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Jae Lee
For Jae Lee's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 24, 2010
Ueno Museum celebrates its new look
The Tokyo National Museum in Ueno Park is ready to show off its new look.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 17, 2010
'Reality Lab' is proud to be 'Made in Japan'
It has been nearly 10 years since Issey Miyake released a new line of clothing, the last being "me Issey Miyake" — scrunched-up one-size "Cauliflower" T-shirts that stretch to fit any wearer. So it's no surprise that the launch of 132 5., a collection of garments based on origami folds, has caused quite a buzz within the fashion community. But Reality Lab Project Team, the creative research and development group behind 132 5. headed by the designer himself, has a far wider agenda as far as design in Japan is concerned. "Reality Lab" at 21_21 Sight showcases not only the cleverly constructed 132 5. garments, but also other innovations that Miyake deems significant to Japan's reputation in the world of design — a reputation that the exhibition suggests could, in the future, hang on the nation's ability to apply technological advances and creativity to helping reduce environmental damage.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Dec 10, 2010
'Daido Moriyama: Tsugaru'
Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 26, 2010
Yokohama festival aims to revive the spirit of butoh legend Ohno
BankArt 1929 commemorates butoh dance legend Kazuo Ohno at a festival that continues through Dec. 12. Ohno passed away in June at the age of 103.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Nov 26, 2010
'Global Ends: Towards the beginning'
TOTO Gallery Ma
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 19, 2010
New Hermes exhibition gets inspiration from 1982's 'Tron'
Te ground-breaking science-fiction movie "Tron" dazzled film-goers with its use of computer graphics and futuristic cinematography in 1982. Tapping into a widespread nostalgia for that film, the release of a sequel next month is already generating a lot of buzz.
JAPAN / Media
Nov 14, 2010
Documenting the art world's original odd couple
"No! You do it!" yells Dorothy across a small New York apartment to her husband, Herb. Megumi Sasaki, a Japanese film director, has just asked to take a peek at a priceless artwork from the 1960s that is covered in blankets.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Nov 12, 2010
'Llove'
Daikanyama i Studio
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Oct 22, 2010
'2011 s/s Collection "L'Etranger"'
Glass-Space
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Oct 8, 2010
'Self Portrait: Others as Myself'
Takahashi Collection Hibiya
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 1, 2010
Kansai Tofu Festival celebrates minimalist flavors in picturesque surroundings
On Oct. 2, Tofu Day (a less chocolatey variation on Valentine's Day) will be celebrated outside traditional restaurant Kiyomizu Junsei Okabeya in eastern Kyoto, close to Kiyomizu Temple. Tofu made with soybeans from all over Japan will be celebrated, tasted and given awards for its minimalist aesthetic, variety of flavors and healthy nutrients.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Sep 24, 2010
'Roni Horn: White Dickinson'
Rat Hole Gallery Closes Dec. 5
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 17, 2010
Ballooning event will keep you grounded
Afraid of heights? No problem. The Suzuka Balloon Festival will satisfy your curiosity of ballooning, without letting you get carried away.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 9, 2010
Tokyo's 2010 Fashion's Night Out ups the ante
In 2009, Anna Wintour, fashion icon and editor in chief of American Vogue, announced the launch of Fashion's Night Out (FNO), a mass shopping festival organized to not only celebrate but also help keep the fashion industry vibrant in a declining economy. New York's first FNO, which took place just in time for the fall-winter season, proved fashion was still very much alive, with the city's retailers experiencing an increase in foot traffic of an estimated 50 percent.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 3, 2010
Korean artist Kim Siyeon opens house on personal struggle
For her first solo exhibition in Tokyo, Seoul-based artist Kim Siyeon brings her home to Gallery Foil in the form of photographs of installations that she created inside her house. Though she is known as an installation artist, the delicate nature of Kim's work and its location, which is an important element to her pieces, has meant that the public have only seen this "Barricade" series in 2-D form.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Aug 27, 2010
'Agnosian Fields'
Maison Hermes Le Forum
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 6, 2010
Film fans in Tokyo get the chance to enjoy cinema under the stars
The 11th Star Light Cinema program is currently being held at Ebisu Garden Place in Tokyo and this weekend will be your last chance to enjoy cinema under the stars (well, under a glass dome, at least).
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Jul 23, 2010
'Naoya Hatakeyama: "Tracing Lines / Yamate Dori" '
Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jul 16, 2010
All dressed up for a trip to the museum
Kyoto's International Manga Museum aims to exhibit the history of manga, one of Japan's main cultural exports.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Jul 9, 2010
'Nippon Takaine Exhibition'
@butterfly.stroke.inc. gallery
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.

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