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 in Tokyo Sep 25, 2013
'Comical Ukiyo-e: Humorous Pictures and the School of Kuniyoshi'
by Jordan Sievers
The Edo Period (1603-1867) of Japan is well known for its economic growth and strong social order, but a lesser known fact is that people of this era also enjoyed comedy. Comedic ukiyo-e (woodblock prints) were particularly popular and they typically depicted anthropomorphic interpretations ...
Art Jul 3, 2013
The 'floating world' that drifted to the West
by C.B. Liddell
The main pleasure of any extensive ukiyo-e (woodblock print) exhibition, like the “Floating World” show now on at the Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, is the evocation of the unique civilization that underlies this particular slab of global modernity. Among the sleek office buildings of the ...