On the evening of December 25, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga sent the people of Japan a clear message on how to spend the upcoming end of...
The warm glow of lanterns. The chatter of people in the distance. The occasional burst of laughter as people wished to each other, “Happy New Year”....
The power of the arts and culture can unite the hearts of disconnected people and let them become one. In this sense, I hope that the...
As Japan entered the last ten days of 2020, there was a growing sense of urgency among the scientific community regarding the nationwide rise of COVID-19...
The crisis has had a tremendous impact on the way visual art is viewed: everything has become flat and immaterial.
'Let the slow steady work in the studio illuminate and give comfort to many of the conditions beyond it.' (William Kentridge, 2019)
Yesterday, we looked at the timeline of how COVID-19 took over the lives of people in Japan. Yet, one might realize that not everything was doom...
The wide variety of encouraging messages received from a total of 5 international advisors and 47 laureates of the Praemium Imperiale have been received and are...
In typical Japanese style, the country has trending words of the year and the kanji of the year. We take a look at the single unwelcome...
~The biggest issue that Japan has to urgently address is that of its economic ties vis-à-vis China. In the process, the economic ties are sure...
~The behavior of SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has drawn diligent research and studies to focus on the risks of bioterrorism~ The...
~The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has set aside ￥137.7 billion JPY ($1.3 billion USD) in subsidies to support companies in Japan that are...
