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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 19, 2019
Le Corbusier: Foundations of an architect
The National Museum of Western Art¡¯s survey of Le Corbusier is a revealing origins story that suggests his architectural creative vision may have had its roots in painting.
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
Aug 2, 2016
The earliest memes also had humor
The curators at Tokyo¡¯s National Museum of Western Art (NMWA) have decided that Japan, a country well-known for its own print art, should know more about the print art of Europe. In this endeavor, they have chosen the work of Israhel van Meckenem (c. 1445-1503), a Germanic print artist from the Lower...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 12, 2016
¡®Sacred and Secular: Israhel van Meckenem & Early German Engraving¡¯
July 9-Sept. 19
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 17, 2016
Caravaggio: Art that has been through the wars
¡°In Italy, for 30 years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love, they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 26, 2015
There¡¯s no need to squint at the work of Guercino
History has not been kind to Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, the Italian Baroque painter who is better known by his artistic nickname, Guercino ¡ª ¡°the Squinter.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 26, 2015
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March 3-May 31
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 3, 2014
¡®The Rings from the Hashimoto Collection of the National Museum of Western Art¡¯
To commemorate Kanshi Hashimoto¡¯s 2012 donation of 870 pieces of jewelry from the Hashimoto Collection, The National Museum of Western Art is showcasing around 300 of the 760 rings in the collection. These rings ¡ª many encrusted with diamonds and other gems ¡ª represent various periods of history,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 25, 2013
Best of the West tops this year¡¯s major shows
Japan occupies an odd niche in the art world. Its own indigenous artistic traditions are balanced against an almost fanboy fascination with certain aspects of the canon of Western art, while there is an often half-hearted attempt to stay plugged into the global contemporary art scene with its various...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 4, 2013
¡®The 150th Anniversary: The Prints of Edvard Munch from the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo¡¯
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of symbolist painter Edvard Munch¡¯s birth, this exhibition showcases 34 of the artist¡¯s prints, mostly early works focusing on life, death and love ¡ª themes that he became particularly known for.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 9, 2013
A Michelangelo appetizer
This has been quite a year for fans of Renaissance art in Japan, with all three of its giants ¡ª Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and now Michelangelo ¡ª featuring in exhibitions. While the da Vinci show was weak in content and the Raphael quite well stocked, the latest show ¡°Michelangelo Buonarroti¡± seems...
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
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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