Efforts to create a new wave of interest in Japanese art and design in Europe are in full flow as the value of their domestic ...

As production of Japan’s traditional craft works goes into decline because of diminishing spending power in their home market, moves are under way to lure foreign buyers by sparking a renewed ...

The celebrated singer-songwriter Caroline Polachek performed a Radiohead song in front of Monet's Water Lilies in Paris on ...

Wrestlers begin a sumo match with their fists on the floor. Then, the mountains collide. Both men throw absolute death at ...

For a recent contest, topiarists—gardeners who clip plants into elaborate sculptures—displayed their creations to the world.

Sydney has a lot of excellent Japanese restaurants. Ones where fresh produce is paramount, where dishes look like works of ...

‘Under the Wave off Kanagawa’, or more commonly known as ‘The Great Wave’, is possibly the most iconic image in Japanese art. This universally recognised woodblock print, which features ...

The future of wireless technology -- from charging devices to boosting communication signals -- relies on the antennas that ...

For collectors and enthusiasts at the London Pen Show, the finest writing instruments can cost thousands of dollars. As one ...

The future of wireless technology—from charging devices to boosting communication signals—relies on the antennas that ...

Back then, his gallery was in the historic Shokuryo Building in the Koto ward of eastern Tokyo and it was known as the home of the first wave of Japanese contemporary art galleries. (The gallery ...