A captivating journey into the imaginative world of a kimono pioneer who inspires others to challenge preconceptions, experiment, and find...
Some of the diverse and lesser-known individual artworks of 19th-century artist Kawanabe Kyosai are introduced with special features analyzed by the author.
A warm winter and the return of cold weather are thought to be delaying Tokyo's sakura season, with the latest forecast predicting March 27 as the...
An exhibition of modern art at the National Art Center Tokyo explores how growth at the pan-global scale has also led to lives that are increasingly...
At a recent human rights conference, scholars examined China's persecution of the Uyghur ethnic group and its less frequently discussed history and future.
The people of Chichibu celebrated the arrival of spring with a lively parade of floats and spirited calls of "Horyai!" (treasure is coming).
Sakura season is likely to begin around the average time or earlier in most regions, with Kochi on March 19, Kyoto on March 25, and Sapporo...
The Academy Awards for Miyazaki and Yamazaki's films are a tribute to Japanese film culture, which values artisanal craftsmanship and classical methods.
Released in February, the Disney+ series SHOGUN is taking the world by storm. In a video, clip, star Hiroyuki Sanada shares his passion for the new...
Acclaimed specialist Paul Martin brings new insights into the timeless art of Japanese swords in a bite-size documentary series that is also available online.
During a stroll in Tsuzuki Ward in Yokohama, a photojournalist came across a footbridge with a 93-meter-long slope that looks like a maze from above.
Richard Wagner's classic opera Tristan und Isolde runs for six nights to March 29 in Tokyo. Conductor Kazushi Ono talks about his life and latest production.