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ARTs JAPAN introduceS American audiences
to a multitude of
Japanese cultural programs AND PRACTICES.

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Join us for an exploration of Japan-related arts activities via text, audio, visual and video content at the following online destinations:

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Several American museums that showcase Japanese art have recently welcomed back visitors in person, with extensive health measures in place. Newly reopened after months of closure, @georgiamuseum debuts an exhibition of contemporary Japanese ceramic
Honkaku is a style of Japanese crime fiction focused on intricate puzzles and locked-room murders. And as many book lovers are learning, honkaku novels make for ideal reading during the pandemic. The Los Angeles Review of Books (LARB) recently featur
Japanese artists have created two new site-specific works inspired by Shinto beliefs and practices. Shinto (or "the way of the gods") is Japan’s indigenous religion; it honors natural and ancestral spirits, and has influenced the desi
The historic Japanese art of kintsugi has inspired a new work of sports-themed public art in California. Kintsugi is the practice of repairing broken pottery with lacquer and powdered gold, silver, or platinum. In late July, artist Victor Solomon unv
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Makeup Artist Kazu Hiro Receives his Second Oscar
VISUAL ARTS
Makeup Artist Kazu Hiro Receives his Second Oscar
VISUAL ARTS

Earlier this month, makeup and prosthetics artist Kazu Hiro won an Academy Award for his work on the movie “Bombshell.”

VISUAL ARTS
Taiko Drumming: Tours, Technology, and More
PERFORMANCE
Taiko Drumming: Tours, Technology, and More
PERFORMANCE

The centuries-old Japanese practice of taiko drumming is reaching new audiences through touring performances, local ensembles, therapeutic practices and technological advances.

PERFORMANCE
Read New English Translations of Four Notable Novels
LITERATURE
Read New English Translations of Four Notable Novels
LITERATURE

Notable novels by four Japanese authors reach the US in English translations this year.

LITERATURE
Striking and Surreal: The Modern Art of Tetsuya Ishida
VISUAL ARTS
Striking and Surreal: The Modern Art of Tetsuya Ishida
VISUAL ARTS

Recent exhibitions in Madrid, Chicago and Taiwan demonstrate the popularity and impact of Japanese modern artist Tetsuya Ishida. Before his untimely passing in 2005, Ishida employed darkly powerful imagery and bleak humor to explore contemporary alienation in Japanese society.

VISUAL ARTS