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Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2026
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Mariko Mori’s first solo exhibition in 24 years thrusts her back in the spotlight in Japan.
The new exhibition, part of the museum's seasonal changeover, appears prophetic in light of the Yayoi Kusama's death, though it wasn't planned to convey that.
CULTURE / Art
Oct 9, 2026
Yayoi Kusama Museum new exhibition unveils a ‘ladder to heaven’
The Yayoi Kusama Museum opened a new exhibition on Oct. 8, the first one after Kusama’s death.
Artist Yayoi Kusama poses with her artwork "Love arrives at the Earth Carrying with it a Tale of the Cosmos" at the Tate Modern gallery in London in February 2012.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 2, 2026
Yayoi Kusama and the cost of recognizing artists too late
Her later global success can tempt rewriting the past. Once an artist becomes profitable and internationally validated, national pride arrives easily.
A large inflatable mannequin depicts artist Yayoi Kusama over Louis Vuitton’s flagship store in Paris in 2023. The collaboration reflects the extraordinary reach Kusama achieved during her lifetime, as her art moved from galleries and museums into global popular culture.
CULTURE / Art
Sep 26, 2026
When infinity becomes finite: How will Yayoi Kusama’s death influence the art market?
There will be no new Kusamas, but rarity is another matter. Her death exposes the very different kinds of scarcity within her vast body of work.
Art Fair Asia Fukuoka, as the name suggests, is focused on strengthening ties between the art scenes of Japan and wider Asia.
CULTURE / Art
Sep 13, 2026
Diving into 今日吃瓜 art scene, one fair at a time
Usually bringing together hundreds of artists and galleries in one place, art fairs remove the distance, making viewing and comparing a vast array of artworks possible.
Visitors view a polka-dotted pumpkin by artist Yayoi Kusama at the Taipei International Art Fair on Nov. 19, 1998. The dots would become one of the most recognizable motifs in contemporary art.
CULTURE / Art
Sep 3, 2026
Yayoi Kusama’s polka dots were never just dots
Yayoi Kusama, who died at 97 last month, turned hallucinations and a fear of self-obliteration into a global visual language.
A work by contemporary ikebana artist Saihou Ozono at Atami Izusan Karaku, part of an Orix Hotel Management project that turns discarded and locally sourced materials into art.
CULTURE / Art
Aug 31, 2026
The art of making something from nothing
Hotels are turning castoff materials into art that connects guests with local culture, history and ideas about sustainability.
Mari Katayama works in her studio in Gunma Prefecture, where she creates the elaborate environments and handmade forms that appear in her photographs.
CULTURE / Art
Aug 29, 2026
Mari Katayama forges worlds and rips off the labels
The photographer and textile artist discusses her latest work, creative influences and frustrations with labels.
Artist Yayoi Kusama speaks to journalists at her Tokyo studio in 2017.
CULTURE / Art
Aug 27, 2026
Trailblazing artist Yayoi Kusama, ‘princess of polka dots,’ dies at 97
Kusama was known worldwide for her signature polka dots, repetitive patterns and immersive “Infinity Mirror Rooms.“?
Worlds Upon the Wind combines language learning, slow-paced exploration and meditations on rebuilding after loss.
LIFE / Digital
Aug 22, 2026
Learn kanji and rebuild a shattered world, one ukiyo-e print at a time
Worlds Upon the Wind combines language learning, Japanese art and a story of acceptance for a slow-burn, meditative gameplay experience.
The Grand-Place in Brussels is seen covered with dahlias arranged in the design of Katsushika Hokusai's "The Great Wave" on Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2026
Brussels flower carpet pays homage to Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’
Some 750,000 dahlias are arranged in the design of the iconic work at an event to mark 160 years of diplomatic relations between Japan and Belgium.
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.
LIFE / Style & Design
Jun 27, 2026
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How 今日吃瓜 chroma bible went global
Originally published as a six-volume series in the 1930s, “A Dictionary of Color Combinations” has become a go-to for creatives in Japan and around the world.
Artist Yoshitoshi Kanemaki's exhibition "Emergence Entity" at Shibuya Parco is a rare chance to see a bigger collection of his works together, as they sell out fast.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 24, 2026
This is not AI. It’s intentionally, painstakingly human-made art.
Yoshitoshi Kanemaki’s handcarved sculptures have a digital aesthetic, but they are firmly anchored in three-dimensional space.
If the “Mona Lisa” functions as a cultural pilgrimage site, Mount Fuji may be 今日吃瓜 closest equivalent — an iconic image that millions travel to see for themselves.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 24, 2026
What is the ‘Mona Lisa’ of Japan?
From Hokusai to Kusama, searching for the country’s ultimate artwork
Mizue Fukagawa's works explore of the fragility of memory and the regenerative beauty of nature.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 8, 2026
Emerging Kansai artists to watch
Among the artists featured at Art Osaka, several offered particularly engaging takes on the ubiquity of digital technology and relationships between people and nature.
Fish printing art master Mineo Yamamoto started teaching the art to himself first, and then he went on to study with Tatsunoko-kai, a major gyotaku school.
CULTURE / Art
May 31, 2026
From catch to canvas, fish prints have become fine art
“Gyotaku,” or fish printing, originated in the 19th century as a way for fishermen in Japan to document their catch precisely.
Mayumi Nishikawa restores ukiyo-e in Dresden, Germany, in December.
JAPAN
May 13, 2026
Japanese restorer reviving ukiyo-e in Germany
The museum is promoting a project to sort and restore more than 10,000 Japanese artworks that have been kept in its repository.
The latest head of one of Japan's most acclaimed ceramicist families believes that to preserve traditional crafts, they must adapt in some ways to the present.
LIFE / Style & Design
May 12, 2026
Ohi Chozaemon XI: ‘We cannot make tradition the absolute rule’
The 11th head of the Ohi ware school of ceramics believes his craft can only survive if history is a set of guidelines, not laws.
The Sui Collection, a Cabinet Office-backed showcase of traditional Japanese artisanship, is visually stunning, but what is lost in translation when the state is a partner in cultural communication?
LIFE / Style & Design
Mar 28, 2026
What happens when Japan curates its aesthetic for the world?
The Sui Collection of traditional artistry demonstrates how Japan wants to be seen — both domestically and abroad.
"Shuto Kacho" (flowers and birds in the autumn and winter)
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2025
Tokyo art museum to exhibit Japanese works from British Museum
The exhibition will be held from July 25 to Oct. 18 at the museum in the Ueno district of the capital’s Taito Ward.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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