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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 9, 2019
Weaving in and out of a century of art
The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo¡¯s re-opening exhibition is an ambitious exploration of an entire century¡¯s worth of art that runs through the majority of the museum building and spans four floors. Allow yourself ample time to make your way through it.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 29, 2015
Gain the courage to scream with Yoko Ono
The conceit of ¡°From My Window¡± ¡ª an exhibition that covers Yoko Ono as a conceptual artist from the 1950s onwards ¡ª is to focus on her connection with Tokyo. Since it¡¯s at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Contemporary Art, maybe that¡¯s to be expected, but this does not necessarily jibe well with...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 10, 2015
¡®Tokyo: Sensing the Cultural Magma of the Metropolis¡¯
Nov. 7-Feb. 14
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 3, 2015
¡®Yoko Ono: From My Window¡¯
Nov. 8-Feb. 14
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 18, 2015
Postwar art: What¡¯s wrong with controversy?
If you like controversy with your contemporary art ¡°Postwar Art in Close Up¡± at The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT) may be the wrong exhibition to visit. Though it is tentatively presented as a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II ¡ª with all the pitfalls that may...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE KIDS' TABLE
Aug 14, 2015
Organic meals and fine art are a panacea for parental guilt
In search of respite from the stifling heat and a place to burn off some overabundant preschooler energy, this month we headed to the charming Organic Cafe LuLu in Tokyo¡¯s Kiba neighborhood.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 14, 2015
¡®MOT Collection: Postwar Art in Close-Up¡¯
July 18-Oct. 12
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 7, 2015
¡®Sayoko Yamaguchi: The Wearist, Clothed in the Future¡¯
April 11-June 28
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 5, 2015
The flickering of Japan¡¯s contemporary art
Art used to be about what you could see, but now, thanks to a more ¡°conceptual¡± approach, it is often about what cannot be seen. Except the artist still has to demonstrate in some way what it is that can¡¯t be seen ¡ª in other words, to make it visible.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 26, 2015
Gabriel Orozco¡¯s connections with Japan
The photographer and I have been waiting for about half an hour to interview Gabriel Orozco. It¡¯s a little disappointing, but that¡¯s OK. Orozco has famously made disappointment part of his creative practice. While waiting we chat about how much we have been impressed and influenced by the artist¡¯s work,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 22, 2015
¡®Gabriel Orozco: Inner Cycles¡¯
To kick start their 20th anniversary year, the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo is showcasing the work of Mexico-born contemporary artist Gabriel Orozco as one of their three special exhibitions opening this week. This will be Orozco¡¯s first solo exhibition in Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 12, 2014
¡®MOT Annual 2014: Fragments ¡ª Incomplete Beginnings¡¯
This is the 13th of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo¡¯s annual exhibitions that showcase young Japanese artists and new trends in contemporary art.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 21, 2013
Spreading the word through manga
Videos of anime conventions in America greet visitors to Tokyo¡¯s Museum of Contemporary Art at this summer¡¯s ¡°The Power of Manga ¡ª Osamu Tezuka and Shotaro Ishinomori¡± exhibition. Looped footage of attendants in cosplay at the Los Angeles Anime Expo and other similar events play, while a ¡°prologue¡°...
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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.

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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