Missing for decades from the Anglophile version of its origin story was another great visual narrative tradition, of the East ...

With the cherry blossoms’ ephemeral beauty immortalized in art and literature for centuries, there's plenty of artworks to ...

All are beloved fictional baseball characters found through the decades within Japanese comic books, the artform now known ...

SAITAMA, Japan -- A new art museum north of Tokyo is aiming to break away from the "white-box" aesthetics that dominate many ...

A team led by researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, has discovered brand new ...

Denied recognition and even credit for their work until recent times, Japan’s women photographers are challenging and ...

The 14,000 sqm projection on Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building offers visitors a free nightly spectacle in the heart of ...

Last spring, the Japan National Tourism Organization reported back-to-back months with more than 3 million inbound visitors, ...

As far back as the 14th century, the lush backyard of the contemporary Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo was called Tsubakiyama, or ...

Yoshitake Shinsuke is one of Japan’s best-loved picture book creators. A traveling show featuring his art returns to Tokyo ...

In a nation as culturally rich as Japan, it can be hard to know how to spend your time there. Here are ten of our favorite ...

The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court Tuesday after a government request spurred by the ...