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Yukari Tanaka
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 13, 2018
'Hokusai and the Gourmets of Great Edo'
Ever since washoku (Japanese cuisine) was added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2013, interest in this country's dining culture has continued to increase worldwide.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 13, 2018
'Challenges From the Other Side 1960s-80s'
Contemporary art began to diversify in terms of style after the mid-1950s, raising questions about existing systems and concepts surrounding art as a discipline.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 13, 2018
'Power of Ceramics: Modernism in Finnish Applied Arts'
At the Paris Exposition of 1900, Finland's pavilion drew praise for its design and garnered a lot of attention, and by the mid 20th century, Finnish ceramics had become popular across the globe.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2018
'Architecture x Photography: A Light Existing Only Here'
Nov. 10- Jan. 27
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2018
'Toeko Tatsuno: On Papers — A Retrospective 1969-2012'
Nov. 14-Jan. 20
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2018
'Seeing Through a Glass'
Nov. 10-March 31
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 30, 2018
'Mingei: Another Kind of Art'
In 1925, the Japanese philosopher Muneyoshi Yanagi (1889-1961) coined the term 'mingei' to refer to folk arts and crafts that involved high levels of skill but were made by unknown craftspeople.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 30, 2018
'Hyslom Temporary Human'
The art performance group Hyslom comprises three contemporary artists — Itaru Kato, Fuminori Hoshino and Yuu Yoshida — and aims to explore two concepts: the lost connection between the Earth and the human body and the search for an unknown no-man's land that isn't affiliated or controlled by the entrapments of modern society.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 30, 2018
'The Fruit and Vegetable in East Asian Painting'
The symbolic use of fruit and vegetable imagery in East Asian paintings can be traced as far back as the Song Dynasty (960-1127) of ancient China, where it became a pictorial trend that spread across the Korean Peninsula to Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 23, 2018
'Resistance of Fog: Fujiko Nakaya'
Oct. 27-Jan. 20
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 23, 2018
'Munch: A Retrospective'
Oct. 27-Jan. 20
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 23, 2018
'Fujiwo Ishimoto: From Marimekko Flowers to Ceramic Fruits'
Oct. 27- Dec. 16
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 16, 2018
'Astronomy and Printing: In Search of New World Vision'
Oct. 20-Jan. 20
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 16, 2018
'Aesthetics of Shinzo Fukuhara: Assemble, The Eugene Studio'
Oct. 19-March 17
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 16, 2018
'Local Prospects 4: Distances'
Oct. 27-Nov. 18
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 9, 2018
'Rubens and the Birth of the Baroque'
Oct. 16-Jan. 20
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 9, 2018
'Biomatrix'
Oct. 10-Dec. 8
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 9, 2018
'Watanabe Teiichi: A Retrospective'
Oct. 13-Nov. 11
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 2, 2018
'Vermeer: Making the Difference — Vermeer and Dutch Art'
Oct. 5-Feb. 3
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 2, 2018
'Exotic x Modern: French Art Deco and Inspiration From Afar'
Oct. 6-Jan. 14
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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