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¡°A Dictionary of Color Combinations¡± is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.
LIFE / Style & Design
Jun 27, 2026
¡®The colors speak for themselves¡¯: How Japan¡¯s chroma bible went global
Originally published as a six-volume series in the 1930s, ¡°A Dictionary of Color Combinations¡± has become a go-to for creatives in Japan and around the world.
The celebrated British artist David Hockney, at home in Los Angeles in 2017. Hockney died at home in London on Thursday. He was 88.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 13, 2026
David Hockney, the British artist who went in search of Californian color, dies at 88
¡°You don¡¯t retire doing this,¡± he told the BBC when asked about his unflagging energy. ¡°You just do it until you fall over.¡±
Alejandro M. Lopez brings his Altadena wildfire experience to Tokyo, where his exhibition explores trauma, renewal and climate change.
CULTURE / Art
Feb 19, 2026
A California wildfire survivor turns devastation into art with a message on the climate crisis
Alejandro M. Lopez channels the Altadena blaze into paintings that trace trauma, melancholy and renewal in Tokyo.
Johannes Vermeer's painting "Girl with a Pearl Earring" in The Hague in October 2022. The 17th century masterpiece will make a rare trip abroad in 2026 when it is loaned to Japan in August and September.
CULTURE / Art
Jan 9, 2026
¡®Girl with a Pearl Earring¡¯ to make rare trip abroad to Japan
The 17th century masterpiece will be loaned to the Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka in August and September while its home in The Hague undergoes renovations.
Auction house Christie's in New York. DIC is selling some of its holdings of valuable artworks at the auction house.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 18, 2025
Japanese ink maker sells off Monet and Renoir paintings as activists circle
Oasis Management, DIC¡¯s second-largest shareholder, has called on the company to sell off its holdings, saying that paintings aren¡¯t part of the firm¡¯s core business.
Atomic bomb survivor Masaki Hironaka reads as he sits among paintings by students made during an annual project to preserve the testimonies of survivors to keep the memories of the bombing in 1945 relevant for younger generations, at Motomachi High School in the city of Hiroshima, on May 29.
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Jul 23, 2025
Hiroshima teens describe World War II atomic bombing horror through art
A high school in Hiroshima showed 15 new artworks that depicted the atomic bombing, such as a horror-stricken girl surrounded by an inferno.
Mounting screws and a small plaque bearing the name of U.S. President Donald Trump are all that remain on a wall in the Presidential Portrait Gallery, where a portrait of Trump once hung, at the Colorado Capitol in Denver on March 25.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2025
Artist of ¡®distorted¡¯ portrait says Trump complaint harming business
Colorado removed the official portrait of Trump from display in the state¡¯s capitol building last month after the president complained that it was deliberately unflattering.
The Tokyo National Museum¡¯s garden is open to the public in springtime, when 10 different varieties of cherry trees are blooming.
CULTURE / Art
Mar 28, 2025
Cherry blossom-themed art to see this weekend in Tokyo
With the cherry blossoms¡¯ ephemeral beauty immortalized in art and literature for centuries, there¡¯s plenty of artworks to gaze upon on rainy days.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead
Jan 5, 2025
¡®Guernica¡¯ is always with us
How do we account for the past year, almost nine decades after ¡°Guernica,¡± when all the boundaries of horror have been pulverized?
A view of Matazo Kayama¡¯s folding screen paintings reproduced on ceramic panels by Otsuka Ohmi Ceramics, displayed at Simose Art Museum.
CULTURE / Art
May 11, 2024
Art and architecture come together at Simose Art Museum
Tradition and innovation converge at Shimose Art Museum. For it first anniversary, the venue is spotlighting trailblazer nihonga artist Matazo Kayama.
A portrait of the 13th Ryukyu King Sho Kei, which was returned to the Okinawa Prefectural Government from the United States
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Apr 22, 2024
Artifacts missing after Battle of Okinawa returned from U.S.
Items that include portraits of kings from the Ryukyu Kingdom have returned after going missing in 1945.
Eleven portraits of Ainu chieftains, completed in 1790, are now held by the Museum of Fine Arts and Archaeology in Besancon, France. There were originally 12 paintings in the original set, collectively known as the ¡°Ishu Retsuzo,¡± but one has disappeared.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Feb 26, 2024
The ongoing mystery of the Ainu portraits in France
A former Hokkaido journalist is hoping to find out how portraits of Ainu chieftains from 1790 made it to Europe.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 25, 2023
How (and why) to enjoy a 700-year-old painting of Buddhist suffering
A Kamakura Period depiction of Buddha¡¯s death, on view at New York¡¯s Metropolitan Museum of Art, is surprisingly relatable even today.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 31, 2023
China¡¯s ¡®art factory¡¯ painters turn from fakes to originals
Home to more than 8,000 artists, southern China¡¯s Dafen has been producing near-perfect copies of timeless masterpieces for years.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 15, 2022
Being you: The everyday art of Arthur Huang
What started as doodles on an early morning train commute led molecular biologist Arthur Huang to discover his artistic side.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 12, 2019
¡®Ultraman Buddha¡¯ art in Thailand brings complaint to police from hard-line group
Thai Buddhist hard-liners have filed a police complaint against a young female artist over paintings that depict Buddha as the 1960s Japanese superhero Ultraman.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 6, 2019
Ai-Da, the humanoid robot artist, gears up for first solo exhibition in Oxford
Wearing a white blouse and her dark hair hanging loose, Ai-Da looks like any artist at work as she studies her subject and puts pencil to paper. But the beeping from her bionic arm gives her away ¡ª Ai-Da is a robot.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 5, 2019
Avant-garde artist creates bridges between life and death
With a strong belief that her role is to connect the invisible with the visible world through art, contemporary artist Miwa Komatsu continues to depict otherworldly creatures. People can¡¯t help but be intrigued by the powerful and colorful images of seemingly frightening, yet strangely charming, creatures...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Heisei Icons,Heisei Icons
Mar 13, 2019
Takashi Murakami: The face of Japanese contemporary art abroad, underappreciated at home
In Tokyo alone, Murakami¡¯s commercial work can be seen in the official mascots for the Roppongi Hills complex and Tokyo MX TV station.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 10, 2019
Gem traces in teeth hailed as proof that women were involved in creating medieval texts
The discovery of traces of semiprecious gems in the teeth of a 1,000-year-old female skeleton proved women were more widely involved in creating medieval manuscripts than previously thought, a group of international historians said on Wednesday.
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.
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 weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
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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