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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
Ryoma Sakamoto (1835-1867), among Japan's most beloved heroes, came of age when U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's Black Ships arrived demanding trade relations and ending the country's closed-door foreign policy. The old Japan ruled by the feudal Tokugawa shogunate was giving way to the modern nation state....
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 Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 18, 2016
The Anatomy of Colors
Oct. 22-Dec. 18
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 11, 2016
Pierre Alechinsky
Oct. 19-Dec. 8
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 11, 2016
Sakamoto Ryoma: Japan's Favorite Hero
Oct. 15-Nov. 27
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 4, 2016
Van Gogh and Gauguin: Reality and Imagination
Oct. 8-Dec. 18
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 4, 2016
Standing on the Earth, Looking Up into the Sky
Oct. 8-Dec. 4
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 4, 2016
Insho Exposition: Domoto Birth 125 Years — Genius!! The World of Insho's Creation
Oct. 6-Dec. 25
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 20, 2016
The Grand Sengai Exhibition: Spirit of Zen Assembled
Oct. 1-Nov. 13
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 20, 2016
Body/Play/Politics
Oct. 1-Dec. 14
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 6, 2016
Japan's TOP museum sees the big picture
After being closed for two years for major renovations, Tokyo's best-known photography museum in Tokyo's fashionable Ebisu neighborhood reopened on Sept. 3, just in time to celebrate its 20-year anniversary. The venerable facility now boasts a new look, improved exhibition spaces and a new name in English:...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 6, 2016
It's the end of the world as we know it, and we still feel fine
Hiroshi Sugimoto's "Lost Human Genetic Archive," the inaugural exhibition for the reopening of the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (now the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum), is an erudite and elaborate exercise in gallows humor. The theme is the end of civilization and human life, but possibly...
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.

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