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Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Aug 29, 2015
Keith Haring's urban art finds apt lodgings in Japan's countryside
If someone were to tell you that the largest private collection of New York street and pop artist Keith Haring's work is stashed in some of Japan's lushest mountainous countryside, and if you went to visit it, you could stay in a Keith Haring-inspired boutique hotel, you would probably think they were...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
Aug 21, 2015
Japan celebrates the GIFs that keep on giving
GIFs — which stands for graphics interchange format, don’t you know — have made the Internet an even more enjoyable place than before, and we have the receipts to prove it.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 18, 2015
Postwar art: What's wrong with controversy?
If you like controversy with your contemporary art "Postwar Art in Close Up" at The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT) may be the wrong exhibition to visit. Though it is tentatively presented as a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II — with all the pitfalls that may...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 18, 2015
'Teamlab Exhibition: Walk Through the Crystal Universe'
Aug. 21-Sept. 27
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 18, 2015
'Kuriki Tatsusuke: Retrospective'
Aug. 28-Sept. 27
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE KIDS' TABLE
Aug 14, 2015
Organic meals and fine art are a panacea for parental guilt
In search of respite from the stifling heat and a place to burn off some overabundant preschooler energy, this month we headed to the charming Organic Cafe LuLu in Tokyo's Kiba neighborhood.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 11, 2015
There's a residual energy to Cai Guo-Qiang's explosive works
Japanese artist Taro Okamoto once said, "Art is an explosion." This was despite the fact that his own works were carefully planned and developed, as the exhibition "Taro Okamoto's Paintings: From Impulse to Realization" at the Taro Okamoto Museum of Art made clear back in 2006. Okamoto's famous dictum,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 11, 2015
The spooky side of Sanyutei Encho
For all sorts of reasons, summer is the season of ghosts in Japan. Accordingly, The University Art Museum in Tokyo is presenting an exhibition of work connected to Meiji Era (1867-1912) storyteller Sanyutei Encho (1839-1900). Encho practised the art of rakugo, a traditional and minimalist Japanese style...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 11, 2015
'Treasures of the Fujita Museum: The Japanese Conception of Beauty'
Aug. 5-Sept. 27
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 11, 2015
'Energy and Revival: The Art of Momoyama'
Aug. 8-Oct. 12
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 11, 2015
'Shimura Fukumi: Nature and Inheritance to Next Generation'
Aug. 8-Sept. 23
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 4, 2015
Dinh Q. Le's art of nuanced criticism
Dinh Q. Le says he's not angry about the American war in Vietnam anymore. This makes our interview a lot easier; we are both of Vietnamese descent and there is a chance that talking about the war could polarize us very quickly, even though we are one generation removed from those that fought.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 4, 2015
Art nouveau's jewels in the crown
As Parisians of the late 19th century reveled in the heady optimism of economic prosperity and enjoyed the innovations spurred by the ongoing Industrial Revolution, Sarah Bernhardt, the most famous actress and muse of the time, became enamored by two trendsetters: Rene Lalique, then a jewelry maker,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 4, 2015
'5th Anniversary Festival!!'
Aug. 10-30
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
Jul 30, 2015
Make 12th-century art using 21st-century tech
The Choju-Giga, the famed animal caricature ink paintings displayed Kyoto’s Kozan-ji Temple have been captivating people for centuries. The four scrolls, which date to the 12th and 13th centuries and depict rabbits and monkeys getting into mischief, are often cited as the first manga comics in Japan’s...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 28, 2015
Things that changed photography
In the late 1960s, the mono-ha (school of things) movement arose from the Japanese art-school scene, with the Korean-born artist Lee Ufan — who went from the philosophy department at Nihon University to teaching at Tama Art University — as its most renowned proponent. Using raw materials...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 28, 2015
'Excellent Techniques of Carving and Printing: 250th Birth Anniversary of Multi-Colored Print'
Aug. 1-Sept. 27
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 28, 2015
'Bakemono'
Aug. 1-Sept. 13
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 21, 2015
Performing arts poised to bloom at ETAT 2015
The sixth Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale is set to start July 26 in Tokamachi City and Tsunan Town in Niigata Prefecture, north-central Honshu.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 14, 2015
Kitaoji Rosanjin only served the very best
Only a culinary visionary would declare in 1935: "If clothes make the person, dishes make the food."
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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