People | 20 QUESTIONS Apr 25, 2020
Klaus Petersen: A robotics CEO with business sense
Engineer and CEO Klaus Petersen on what got him into robotics, the challenges of running a small business in Japan and how he defies expectations.
Verena Dauerer
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People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Dec 14, 2019
Qanta Shimizu: Beating the Bassdrum of tech direction in the U.S.
The diversity of New York could help overlooked Japanese technical directors get the work and recognition they deserve.
People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Oct 5, 2019
Popra Nakayama: Diversity works in the U.S.
Not satisfied with just one genre of performance, Popra Nakayama finds the U.S. a great place to branch out into singing, dancing and even martial-arts action film acting.
People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Mar 9, 2019
Ryoichi Kurokawa: The electronic artist's code
A self-taught multi-disciplinary artist merging art and electronic music, Ryoichi Kurokawa reconstructs the nature he grew up with software code.
People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Dec 8, 2018
Machiko Yamashita: A Japanese breadwinner in Berlin
Former art historian and butoh dancer Machiko Yamashita brings Japanese bread buns to Berliners.
People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Apr 14, 2018
Ryoko Hori: The art of massage and crafts
Born and raised in Osaka, Ryoko Hori, 37, moved to Tokyo to study fashion design at the age of 18. As a student she was lucky enough to work for the famous clothing brand Issey Miyake, but she wanted even more experiences in life. ...
People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Aug 5, 2017
Zen monk Seigaku: A life with less can be so much more
Japanese monk Seigaku lives a Zen life with as little money as possible in Berlin.
Style & Design Dec 6, 2014
Code + culture: new media art from Japan
Domestic media artists have been using programming code in recent years to create some astonishing works of art. We look back at how this scene developed over the years and examine four contemporary artists who have defined the way the genre has evolved.
Art Jun 16, 2011
JR puts on a show of faces for public causes
When French photographer-turned-street artist JR visited Tokyo in May, he commented, "I love the vibe here but I don't see enough art in the street." His latest project, "Inside Out," may lead the way to help change this. Earlier this year, JR received the TED ...
Art Feb 4, 2011
'Film Without Film'
Vacant Feb. 10-20 10-20 a Yokohama-based artist duo comprising siblings Yuka and Kentaro Shimura, like to explore the early days of film. In one of their previous works, "X-Ray Train," they took CAT scans of a miniature model of a locomotive. It referenced the the Lumiere ...