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Pope Francis’ fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped “liberate” a Mexican man possessed by four different demons despite the Vatican’s insistence that no such papal exorcism took place. The case concerns a 43-year-old ...
Kazuhiro Shiraishi, 66, is a guest-house manager in the Izu-kogen Highlands, a famous resort area on the Izu Peninsula of Shizuoka Prefecture. Looking out onto the Pacific Ocean, and just 90 minutes by train from Tokyo, Izu has a warm climate all year round ...
“I was stopped by two men in a government-registered vehicle, blindfolded and dragged off the street. They took me away to a house in a place I did not know. I was forced into a room with blood all over the walls and floor, ...
Guitarist Dustin Wong hesitates for a split second. It’s a pause that would go unnoticed during most other sets, but Wong has spent the last 40 minutes seemingly in a trance while playing guitar and looping the notes via an array of pedals in ...
Tim Duncan saves the day as the Spurs hold off the Grizzlies in overtime
As a college student, architect Kyohei Sakaguchi met a homeless man who he remembers as “Mr. Suzuki.” Amazed by Suzuki’s ingenious survival skills, Sakaguchi became interested in the life of the homeless and spent time observing and interviewing them. After the Great East Japan ...
This exhibition, which focuses on traditional Japanese pottery, is the final installment of a series of shows that was organized to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the MOA Museum of Art throughout the year. The MOA’s ceramic collection is surprisingly comprehensive and includes masterpieces ...
In the rapidly growing robotics industry, scientists have tried in vain to create humanoid robots like those in the movies. So far, their creations hardly match the impeccable automatons of Science Fiction. The question of identity here arises, with those real-life robots nowhere near ...
So called “found objects” first began being presented as “art” at the beginning of the 20th century. Often comprising of everyday objects such as iron, glass, and concrete, the art of found objects clearly differed from that of traditional sculptures. In Japanese, the genre ...
In the Edo Period (1603-1867), people in Japan used pipes called kiseru to smoke tobacco. Their search for a more comfortable and flexible smoking experience later led to the invention of portable smoking paraphernalia. These items often sported fine designs, each different according to ...
Led by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion, Good Design Award is an initiative that first kicked off in 1957, with the primary objective being to boost overall public interest in design. Since its inception, the award has been given to around 38,000 designs, ...
Kuniyoshi Utagawa (1798-1861) was one Japan’s greatest ukiyo-e (woodblock print) artists during the late Edo Period (1603-1867). He is perhaps best known for his visually striking depictions of traditional Japanese warriors. But Utagawa also portrayed the beauty of Japanese women in a genre called ...
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) carved out his career as a sculptor by embracing such predominant artistic trends as romanticism while pursuing originality in his style. Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929), meanwhile, apprenticed himself to Rodin, becoming one of his deepest admirers. The National Museum of Western Art ...
Yoshihiro Suda is known for his highly accomplished wood-carving technique, which he uses to fashion extremely realistic recreations of foliage and flowers. He often presents his work by placing them in the corner of a room, where one might least expect to find them. ...
The Bridgestone Museum of Art boasts a broad collection of works that runs the gamut from the ancient to the contemporary. This exhibition presents a selection of works with a focus on modern art, both Western and Japanese. Highlights include paintings by Impressionists such ...
For some, art and music are inseparable. Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky, for example, created artworks inspired by synesthesia, while Swiss-German painter Paul Klee visualized the world of music. Many musicians, too, such as composer John Milton Cage, created works that appealed both visually and ...
During the 19th century, ukiyo-e woodblock prints contributed to the modernization of Japan by helping record events and spread ideas. The Printing Museum, located in Tokyo, the home of most of Japan’s printing industry, is focusing on works from 1860 to 1890, a time ...