Photography
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Tokyo’s coin-operated laundries – in pictures
There are an estimated 20,000 coin-operated laundries across Japan, a number that has doubled in the last two …
- Japan, Life and style, Asia Pacific, Photography, Art and design, Art, Smartphones, Culture, Mobile phones
‘This environment is normal in Tokyo’: Jeff Liang’s best phone picture
When the Taiwanese photographer lived in Japan, he found the working days were long and conforming was essenti…
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The elegant minimalism of Michael Kenna’s Japanese landscapes – in pictures
Celebrated as one of the world’s most prominent landscape photographers, Kenna is known for his poetic black-a…
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Crossing the lines: photography without frontiers at Kyotographie 2023 – photo essay
With borders as its theme, the 11th edition of Kyoto’s citywide festival explores a range of issues including …
- Japan, Environment, Endangered species, Wildlife photographer of the year, Conservation, Animals, Wildlife, Rivers, Asia Pacific, Photography, Culture
The plight of the Japanese giant salamander: ‘23m years of DNA might die out’
No one knows how many of these elusive and mysterious creatures are left but time is thought to be running out…
- Japan, Ireland, US news, Nuclear weapons, World news, Documentary films, Asia Pacific, Photography, Culture, Film
US airman who rescued film of A-bomb horrors is honoured at last
Cameraman Daniel McGovern copied footage of Hiroshima and Nagasaki devastation to ensure lessons were learnedT…
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Imperial artwork: early photographs of life in Japan – in pictures
Taken around 1865, these amateur images by a Dutch physician offer up a fascinating glimpse inside the country…
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Kyoto spring: the finest Japanese and world photography – in pictures
Alongside its famous cherry blossom, the city hosts an annual photography festival, Kyotographie, now in its 1…
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Kyoto spring: the finest Japanese and world photography – in pictures
Alongside its famous cherry blossom, the city hosts an annual photography festival, Kyotographie, now in its 1…
- Japan, South and Central Asia, World news, Asia Pacific, Sony world photography awards, Awards and prizes, Photography, South Korea, Colombia, Art and design, India, Americas, Culture
Cast a wide net: award-winning photos from across the globe – in pictures
From Qatari fishermen to Peruvian chimpanzees, these images represent the best of the Sony World Photography a…
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‘I go too far, too deep’: the Swiss wanderer who found the soul of Japan
In 1951, Werner Bischof was sent to cover the war in Korea. The photographer instead found himself captivated …
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Haunting monotones: inside the strange world of Eikoh Hosoe
A survey of the work of the Japanese photographer, best known for his controversial collaboration with writer …
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The big picture: brutal intimacy on the streets of Tokyo
Bruce Gilden’s shot of a Japanese businessman carries the same menace as some of his more overtly violent subj…
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‘People arrived for work and got vaporised’: how Kikuji Kawada captured the trauma of Hiroshima
The holy grail of Japanese photobooks, Kawada’s Chizu was five years in the making and changes hands for £25,0…
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Campervan fans conquer Covid restrictions in Japan – in pictures
With travel restrictions in place, campervans provide a way of travelling with the family and are currently ve…
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Kyotographie: stunning images from the 2021 festival of photography
2021 has marked the second year of the Covid pandemic and the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan earthqu…
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The photography of Hiro – in pictures
A selection of the work of the celebrated fashion photographer Hiro (Yasuhiro Wakabayashi), who died earlier t…
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Hiro obituary
Photographer whose experimental images transformed fashion and beauty advertisingThe biggest surprise in pictu…
- Japan, Fencing, Cycling, Asia Pacific, Photography, Swimming, Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020, Sport, Basketball
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: day one – in pictures
The best images from the first day’s action in Tokyo, including cycling, fencing, swimming, table tennis and w…
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Tokyo Paralympics opening ceremony – in pictures
The best images from the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo Continue reading...