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BRIDGESTONE MUSEUM OF ART

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 29, 2015
¡®Best of The Best¡¯
From its collection of around 2,500 pieces, the Bridgestone Museum¡¯s ¡°Best of The Best¡± includes works by major names such as Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cezanne and Jackson Pollock.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2014
Beneath the disarray lies a struggle
One of the joys of covering a Willem de Kooning exhibition, such as the one at the Bridgestone Museum of Art, is catching up with the jargon that surrounds his work. As he was a leading light of New York¡¯s postwar abstract expressionist movement, who later veered in the direction of figurative art, de...
CULTURE / Art
Oct 2, 2014
¡®Willem de Kooning From the John and Kimiko Powers Collection¡¯
As one of the pioneers of post-World War II abstract expressionism, Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) used the unusual method of action painting, also known as gestural abstraction. This style often resembled Jackson Pollock¡¯s (1912-1956) method of dripping paint, but Kooning preferred aggressive brushwork,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 31, 2014
¡®Time and the Painting: 24 Episodes¡¯
The Bridgestone Museum of Art has in its collection close to 160 paintings related to the concept of ¡°time.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 4, 2013
A modern view of a neglected Impressionist
The French painter Gustave Caillebotte has suffered more than most from the fact that he wasn¡¯t Monet, Manet, or Renoir. As one of the second-ranking Impressionists, he has long been in the shadow of these more famous names with which his career is associated.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 9, 2013
¡®Gustave Caillebotte: Impressionist in Modern Paris¡¯
Despite his relatively short artistic career of two decades, the 19th-century painter Gustave Caillebotte became famous as a popular French Impressionist, alongside the likes of Claude Monet and Auguste Renoir.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 28, 2013
¡®Through Japanese Eyes: Paris, 1900-1945¡¯
Japan first became fascinated with Western culture after the Meiji Restoration (1868), when the country opened itself to foreign relations and trade. Keen to learn about, assimilate and reinvent cultural influences, many Japanese sought inspiration in Paris, which was then considered the art center of...
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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