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GRAPHIC DESIGN

Ian Lynam's "Fracture" is the result of 15 years of research and production and excavates 100 years of Japanese graphic design history from the Meiji (1868-1912) to Showa eras (1926-89).
CULTURE / Books
Jan 4, 2025
¡®Fracture¡¯ dissects 100 years of Japanese graphic design
Ian Lynam puts his kaleidoscopic expertise to work examining Japanese graphic design from an internationalist and feminist perspective.
Keiichi Tanaami died on Aug. 9 after a 60-year career as a Pop Art pioneer. He was 88.
CULTURE / Art
Aug 24, 2024
Remembering Keiichi Tanaami¡¯s surreal grotesqueries
The Pop Art pioneer passed away at age 88 on Aug. 9. His posthumous retrospective, ¡°Adventures in Memory,¡± turns nightmare into fantasy.
Keiichi Tanaami
CULTURE / Art
Aug 21, 2024
Keiichi Tanaami, pioneering Pop Art visionary, dies at 88
Known for his vivid kaleidoscopic visuals, which blended traditional Japanese motifs with Western pop culture, Tanaami was a pivotal figure in postwar Japanese art.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Mar 25, 2018
Issey Miyake finds its Kyoto home
With its tiered roof, latticed exterior and exposed beams, the new Issey Miyake Kyoto flagship is more than just a store; it¡¯s a celebration of one of Kyoto¡¯s best-known traditional structures ¡ª the machiya.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 5, 2016
¡®The Posters of Ikko Tanaka¡¯
April 5-June 19
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 2, 2016
Japan¡¯s picture ID before World War II
Last year, the number of tourists coming into Japan outnumbered those going out for the first time in 45 years. In absolute terms, it may be the first time that tourism has properly taken off for this country, despite numerous attempts by various ministries and semi-official agencies over the years to...
CULTURE / Art
Jan 12, 2016
¡®Asaba¡¯s Assimilation: Katsumi Asaba Exhibition¡¯
Jan. 15-March 19
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 29, 2015
¡®Visit Japan: Tourism Promotion in the 1920s and 1930s¡¯
Jan. 9-Feb. 28
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 4, 2015
¡®Lars Muller: Books Analogue Reality¡¯
Aug. 4-26
CULTURE / Art
Feb 26, 2015
¡®The Takeo Poster Collection Best Selection 09¡¯
Feb. 26-April 10
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 23, 2013
¡®Seeking for Utopia¡¯
From the October Revolution of 1917 through the 1930s, the promise of Utopia within the USSR was an important ideology in the development of the nation. As such a central theme to society, it naturally also became a focus of Russian art.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 28, 2013
¡®ADC 91st Annual Awards Traveling Exhibition at Tokyo¡¯
In 1920, the Art Directors Club (ADC) was established in New York as an organization that brought together advertising talent, and promoted their work as ¡°art.¡± Each year it holds the ADC Annual Awards competition, judging media, broadcast, print and graphic design from international entries, offering...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 16, 2013
¡®Graphic Trial 2013¡¯
This is the eighth annual ¡°Graphic Trial Exhibition,¡± which explores the potential and future of graphic design and its relationship with printing. The series of exhibitions showcases works from progressive designers, revealing the development of works, from design conception through to the printing...
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan¡¯s anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend ¡ª or want to pay off their debts ¡ª at host clubs.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
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.

Podcast

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

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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