry. Some gajuku were run privately by experienced painters, while others served as places where highly motivated, like-minded artists could get together and practice their skills.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 23, 2012
"Sukiya Carpenter: The Creator of Beauty"
Despite the recently rekindled popularity of traditional Japanese architecture, many admirers are not fully aware of the wa, the key to harmonious Japanese design, behind their structures. Sukiya is a residential architecture style that incorporates the refined aesthetics of the Japanese tea house and...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 23, 2012
"Tokyo Illustrators Society Presents: Famous Sayings in Pictures"
This is the Creation Gallery G8's 18th exhibition featuring works contributed by the Tokyo Illustrators Society. This time, 165 artists have submitted pieces, all themed on famous sayings and aphorisms. These include "Nonviolence and civil disobedience" said by Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) and "Toriaezu...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 23, 2012
"Yoichiro Yoda: Dreams of Memory"
Yoichiro Yoda has spent most of his life living in New York, where he is increasingly alarmed at the frequent demolitions of the city's buildings and the incessant noise of heavy construction work. Upset to see his adopted hometown being gradually destroyed, Yoda chose painting as a way to memorialize...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 16, 2012
"Hubert Robert "
At the age of 21, painter Hubert Robert (1733-1808) left France for Italy, where he spent 11 years working as an artist. He became well known for landscapes that mixed real architecture with the imaginary, and he often brought together unrelated historical structures, such as ancient Greek ruins with...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 16, 2012
"Nikkatsu 100: A Century of Japanese Cinema"
Tokyo's National Film Center is holding an exhibition tracking the development of the Japanese film company Nikkatsu Corporation, which this year celebrates its centenary.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 16, 2012
"The Yayoi Period: Analyzing its Culture Through Agricultural Tools"
The Yayoi Period (about 300 B.C.-A.D. 300) was Japan's Iron Age, an era when agricultural techniques significantly progressed. During that time, farming expertise, much influenced by the introduction of irrigated rice farming from Korea, flourished in the Kyushu region. From there, techniques quickly...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 16, 2012
"Exchange Ships"
During World War II, when all commercial ships were taken over by central governments and repurposed by the military, one set of ships were treated differently — the "exchange ships."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 9, 2012
"The Angel of History"
Koji Taki, known for his unparalleled critique of arts, architecture, and photography, passed away last year at the age of 82. To honor his work and influence, The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, to which Taki gave a book of his photography theories in 1997, has organized a photographic exhibition...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 9, 2012
"Junkichi Mukai: The Time for Conversation"
When Junkichi Mukai (1901-1995) was young, he visited France and saw classic masterpieces at the Louvre Museum in Paris. That Western inspiration greatly contributed to the development of his realistic painting style, which he used to depict traditional Japanese houses.
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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