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.
Art Aug 28, 2013
The Powers behind American Pop Art
by J.M. Hammond
Brash, bold and unabashedly low-brow, much of Pop Art took inspiration from the imagery of popular culture to forge what many consider to be the preeminent art form of the mid-20th century. Starting from the 1960s, art buyers John and Kimiko Powers amassed what ...
National Apr 20, 2013
'The Lady and the Unicorn' tapestries head to Japan for rare showing
The tapestry cycle “The Lady and the Unicorn,” considered one of the greatest artworks of Europe’s Middle Ages, is being sent to Japan for six months for a rare foreign showing, the Cluny Museum in Paris said Thursday. The six “La Dame a la ...