Japan’s iconic terraced rice paddies are held in place by traditional stone walls. But the craft of building these walls is a dying art. Reporter Hannah Kirshner recently traveled to Fukuoka ...

Centered on the extraordinary appeal of "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa" by Katsushika Hokusai, this exhibition offers a smartly ...

Dunelm shoppers are heaping praise on a "stunning" piece of wall art they've been snapping up online. The retailer is well known for it's affordable homeware and there may be a new favourite piece.

(Miki Hayakawa/New Mexico Museum of Art) Review by Maura Judkis Gray is the predominant color of the landscapes Japanese American artist Hisako Hibi painted during the three years she spent ...

Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect Tadao Ando designed the hotel in his signature minimalist aesthetic, creating spaces where nature, architecture, and art co-exist. Large apertures open ...

Three days into 2025, singer Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast posted a carousel of soft paintings ... understandably produce a wave of melancholic emotions. Zauner’s album art reminds me of ...

Two Japanese tourists were detained for two weeks in China, then deported, for taking photos showing exposed buttocks at the Great Wall, a World Heritage site, Japanese media reported. The ...

The reports sparked outrage in China, where memories of Japanese atrocities committed during its occupation of the country still inspire strong feelings. The incident at the Great Wall reportedly ...

Tokyo (AFP) – Two Japanese tourists in their 20s were detained for two weeks in China then deported for taking photos showing exposed buttocks at the Great Wall, local media reported.

A company representative told the Mainichi Shimbun, "Single-kanji names are very popular because they are easy to read and tend to leave a lasting impression." (Japanese original by Hayato ...

French painter Henri Matisse first came into contact with ukiyo-e woodcut prints in the early 20th century, when various world fairs brought Japanese art to Europe. Struggling to get his own ...

Gagosian’s Grosvenor Hill gallery in London will present ‘Japanese Art History à la Takashi Murakami’, a new exhibition opening on December 10 where the renowned artist reimagines ...