Art and design
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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 …
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‘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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Tokyo Stories review – artistic immersion into the city’s creative life
The Exhibition on Screen documentary series delves into the boundless energy of the Japanese megalopolisHaving…
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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 …
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20th century Japanese poster art – in pictures
At a new exhibition at Poster House in New York, a range of wartime and postwar posters are being celebrated, …
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Legacy of Japan’s Nagakin Capsule Tower lives on in restored pods
One of Tokyo’s most famous buildings was dismantled in April due to asbestos fears. Now 23 of the capsules hav…
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Arata Isozaki obituary
Versatile architect who first came to prominence in the 1960s with visionary schemes for the postwar rebuildin…
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Tokyo’s traditional sento bathhouses steaming ahead – in pictures
Once ubiquitous in Japan’s crowded capital where many homes did not have baths, sento are closing fast – but s…
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Issey Miyake obituary
Fashion designer whose innovative hi-tech creations were inspired by the ancient principles of Japanese clothi…
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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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‘I was on a conveyor belt to death’: the astonishing worlds of Chiharu Shiota
After a frightening diagnosis, the Japanese artist is taking on mortality in her new show in Brisbane, using t…
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‘Colours help my heart and mind to heal’: Hiromi Tango, the artist using rainbows to cheer up the world
After a childhood shrouded in silence and depression, Tango has dedicated herself to a loud, vibrant career, e…
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Art of diplomacy: 300 years of Japanese art in Britain’s royal collection
A Queen’s Gallery exhibition tells the story of centuries of artistic and cultural exchange between east and w…
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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…
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Christopher Alexander obituary
Architect and theorist who believed in creating human-centred buildings, drawing on new technology and ancient…
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Kyōsai review – wild satirical swipes at the western world
Royal Academy, LondonLike Hogarth on sake, the artist’s quirky works wittily satirise the human carnival of fo…
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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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Yoshitomo Nara: ‘My works’ roots are in fairytales, not comics’
Housed in a custom space made from cast-offs, the Japanese artist’s cartoon girls blend fairytale lore with 60…