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

As production of Japan's traditional craftworks goes into decline due to diminishing spending power in their home market, ...

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

The museum has said it will close in early 2025, and thousands of art lovers, in their stampede to the Chiba countryside, can sense an emergency. Large parts of corporate Japan can sense something ...

The collection of 24 paintings and prints by the Watanabe, whose work is also included in the collection of the Vatican, were ...

KAWARAMACHI, Japan — Time seems to stop here. Women sit in a small circle, quietly, painstakingly stitching patterns on balls the size of an orange, a stitch at a time.

a Japanese traditional craft passed down for more than 1,000 years on the southwestern island of Shikoku. Each ball, or "temari," is a work of art, with colorful geometric patterns carrying poetic ...

Japanese artist Chigusa Kamamasu recently performed at Triveni Kala Sangam. This enchanting event was part of the Japan Month celebrations, aimed at promoting cultural exchange and deepening ties ...

College students from Japan recently raised money for the University of Guam's Fine Arts program, selling a variety of items ...

The exhibit opened Sept. 25, the first major show of Bourgeois’ work in Japan since a 1997 show at Yokohama Museum of Art and her largest solo show in the country to date. Down to its title ...

After years as head chef in some of the city’s most popular sushi spots, Kevin Yanaga is setting his own menu at 637 N. 3rd ...

Shares in Tokyo fell sharply Monday, on concerns that Japan's next prime minister could adopt policies that wouldn't be very friendly to the economy and markets. The benchmark Nikkei Stock Average ...