A museum closure has shone a light on the vast collections acquired during the bubble years — and warned companies that ...

Preserving ancient traditions are a large part of Japanese culture. From kintsugi, the Japanese tradition of mending broken ...

Striving to be unique, it is bringing attention to artists from around the world whose works have rarely been seen in Japan.

Japanese companies often own expensive art, but one chemicals maker is facing pressure to sell its valuable collection.

A tour of some of the nation’s elegant institutions, including the Enoura Observatory and the Chichu Art Museum, reveals an ...

A Sino-Japanese theater cultural exchange event was recently held in the city, featuring impressive performances by Kunqu ...

In the past decade, underground electronic and experimental scenes in Asia forged new connections across borders. Is a global ...

Pioneering Japanese photographer, filmmaker, and professor Eikoh Hosoe passed away on September 16, in Tokyo at the age of 91 ...

My fate, it seems, comes down to a stone in a small wooden cage. “This stone weighs as much as your sins,” the monk tells us. We all lean closer, mentally tallying up everything we’ve ever done wrong.

In a video message, former Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama highlighted the cultural significance of the Qinghai-Tibet ...

A tour of some of the nation’s elegant institutions, including the Enoura Observatory and the Chichu Art Museum, reveals an ...

But in Japan, it is difficult to escape the sense that exploration of the natural world and the place of art within it is a recurring theme. (In a spirit of wondrous novelty, it is even evident in ...