Ikebana goes all the way back to the sixth century when it came to Japan with Chinese Buddhist missionaries. First used as ...

The sculpture was included at the Japanese Pavilion at the Venice Biennale alongside her moldy fruit installation, “Compose,” which featured more than 400 rotting oranges, watermelons, grapes ...

The firm, BWTC Metaverse Store, located in Japan's Chiyoda district, offers a novel way to monetise your innermost thoughts ...

The Floating World” transports visitors to a time when Japan was emerging from the feudal era and modern cities were booming.

Japan’s art market has outperformed the global industry over the past five years, according to a new report from art economist Clare McAndrew. While global sales ticked up just 1 percent from ...

"Japanese Art from Four Perspectives," a joint exhibition by the National Museum of Korea (NMK) and the Tokyo National Museum to mark the 60th anniversary of the normalization of ties between both ...

The exhibitions and events—organized by Frank Feltens, curator of Japanese art; Sol Jung, The Shirley Z. Johnson Assistant Curator of Japanese Art; Nicole Dowd, head of public programs; and Kit Brooks ...

Fairgoers at Tokyo Gendai in 2024. Courtesy of Tokyo Gendai. While South Korea’s art scene has been stealing the spotlight in recent years, Japan is staging a quiet yet deliberate comeback.

In Japan’s spiritual heartland, tradition meets craftsmanship in miniature form. Artisans in Ise are preserving centuries-old ...

Firm says it can turn your innermost thoughts and emotions into saleable creations; people in Japan keen to ‘monetise the ...