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MUSEUM

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / 2022 in Review
Dec 17, 2022
Art came alive in the great outdoors in 2022
Major art events returned to far-flung locales with tactile and communal experiences in nature.
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BUSINESS / Women at Work
Sep 20, 2022
Working with a belief that art has the power to change the world
First as curator and now as director of the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, Mami Kataoka has aimed to shape a society that respects individuals by using contemporary art as her medium.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / Longform
Sep 12, 2022
Rethinking the ancient origins of Japan’s wine industry
Recent excavations have uncovered Jomon artifacts that could push back our understanding of the nation's early winemaking techniques by several millennia.
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CULTURE / Art
Sep 9, 2022
Kohei Nawa's gross and gorgeous 'Force' mesmerizes the senses
The bewitching interplay of light, sound and smell in the artist's installation of cascading black ink offers a dynamism that is lost in any attempt to capture the art in a still photo.
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CULTURE / Art
Aug 20, 2022
Memento mori: Photography in the face of the inevitable
The Tokyo Photographic Art Museum examines how we face our own mortality in the new exhibition “TOP Collection: The Illumination of Life by Death.”
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CULTURE / Art
Jun 10, 2022
Artizon Museum's Jam Session puts photography into perspective
This year's edition of the museum's annual series, which invites contemporary artists to play off canonical pieces, nudges viewers into rethinking the art of seeing.
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LIFE / Style & Design / Longform
May 21, 2022
The enduring influence of mingei design
What began as a folk art around 100 years ago has gradually worked its way into the fabric of everyday life in Japan.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 30, 2022
The ‘ultimate bird’ once prowled the seas of a young Japan
Eleven million years ago, swans in what is today called Japan did something unexpected: They took to the oceans.
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JAPAN
Apr 11, 2022
Former Japanese princess Mako Komuro finds new role at New York's Met
Sources say that Komuro is not on staff, which suggests that she is working there on a volunteer basis.
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CULTURE
Mar 8, 2022
A 'gateway to Japanese culture’ celebrates its 150th anniversary
From the Meiji Era to the modern day, the Tokyo National Museum's story sheds light on Japan's global ties over the years.
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CULTURE / Art
Sep 11, 2021
Utagawa Kuniyoshi: When censorship strikes, art gets playful
Ota Memorial Museum of Art's two-part exhibition of the woodblock print artist's works reveals his impish sense of humor.
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PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Aug 27, 2021
From the track to the stacks: Paralympian Amanda McGrory races to preserve USOPC history
McGrory's story on the track features seven Paralympic medals but the transition to her role as an archivist at the USOPC has given her perspective as her athletic career comes to a close.
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BASEBALL / MLB
May 4, 2021
Roberto Alomar resigns from Hall of Fame board over sexual misconduct
Chairman Jane Forbes Clark said the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum accepted Roberto Alomar's resignation from its board of directors following an investigation into a sexual misconduct allegation against him.
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CULTURE / Art
Apr 23, 2021
Becoming Isamu Noguchi: The making of a sculptor
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum's exhibition showcases the ways in which Japanese culture influenced Isamu Noguchi's career as an artist who created works to be “lived,” not merely “seen.”
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CULTURE / Art
Dec 10, 2020
Captured history: A collection of milestones in early images of Japan
An exhibition of rare photographs gets a second chance to present the evolution of photography in Japan at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum.

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Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’