Art
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Ex-Pro Baseball Player, Manager Oh to Receive Order of Culture; Govt Also Announces Persons of Cultural Merit
Former professional baseball player and manager Sadaharu Oh is among eight people who will receiv...
October 19, 2025
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Creators from Tokyo Art School Form YouTube Group Making Fun Videos to ‘Make Art More Accessible’
What happens if someone who majored in painting or design at Tokyo University of the Arts fixes a...
October 17, 2025
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Frida Kahlo Portrait Could Sell for $60 Million, Shatter Records at Sotheby’s
LONDON (AP) — Frida Kahlo’s face is one of the best known in art, thanks to her bold and challeng...
October 2, 2025
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Chalk Art’s Layers of Color Create Eye-Catching, Lasting Works; Tokyo Artist Gives Lessons, Paints Popular
Chalk art creates eye-catching works by applying layers of color on a blackboard to produce brill...
September 12, 2025
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Serendipity of Sand: A Once-In-A-Lifetime Art Form
“Sand pictures” are pieces of art in which patterns gradually shift with the flow of sand. These ...
August 29, 2025
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Japan Rice Paddy Art Depicts Scenes from Hollywood Classics; Village Official Hopes to Attract Over 300,000 Visitors
INAKADATE, Aomori — Officials of an Aomori Prefecture village, famous for its rice paddy art, are...
July 18, 2025
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Makers of Japanese Traditional Crafts Seek New Opportunities Overseas; Focus on Artistic Value of Works
Support for the export and overseas expansion of Japanese traditional crafts is included in a bas...
July 17, 2025
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Nihonga Paintings Express World of Classical Text ‘Manyoshu’; New Book Shows How Artforms Connect
Japanese literature specialist Susumu Nakanishi has published a book introducing the appeal of ma...
July 6, 2025
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Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower Unit To be Shown at MoMA in New York
Part of an iconic residential capsule building in Tokyo’s Ginza district that was demolished in 2...
July 4, 2025
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Anselm Kiefer Solo Exhibition Held in Kyoto’s Nijo Castle; Post-WWII German Master Presents ‘Solaris’
Why has humanity continuously repeated tragedies? This question came to mind while viewing a solo...
June 28, 2025
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Works by Disabled Artists for Rent in Nagano; Proceeds Go to Original Creators
NAGANO — Replicas of pictures by disabled artists in Nagano Prefecture are now available for rent...
June 20, 2025
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Shosoin THE SHOW: Immersive Exhibition Brings Ancient Japanese Treasures to Life in Osaka; Treasure-inspired Modern Creations Also on Display
“Shosoin THE SHOW — Japanese Imperial Treasures / Experience the history and the miracle!” allows...
June 15, 2025
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In Marseille, a Shadow Becomes Artin Banksy’s Latest Street Mural
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — The lighthouse appeared overnight. Painted on a wall tucked away in a qu...
June 12, 2025
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Princess Akiko Calls for Elevating Traditional Japanese Culture; World Forum on Japanese Culture Kicks Off
ATAMI, Shizuoka — Princess Akiko of Mikasa stressed the importance of cultivating fertile soil fo...
June 9, 2025
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Exhibitions Across Japan Remember Legacies of 1970 Osaka Expo and Other Expos Past
Exhibitions focusing on the art and architecture showcased at world expositions in the past, incl...
June 8, 2025
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