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Yukari Tanaka
For Yukari Tanaka's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 13, 2019
'Mina Perhonen / Minagawa Akira: Tsuzuku'
Nov. 16-Feb. 16, 2020
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 13, 2019
'I Found Myself in the Traveling Carnival'
Nov. 16-Dec. 14
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 13, 2019
'The Covered Finger'
Nov. 15-Dec. 14
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2019
'Man, God & Nature in the Ancient World: Masterpieces from The Al Thani Collection'
Nov. 6-Feb. 9, 2020
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2019
'Scale Puzzle'
Nov. 7-Dec.1
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2019
'Umeda Tetsuya: On the Origin of Voices'
Nov. 2-Jan. 13, 2020
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 29, 2019
'Reading Nihonga Through Color: Kaii's Blue and Genso's Red'
Nov. 2-Dec. 22
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 29, 2019
'Aono Fumiaki: Mono, Sleeping, Koejiyama, Voice-over'
Nov. 2-Jan. 12, 2020
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 29, 2019
'Earth Attack'
Nov. 1-Dec.15
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 22, 2019
'The Beauty Between: East Asian Arts in an Age of Transition, 16th-17th Centuries'
Oct. 26-Dec.8
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 22, 2019
'The Works of Architect Shizutaro Urabe'
Oct. 26-Dec. 22
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 15, 2019
'The Habsburg Dynasty: 600 Years of Imperial Collections'
Oct. 19-Jan. 26, 2020
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 15, 2019
'Words in Place of Objects Make Us Fly Off to Unknown Places'
Oct. 19-Nov. 10
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 15, 2019
'Shiro Matsui: Far Too Close'
Oct. 12-Dec. 21
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 8, 2019
'Vincent Van Gogh'
Oct. 11-Jan. 13, 2020
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 8, 2019
'Haji Oh: Memories in Weaving'
Oct. 12-Dec. 15
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 8, 2019
'Wow, See You in the Next Life.'
Oct. 12-Jan. 19, 2020
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 1, 2019
'Lament of the Images'
Oct. 4-Nov. 2
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 1, 2019
'Travelers Through a Hundred Ages'
Oct. 5-Dec. 15
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 24, 2019
'The Fukuda Art Museum Commemorative Opening Exhibition'
Oct. 1-Jan. 13, 2020
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

When trying to trace your lineage in Japan, the "koseki" is the most important form of document you'll encounter.
Climbing the branches of a Japanese family tree
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Vol. 34: Tokyo, a vanguard city for sustainability
Vol. 34: Tokyo, a vanguard city for sustainability

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