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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 2, 2013

'Shigeru Kashima Collection: Barbier et Laboureur and Art Deco Illustration'

Art Deco is often associated with architecture and design products, but it was equally influential in the field of visual arts. This exhibition presents the illustrations of artists George Barbier and Jean-Emile Laboureur, with 120 prints from the collection of scholar of French literature, Shigeru Kashima....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 14, 2013

'Hina Matsuri Dolls From the Mitsui Family Collection'

After its cancelation two years ago due to the Great East Japan Earthquake, the annual "Hina Matsuri Dolls from the Mitsui Family Collection" returns this year to showcase a number of Girls Day Festival ornamental dolls.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 25, 2012

"Art Walk: Selections from the Collection of the Bridgestone Museum of Art"

The Bridgestone Museum of Art boasts a broad collection of works that runs the gamut from the ancient to the contemporary.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 11, 2012

The princely state of Liechtenstein's collection

Liechtenstein is the kind of place that philatelists and tax lawyers know best. Although an insignificant dot on the map, it has its own set of stamps and its small size allows it to offer tax advantages to thousands of holding companies. The latest exhibition at the National Art Center Tokyo (NACT)...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 7, 2012

"Curator's Eye: Curators × Collection"

The Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo, which opened in 2005, has collected roughly 1,500 ceramic works that run the gamut from domestic to foreign and ancient to modern.
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
May 20, 2012

Back from Antarctica, Hindenburg disaster, Joban Line trains derail, Issey Miyake men's collection in Japan

100 YEARS AGO
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 3, 2012

Signed, sealed and delivered: Paul Smith's stamp collection

His creations are more commonly found paraded on fashion catwalks or on hangers in boutiques around the world.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 26, 2012

2NE1 "Collection"

With Korean idol groups now saturating the Japanese pop market to the extent that the initial breath of fresh air and rush of slick, electropop energy is passing, it takes a more seasoned kind of fan to differentiate between the legions of immaculately rehearsed Girls' Generation clones. But with Japan...
CULTURE / Art
Feb 16, 2012

"Western Style Painting in Japan from the Collection of Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art"

With a focus on Kansai artists of the Meiji (1868-1912), Taisho (1912-26) and Showa Era (1926-1989), this collection of yōga — paintings by Japanese artists using Western techniques and conventions — showcases works on loan from the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 16, 2012

"Western Style Painting in Japan from the Collection of Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art"

With a focus on Kansai artists of the Meiji (1868-1912), Taisho (1912-26) and Showa Era (1926-1989), this collection of yōga — paintings by Japanese artists using Western techniques and conventions — showcases works on loan from the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 6, 2012

"The Best of the Yamatane Collection "

The Yamatane Museum of Art is celebrating its 45th anniversary with an exhibition showcasing the best works from its vast collection.
CULTURE / Art
Jan 6, 2012

"The Best of the Yamatane Collection "

The Yamatane Museum of Art is celebrating its 45th anniversary with an exhibition showcasing the best works from its vast collection.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 9, 2011

"Masterpieces from the Collection of Menard Art Museum 2011"

In an exploration of the power of art, around 90 works of various genres — ranging from Western-style paintings and nihonga (Japanese-style painting) to sculpture and crafts — have been selected from the some 1,400 works of the Menard Art Museum collection. This exhibition brings together many famous...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 28, 2011

"The Lineage of Culture: The Hosokawa Family Eisei Bunko Collection"

The Eisei Bunko museum was established in 1950 in Mejiro, Tokyo, to preserve the collection of some 80,000 artworks owned by the Hosokawa family, the former domain lords of Kumamoto in Kyushu. Founded by the 16th lord, Moritatsu Hosokawa (1883-1970), an avid collector of artworks, Eisei Bunko is known...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 16, 2011

"Masterpieces of the Kabuki-za Theater Collection"

This year celebrates the 60th anniversary since Tokyo's Kabuki-za, Japan's principal kabuki theater, was rebuilt after being severely damaged during World War II. The theater is now going through a 21st-century architectural makeover and set to reopen in 2013.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jun 26, 2011

Disney collection appraisal; feline muses; CM of the week: Intel

The guest on the antique-appraisal show "Kaiun! Nandemo Kanteidan" ("Good Fortune! Team That Evaluates Anything"; TV Tokyo, Tues., 8:54 p.m.) is Hiroshi Yamamoto, the silver medalist in archery at the 2000 Athens Olympics.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 24, 2011

"Tea Party a la Japonaise from the Davey Collection"

"The joy of hospitality" is the main theme of this exhibition, which brings together teacups, teaspoons, glasses, vases and other paraphernalia used to entertain guests.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 25, 2011

'Kamifusen (Paper Balloon)'

Omnibus films must have a unifying theme, however loose or gimmicky; otherwise, they're a collection of shorts. And while there's nothing wrong with shorts as such, when packaged as a feature film, they are, as all distributors know, box-office suicide.
CULTURE / Books
Feb 15, 2009

From a master of versatility

The last page of Donald Richie's most recent offering, "Botandoro," reveals that he has, in his long and productive life, published no fewer than 35 books. The word "prolific" is unavoidable.
CULTURE / Books
Feb 15, 2009

From a master of versatility

BOTANDORO: Stories, Fables, Parables, and Allegories — a Miscellany, by Donald Richie, edited and with an introduction by Leza Lowitz. Printed Matter Press, 2008, 272 pp., $20 (paper) The last page of Donald Richie's most recent offering, "Botandoro," reveals that he has, in his long and productive...
CULTURE / Books
Jan 4, 2009

A collection from Tokyo's nests of creativity

More "like a machine than a city" is how Paul Theroux recently characterized Tokyo, a city many of us see as a breeding tank for creativity. True, the more subtle voices of the megalopolis are often drowned out in the din, but this is where artists can help, by adding warmth, depth and texture. Among...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Aug 28, 2007

Kyosho's MANOI PF0, IDEA International's MACINARI-TAKUMI collection, etc.

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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 12, 2007

A collection of the semifamous

Purposely or not, bands tend to create personas along with their music. The persona is usually based on that of the lead singer or otherwise most conspicuous member, and musicians who find that their needs for self-expression don't jibe with their group's persona either quit for solo careers or set up...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 9, 2006

Aiful halts lending as FSA punishment

Consumer lender Aiful Corp. suspended some operations at all of its nearly 1,900 outlets nationwide Monday in line with punishment meted out by the Financial Services Agency for illegal loan-collection tactics.
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2006

City's collection of health-care premiums is legal: top court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by a man demanding reimbursement of his health insurance premiums who claimed the manner in which his city collected the fees was unconstitutional.
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2005

Electronic toll collection tops 50%

The transport ministry said Wednesday that 50.2 percent of vehicles used the electronic toll collection system when they passed through toll booths on expressways between Sept. 30 and Oct. 6.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Jan 5, 2003

Essay collection by master haiku poet wins high praise

THE NICK OF TIME: Essays on Haiku Aesthetics, by Paul O. Williams. Edited by Lee Gurga and Michael Dylan Welch. Foster City, CA: Press Here Books, 2001, 112 pp., paper ($12) What is a haiku, really? How do we know one when we see it? Are English-language haiku less authentic than Japanese haiku? And...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 9, 2002

Prices keep Electronic Toll Collection system from catching on

The Electronic Toll Collection system was introduced in March 2001 amid great expectations that it would ease the notorious traffic jams on Japan's expressways as it allows vehicles equipped with a transponder to pass through toll gates without having to stop to pay.
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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