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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 20, 2016
A Museum Journey: Traveling the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido through Hiroshige¡¯s Prints
Dec. 23-April 2
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 6, 2016
Early days for Sejima¡¯s Hokusai museum
At some point in the future, the new Sumida Hokusai Museum in Tokyo will be considered with great affection by a lot of people. Like Tokyo Tower and Starck¡¯s Asahi Beer Hall ¡ª which have had their fair share of criticism but are now an inextricable part of what makes Tokyo one of the world¡¯s kookiest...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 5, 2016
Kuniyoshi and Kunisada: When great minds think a little differently
When Japan opened up to the Western world in the 19th century, popular artistic tastes were dominated by two great woodblock print artists, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) and Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864). Contemporaries, keen rivals and both members of the Utagawa School, the pair had the inventiveness...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 29, 2016
¡®Utagawa Kunisada: Japanese Lifestyle and Fashion¡¯
April 1-24
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 2, 2016
¡®Katsukawa Shunsho: Master of Hokusai¡¯
Feb. 2-March 27
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 29, 2015
¡®An Exhibition of Early Ukiyo-e: Power of the Woodblock, Power of the Brush¡¯
Jan. 9-Feb. 28
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 1, 2015
There is a lot going on behind the closed doors of shunga
Japan¡¯s first major shunga (literally, ¡°spring pictures¡°) exhibition of erotic paintings and woodblock prints, is surprisingly hard work. As a venue for a ground-breaking assembly of images, which probably would not have been shown publicly if it were not for a highly successful shunga exhibition at...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 15, 2015
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Sept. 19-Nov. 3
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 28, 2015
Japan¡¯s clean aesthetic hid the ugly mess of war
Why would anybody want to go to war? For some of us it¡¯s incomprehensible. For others, there will be circumstances that make war justifiable ¡ª or even desirable.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 28, 2015
¡®Excellent Techniques of Carving and Printing: 250th Birth Anniversary of Multi-Colored Print¡¯
Aug. 1-Sept. 27
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 14, 2015
The honeymoon phase of Japan and the West
Often, when two cultures meet, it can be very messy and lead to a lot of unpleasantness. The continuing inability of the West and Islam to understand each other suggests itself as a convenient example. This kind of conflict often boils down to a question of who will be master and who will be man, with...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 13, 2014
¡®La Chalcographie du Musee du Louvre¡¯
As the largest museum in the world, the Louvre houses some of the greatest masterpieces ¡ª Leonardo da Vinci¡¯s ¡°Mona Lisa¡± and the ancient Greek statue ¡°Venus de Milo¡± to name a couple. This show focuses on chalcographic works, such as lithographic prints, from the museum¡¯s extensive yet less well-known...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 17, 2014
¡®The Sound of Water: From Hiroshige¡¯s Rain and Rivers to Senju Hiroshi¡¯s Waterfalls¡¯
Being an island nation, Japan has always relied on water as a major form of transport and travel, with the importance of its natural waterways often depicted in art.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 10, 2014
When it came to horror, ukiyo-e artists kept their wits about them
This exhibition showcases more than 250 Japanese woodblock prints of the Edo Period (1603-1868), depicting ghosts, goblins and other supernatural beings. The lurid subject matter, a graphic illustration of the shadowy spirit underworld, is as delightful as it is ghoulish.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 10, 2014
¡®Hokusai and Riviere: Thirty-six Views Compared and the Hokusai Manga¡¯
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of French ukiyo-e artist Henri Riviere (1888-1902), the Sagawa Art Museum is showcasing the printmaker¡¯s famous ¡°Thirty-six Views of the Eiffel Tower¡± alongside its inspiration, Katsushika Hokusai¡¯s ¡°Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 25, 2014
¡®Specters, Ghosts and Sorcerers in Ukiyo-e¡¯
Ghouls, monsters, specters, ghosts ¡ª all manner of the supernatural have long fascinated and frightened in all cultures, but the Japanese have historically enjoyed a particularly entertaining, and pictorial, relationship with the eerie and uncanny.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 28, 2014
The ¡®Great Wave¡¯ that reached the West
Ukiyo-e prints could be found in Europe from at least 1795 at the Cabinet des Estampes at the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. It was not until the 1850s, however, when trade between Japan and Europe began to flourish, that the craze for things Japanese began to crescendo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 9, 2014
¡®Jacques Callot: Theater of Realism and Fantasy¡¯
Jacques Callot (1592-1635) is perhaps not a name many are familiar with. Overshadowed by the work of Albrecht Durer and Rembrandt van Rijn, he is sometimes overlooked. Yet Callot is one of the most important printmakers and pioneers of etching in western art history, and his work was admired by many...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 26, 2014
¡®Fascinating Japanese Woodcut Prints¡¯
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the Yokohama Museum of Art is holding an exhibition of around 220 works selected from its 1,600-strong collection of ukiyo-e (woodcut prints)
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 22, 2014
¡®The World of Beauty: 100 Years of Modern and Contemporary Japanese Art¡¯
In celebration of its 40th anniversary, the Nara Prefectural Museum of Art is hosting a show of masterpieces by artists Shoen Uemura, Kenkichi Tomimoto, Ikko Tanaka and more. The exhibition reflects its theme of ¡°The World of Beauty¡± through around 120 works that trace 100 years of art history, covering...
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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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