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MUSEUMS

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 22, 2021
One year into pandemic, the art world adapts to survive
The art community is reeling from the impact of lockdowns, travel bans and social distancing, but buying by the ultrawealthy has held up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2021
Louvre ties up with Japan's Uniqlo for Mona Lisa T-shirts
The items, also depicting other works from the museum, will be sold at Uniqlo stores in Japan and abroad as well as the museum's online shop from Feb. 4.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 10, 2020
China lambastes Japan's protests of digital museum for disputed islands
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has lambasted Tokyo's protest against Beijing's creation of a digital museum laying out its claims to a group of Japanese-administered islets in the East China Sea, called the Senkakus in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Sep 8, 2020
New insights gleaned as U.K. and Japan's royal exchanges revisited
A treasure trove of items gifted by Japan has been documented for a forthcoming exhibition.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2020
Japan museums collect daily items to log pandemic history
A number of museums across Japan have started collecting materials related to the novel coronavirus pandemic, such as face masks and fliers, to keep a record of everyday life during the outbreak and pass on as a legacy to future generations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2020
Virus scuppers Nagasaki A-bomb museum’s plans for 75th anniversary
The COVID-19 pandemic has led Nagasaki to scale down its plans for this year's commemorations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2020
Nagasaki A-bomb museum English tour livestreamed amid pandemic
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, or ICAN, organized the virtual tour via Instagram and drew more than 150 participants.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 23, 2020
Staying real for the sake of art: Museums and festivals proceed with caution
Japan's artistic institutions stress the importance of in-person exhibitions and events after months of closures and COVID-19-related fears.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2020
National Ainu Museum opens in Hokkaido after COVID-19 delay
The 8,600-square-meter museum, a park and a memorial make up the complex named Upopoy, which means 'singing in a large group' in the Ainu language.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2020
Tokyo home of ‘Astro Boy’ creator and other manga legends opens as museum
A museum replicating the Tokyo apartment building that was home to the late Osamu Tezuka and other legendary manga artists opened Tuesday, 38 years after the original wooden building was dismantled in 1982.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2020
Renovated Hiroshima A-bomb museum reeled in record 1.76 million visitors in 2019
Some 520,000 foreign visitors helped the museum break its record for the seventh year in a row following a two-year break to revamp exhibitions and bolster against quakes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2020
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum appoints first female director
The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, founded in April 1996, said Wednesday it has appointed its first female director.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 1, 2020
Japan’s art institutions struggle to cope with the COVID-19 crisis
Since the quarantine of the Diamond Princess, Japan has gone from being one of the world’s most at-risk countries to lucky outlier, to being again fearful of COVID-19 getting out of control.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 26, 2020
Bamboo crafts: Woven into Japan's art history
The Abbey Collection takes viewers through a modern history of bamboo crafting, from its late recognition as fine art in the 19th century to the elaborate artistic creations of today.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 29, 2020
Russia slams Japan's National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday criticized exhibits displayed at Japan's National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty, which reopened last week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2020
Japan rejects South Korean protest over reopened national territory museum
The Japanese government rejected on Tuesday a protest by South Korea against the reopening of the National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2020
Japan's sole doll museum unveils collection of more than 5,000 items
A museum devoted to dolls and other items from around the world, including Japanese dolls from the 17th to the 19th centuries, unveiled its extensive collection for the first time in the city of Saitama on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2019
National Ainu Museum in Hokkaido to exhibit over 700 artifacts
A national museum dedicated to the Ainu ethnic minority in northern Japan will exhibit more than 700 artifacts, an official said Thursday, as the facility offered a preview to the press ahead of its official opening in April.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2019
Japan eyes new law to draw more tourists to museums and other cultural institutions
The government has decided to craft a law aimed at attracting more foreign visitors to museums and other cultural institutions outside of Japan's major cities, according to sources familiar with the plan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Dec 12, 2019
In Philippines, once a key Japan-U.S. battleground, museums see spike in WWII interest
As time marches on from when World War II ravaged nations and claimed millions of lives in the Pacific over seven decades ago, the relevance of wartime memories and other memorabilia keeps growing in the Philippines.

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