Japanese collectors spent billions on European paintings during the bubble economy of the 1980s. Officials today hope to inspire a new generation of art lovers. The artist Yuko Mohri in her studio ...

Now in its sophomore year, the Dig Shibuya digital art festival runs from Feb. 8 to 11, with activities and exhibitions ...

Art Fair Tokyo began in 2005 and has since become one of Asia's largest and most significant art markets. Held annually in March at the Tokyo International Forum, it features a diverse range of ...

In 1936, Yanagi founded the Japan Folk Crafts Museum, or Mingeikan, in Tokyo. He exhibited entire rooms finished with folk arts to show a harmony among the things people use and the spaces they ...

Beauty queen Nguyen Phuong Nhi and her fiancé, son of billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, were spotted lining up to buy tickets at ...

As his nickname ‘God of Manga’ suggests, the Osaka-born Osamu Tezuka (1928–1989) revolutionised Japanese manga and animation, shaping the industry into what it ...

From Tokyo to Kyoto, award-winning architect learns first-hand how embracing change honors the past and the future ...

A new groundbreaking exhibition in Tokyo features iconic works by the legendary Japanese woodblock print artist Katsushika Hokusai. Visitors can step into Hokusai's famous depiction of a great wave in ...

TOKYO -- Japan's teamLab art collective threw open the doors on the latest area of its flagship, high-tech exhibition in southeast Tokyo on Wednesday, offering visitors the chance to immerse ...