Get the details. We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. The influence of Japanese woodblock prints on the trajectory of 19th–century European art is well documented and visually ...

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

Forged “hanga” prints of works by renowned nihonga Japanese-style painters, including Ikuo Hirayama (1930-2009), have been hitting the market recently, a group of art dealers reported on Feb.

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 ...

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 ...

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

A new luxury hair care brand, The Answer, will be launched Nov. 2, Kao announced Thursday. The brand's shampoo and ...

Our Japanese modules are open to all students (for credits or not), members of staff, and members of the public. Available on a semester basis (11-12 weeks), the modules aim to develop language ...

TOKYO -- Japan should move quickly to scrap rules limiting arms transfers to a few specific uses, former senior defense officials argue in a set of recommendations that could significantly broaden ...

An anti-obesity drug, the first such medicine to become available in Japan, has been approved for manufacturing and sales by an expert panel of the health ministry. The decision, made Nov.

Japan will provide subsidies of up to 350 billion yen ($2.44 billion) to 12 development projects for storage batteries – as well as the relevant parts, materials, and devices – led by four automakers ...