Culture
[Bookmark] Architect Tadao Ando On Investing in the Future of Children Amid COVID-19
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching
Special Reports
Kadokawa Culture Museum: Landmark by Kengo Kuma Offers Limitless Discoveries
Within a 10-minute walk from the Higashi-Tokorozawa Station on the JR Musashino Line, an impressive, irregular-looking
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Meet the Winners of the 2019 Praemium Imperiale Awards
Now on its 31st year, the Praemium Imperiale Awards, known as the “Nobel Prize of Arts,” announced the 2019 […]
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Japan Art Association Announces Winners of 2019 Praemium Imperiale Awards from Germany, Japan, S. Africa, U.K., U.S.
The Japan Art Association announced on Tuesday, September 17, in various locations around the world the 2019 recipients
Culture
Japan Has the Most Number of Pritzker Architecture Prize. Why?
Recently the world of architecture celebrated Japanese architect Arata Isozaki as he was awarded the 2019 Pritzker P
Culture
Sumida Hokusai Museum Teaches What Books Don’t: Edo Livelihoods
Getting started with the world of ukiyo-e can feel a bit daunting. After all, how does one even […]
Culture
Arata Isozaki Receives 2019 Pritzker Architecture Prize
Japanese architect Arata Isozaki is the recipient of the 2019 Pritzker Architecture Prize, considered the highest recogn
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[Hidden Wonders of Japan] Spaceship or Library? It’s Both at Seikei University
A ubiquitous picture: as the sun sets, the lights in the library shine on, and […]
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Naoshima: Japan’s Island of Art
Patrick Kelly In the Seto Inland Sea, a large body of water separating Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—three of [&hellip