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Art
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Giant portraits take over park in Kobe
Inside Out Project Kobe, an art event that pastes giant portraits on walls, is being held at Meriken...
August 20, 2022
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Kyoto exhibition showcases work by British artist Brian Eno
The British music producer Brian Eno, who has collaborated with David Bowie and U2, among others, is...
August 19, 2022
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Exhibition of works from Imperial collection opens in Tokyo
A special exhibition featuring 82 artworks associated with the Imperial family opened Saturday at a ...
August 6, 2022
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Traditional Edo furin gets twist that chimes with younger people
The Edo furin wind chimes tinkle as they sway in the wind, and their hand-painted designs project an...
July 28, 2022
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Scenic Ome ryokan inn transformed into art museum
OME, Tokyo — A private art museum in front of Mitake Station on the JR Ome Line was once a ryokan tr...
July 17, 2022
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Losing your marbles for ‘marbleous’ creations?
When it comes to rolling and flicking something around for fun, marbles have long been a go-to choic...
July 15, 2022
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The beauty of details: 79-year-old artist cuts out images from flyers to create large collages
Cutting images out of newspaper flyers and mail-order catalogs and pasting these small pieces of pap...
July 7, 2022
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Traditional crafts make waves aboard cruise ship
About 140 craftwork pieces are on display on the Asuka II cruise ship for a project organized by the...
June 23, 2022
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Digital artist Yusuke Shigeta brings stories to life dot by dot
FUNABASHI, Chiba — An exhibition featuring leading works of digital artist Yusuke Shigeta is being h...
June 15, 2022
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Painting attributed to feudal lord Date Masamune found
An ink painting of Daruma, or Bodhidharma, believed to be the work of feudal lord Date Masamune (15...
June 1, 2022
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Kogin-zashi adds traditional touch to daily life
Kogin-zashi embroidery is traditional needlework originally from the Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefec...
May 19, 2022
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International support urged for Ukrainian cultural properties
World Heritage sites and other valuable cultural properties in Ukraine are facing a crisis due to Ru...
May 12, 2022
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Yellow scissors and a tiny world of paper art
Blunt-tip scissors with yellow handles might come to mind for some people in Japan when recalling th...
May 6, 2022
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Seto Inland Sea triennale art festival opens
TAKAMATSU — Art lovers are traveling to the Seto Inland Sea as contemporary artists from Japan and a...
May 5, 2022
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Modigliani paintings grace Osaka museum
OSAKA — Painter Amedeo Modigliani is featured in a special exhibition ongoing at Nakanoshima Museum ...
April 28, 2022
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