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Jae Lee
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 24, 2010
Ueno Museum celebrates its new look
The Tokyo National Museum in Ueno Park is ready to show off its new look.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 17, 2010
'Reality Lab' is proud to be 'Made in Japan'
It has been nearly 10 years since Issey Miyake released a new line of clothing, the last being "me Issey Miyake" — scrunched-up one-size "Cauliflower" T-shirts that stretch to fit any wearer. So it's no surprise that the launch of 132 5., a collection of garments based on origami folds, has caused...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Dec 10, 2010
'Daido Moriyama: Tsugaru'
Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 26, 2010
Yokohama festival aims to revive the spirit of butoh legend Ohno
BankArt 1929 commemorates butoh dance legend Kazuo Ohno at a festival that continues through Dec. 12. Ohno passed away in June at the age of 103.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Nov 26, 2010
'Global Ends: Towards the beginning'
TOTO Gallery Ma
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 19, 2010
New Hermes exhibition gets inspiration from 1982's 'Tron'
Te ground-breaking science-fiction movie "Tron" dazzled film-goers with its use of computer graphics and futuristic cinematography in 1982. Tapping into a widespread nostalgia for that film, the release of a sequel next month is already generating a lot of buzz.
JAPAN / Media
Nov 14, 2010
Documenting the art world's original odd couple
"No! You do it!" yells Dorothy across a small New York apartment to her husband, Herb. Megumi Sasaki, a Japanese film director, has just asked to take a peek at a priceless artwork from the 1960s that is covered in blankets.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Nov 12, 2010
'Llove'
Daikanyama i Studio
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Oct 22, 2010
'2011 s/s Collection "L'Etranger"'
Glass-Space
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Oct 8, 2010
'Self Portrait: Others as Myself'
Takahashi Collection Hibiya
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 1, 2010
Kansai Tofu Festival celebrates minimalist flavors in picturesque surroundings
On Oct. 2, Tofu Day (a less chocolatey variation on Valentine's Day) will be celebrated outside traditional restaurant Kiyomizu Junsei Okabeya in eastern Kyoto, close to Kiyomizu Temple. Tofu made with soybeans from all over Japan will be celebrated, tasted and given awards for its minimalist aesthetic,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Sep 24, 2010
'Roni Horn: White Dickinson'
Rat Hole Gallery Closes Dec. 5
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 17, 2010
Ballooning event will keep you grounded
Afraid of heights? No problem. The Suzuka Balloon Festival will satisfy your curiosity of ballooning, without letting you get carried away.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 9, 2010
Tokyo's 2010 Fashion's Night Out ups the ante
In 2009, Anna Wintour, fashion icon and editor in chief of American Vogue, announced the launch of Fashion's Night Out (FNO), a mass shopping festival organized to not only celebrate but also help keep the fashion industry vibrant in a declining economy. New York's first FNO, which took place just in...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 3, 2010
Korean artist Kim Siyeon opens house on personal struggle
For her first solo exhibition in Tokyo, Seoul-based artist Kim Siyeon brings her home to Gallery Foil in the form of photographs of installations that she created inside her house. Though she is known as an installation artist, the delicate nature of Kim's work and its location, which is an important...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Aug 27, 2010
'Agnosian Fields'
Maison Hermes Le Forum
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 6, 2010
Film fans in Tokyo get the chance to enjoy cinema under the stars
The 11th Star Light Cinema program is currently being held at Ebisu Garden Place in Tokyo and this weekend will be your last chance to enjoy cinema under the stars (well, under a glass dome, at least).
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Jul 23, 2010
'Naoya Hatakeyama: "Tracing Lines / Yamate Dori" '
Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jul 16, 2010
All dressed up for a trip to the museum
Kyoto's International Manga Museum aims to exhibit the history of manga, one of Japan's main cultural exports.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Jul 9, 2010
'Nippon Takaine Exhibition'
@butterfly.stroke.inc. gallery
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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