Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to a...
Within a 10-minute walk from the Higashi-Tokorozawa Station on the JR Musashino Line, an impressive, irregular-looking granite structure looms over a slightly elevated hill. Surely,...
Now on its 31st year, the Praemium Imperiale Awards, known as the “Nobel Prize of Arts,” announced the 2019 recipients on Tuesday, September 17. The...
The Japan Art Association announced on Tuesday, September 17, in various locations around the world the 2019 recipients of the global arts prize Praemium Imperiale Awards. ...
Recently the world of architecture celebrated Japanese architect Arata Isozaki as he was awarded the 2019 Pritzker Prize at the end of May. It...
Getting started with the world of ukiyo-e can feel a bit daunting. After all, how does one even begin to understand the art of...
Japanese architect Arata Isozaki is the recipient of the 2019 Pritzker Architecture Prize, considered the highest recognition in the field, it was announced on Tuesday, March...
A ubiquitous picture: as the sun sets, the lights in the library shine on, and university students pour over notes, cramming...
Patrick Kelly In the Seto Inland Sea, a large body of water separating Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—three of Japan’s four main islands—lies the small...
