Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
Openings outside Tokyo Jul 24, 2013
'Soya Asae Exhibition: Sora iro (color of the air)'
by Natasha Vik
An Art Ph.D. graduate of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Asae Soya’s art takes many forms. Originally a painter, her body of work has grown over the years to include installations, video and public art. She plays with color and light ...
Art Jun 20, 2013
Are we all blinded by our sense of beauty?
by Stuart Munro
Sophie Calle is an enigma. She is an artist, writer, photographer and filmmaker yet doesn’t work exclusively in any of these areas. She has become famous for her work in photography but her objects and later films have drawn equal attention — work that ...
Art Feb 7, 2013
Tadasu Takamine's not so 'Cool Japan'
by James Jack
In May 2011, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry promoted the idea of “Cool Japan,” presenting Japanese culture as a product amid the confusing circumstances after the Great East Japan Earthquake. As Japan continues to suffer a declining population and weak economy, it ...
Art Feb 7, 2013
Is this the art of noise?
by C.B. Liddell
If art is something that you want to feel comfortable with in your home, then Haroon Mirza is probably not your man. As the winner of the 2012 Daiwa Foundation Art Prize, British-born, ethnic-Pakistani artist Mirza is being introduced to Tokyo’s art connoisseurs with ...