Art

Shoichi Kudo was a dedicated newsman in Aomori for his entire career, but it wasn't until after he passed away that his talent for photography began to get recognition.

Ogata Paris, the brainchild of designer Shinichiro Ogata, offers the very best of Japanese craftsmanship and tradition in his fashionable European outpost.

Woodblock prints collaborations portraying major musicians and films have spurred new interest in ukiyo-e.

The exhibition, which is the first solo show of Touko Valio Laaksonen artwork in Japan, comes on the 100th anniversary of the artist’s birth.

Academics say the previously ignored works illustrate the 'isolating and traumatic experience of internment.'

Edo Period ukiyo-e were like today’s popular media — celebrity photos, travel pics, snapshots of daily life — all reflecting the spirit of the times.

Hiroko Takahashi took to making masks after business dropped off when COVID-19 arrived in Japan.

The art collective teamLab, known for its dazzling immersive exhibitions, has opened a new museum of interactive digital installations in Fukuoka.

Artists hope to show the myriad problems that still plague Tokyo's hosting of the athletic extravaganza.

The work of Iri and Toshi Maruki depicts the aftermath of the August 1945 bombings along with other aspects of World War II.

Japan’s artistic institutions stress the importance of in-person exhibitions and events after months of closures and COVID-19-related fears.