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

Tech icon Steve Jobs was fascinated by Japanese culture, and was particularly passionate about shin-hanga woodblock prints. Interviews with former colleagues and friends reveal that his lifelong ...

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Pokemon cards have been around for nearly 30 years and there's so many different kinds to collect. But did you know you could ...

Last week, two prints of Hokusai’s The Great Wave fetched over $800,000 each at auction in New York. Both Christie’s and Bonhams sold a print of the iconic ukiyo-e seascape in sales that coincided ...

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

A simple request to examine a centuries-old artwork led to a stunning discovery: the paintings on “fusuma” sliding doors ...

Japan is building a super-fast computer, the first of its kind, that will be 1,000 times faster than any computer we have now. It will be ready to use in 2030 and could cost over $780 million to ...

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A limited-edition handbag Louis Vuitton created in collaboration with Yayoi Kusama sold for $151,200 via Christie’s New York ...

TOKYO -- Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical Group has taken ... acquisitions advisory firm and approached foreign funds about a sale. Negotiations are believed to be in the initial stages.

TOKYO (AP) — Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct. 27 after he is elected as prime minister on Tuesday. Ishiba was ...