Kawaguchi City, located just north of Tokyo and easily accessible from the city center, is home to a 400-year tradition of bonsai and horticultural culture known as "Chitose Midori." This rare ...

This exhibition highlights both iconic and lesser-known aspects of Japanese culture through paintings and ceramics from the Freer Gallery of Art Collection. Learn about Japanese art with a focus on ...

It is July in Yokohama, Japan, a port city situated to the south of Tokyo’s urban sprawl. Slowed down by the blistering heat, a cohort of besuited men filtered drowsily into the cavernous Pacifico ...

I spent two weeks traveling around Japan through Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka. The major cities were amazing, but crowds of tourists made some of my experience feel generic. A one-day visit to Naoshima, an ...

Japanese art has an allure that transcends time, from the resplendent beauty of paintings on golden screens to the elegant lines of ikebana flower arrangements. In modern times, new technologies are ...

Japanese collectors spent billions on European paintings during the bubble economy of the 1980s. Officials today hope to inspire a new generation of art lovers. The artist Yuko Mohri in her studio ...

While South Korea’s art scene has been stealing the spotlight in recent years, Japan is staging a quiet yet deliberate comeback. A recently published study by Dr. Clare McAndrew (the brains behind the ...

Sanae Takaichi, a former heavy metal drummer, previously oversaw the Cool Japan initiative. Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi is applauded after being elected Japan's new prime ...

A VERY interesting essay upon the Japanese art collections in the National Library was read by Mr. Edward Strange at a meeting of the Japan Society held last year in London. Mr. Strange proved his ...