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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 13, 2016
Tokyo: photogenic to its very core
Care to take a guess what the new exhibition "Tokyo, Tokyo and Tokyo" at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum is about? In fact there are two exhibitions with the same name running concurrently, so it's "Tokyo, Tokyo and Tokyo" and "Tokyo, Tokyo and Tokyo."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 13, 2016
'Tomoko Konoike "Skin, Needle, Thread" '
Dec. 17-Feb. 12
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Dec 10, 2016
Inspired fashion: from Marie Antoinette nail art to '60s textiles to Wong Kar Wai movies
Marimekko's colorful past
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 6, 2016
Under Lucas Cranach's spell
Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) is acknowledged as one of the greats of the German Renaissance. His combination of religious piety and fleshly eroticism went on to inspire artists across the globe, including many in Japan. Despite his standing worldwide, however, Cranach's career and legacy have...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 6, 2016
British Automata: Paul Spooner and British Automata in the Present Day
Dec. 3-Jan. 22
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 6, 2016
Analyzing Pottery: Glazes
Dec. 10-Feb. 12
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 29, 2016
20 Year Anniversary: TOP Collection — Tokyo Tokyo and Tokyo
Until Jan. 29
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 29, 2016
Cubism in Japan: Picasso's Impact
Until Jan. 29
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 29, 2016
Mirocomachiko: Creatures Tone
Dec.1-25
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 15, 2016
Maruyama Okyo melded styles to pioneer a new path in art
The 18th century was an exciting time for Japan. After unification in 1603, a remarkable spirit of innovation pervaded as urban centers grew and the arts flourished.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 15, 2016
Kyoto museum celebrates the works of native son Ito Jakuchu
In 2000, the Kyoto National Museum commemorated the death of Ito Jakuchu (1716-1800) with an exhibition that generated a surge of interest in the artist. The boom has possibly reached its zenith this year, which marks the 300th anniversary of his birth.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 8, 2016
The Setagaya Art Museum's 30th Anniversary Exhibition: Five Stories from the Collection
Nov. 19-Jan. 29
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 1, 2016
Every hero has a few human flaws
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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 1, 2016
Seven Daring Years: Odano Naotake and Akita Ranga
Nov. 16-Jan. 9
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 1, 2016
Maruyama Okyo: Opening Up New Terrain in Japanese Painting
Nov. 3-Dec. 18
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 1, 2016
Manuel Alvarez Bravo Photographs: Mexico, Light and Time in Silence
Nov. 3-Dec. 18
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 31, 2016
NGO that runs 'comfort women' museum receives bomb threat
A nonprofit organization that runs the Women's Active Museum on War and Peace received a bomb threat earlier this month, it said on its website Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Oct 23, 2016
Dutch museum's paintings held up as Hokusai samples of Western-style technique
Six works of art at a Dutch national museum may have been created by famed ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai, a researcher at the museum says.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 18, 2016
The Anatomy of Colors
Oct. 22-Dec. 18
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2016
See how art treasures are restored at Kanazawa studio
Ishikawa Prefecture is inviting visitors to view a studio where cultural assets are restored in a bid to draw public attention to the skill of art repair, the first such attempt by a local government in Japan.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.

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